Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email A committee of British lawmakers said Sunday that the U.K. will break its international human rights commitments if it goes through with government plans to detain and deport people who cross the English […] More
Boris Johnson’s resignation shows he has “taken charge,” the former prime minister’s ex-director of communications has said.Speaking on Sky News, Guto Harri said Mr Johnson had stepped down as an MP on his own terms rather than “being dragged kicking and screaming.”Mr Johnson resigned on Friday, 9 June, after launching a scathing attack on the Commons Privileges Committee investigation into whether he misled MPs with his assurances over the Partygate scandal.Longtime allies of the former PM, Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams, announced their resignations shortly afterwards. More
The Conservative party does not miss the “drama” of Boris Johnson, Grant Shapps has said.Speaking to Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday, 11 June, the energy secretary was pressed on whether more MPs would quit in solidarity with the former prime minister.Mr Johnson announced his resignation as MP on Friday (9 June) after launching a scathing attack on the Commons Privileges Committee probe into whether he misled the Commons over the Partygate scandal.Mr Johnson’s allies Nadine Dorries and Nigel Adams resigned after the former PM’s statement.”It’s very hard to predict the future,” Mr Shapps said. More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Keir Starmer has told Rishi Sunak to “find a backbone” and call a snap general election – after three quick-fire MP resignations left the prime minister facing by-election battles on multiple fronts. Boris […] More
Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The government’s new small boats bill could lead to asylum seekers taking “more dangerous routes” to the UK, benefit people smugglers and worsen trafficking, a parliamentary report has found. An inquiry by the […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak is facing an unwelcome third by-election test after another MP ally of Boris Johnson dramatically quit his seat on Saturday. Nigel Adams, the MP for Selby and Ainsty, said he had […] More
Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Boris Johnson has doled out knighthoods and other gongs to fellow Brexiteers as part of his resignation honours. Former Brexit opportunities minister Jacob Rees-Mogg […] More
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email The immediate resignations of Boris Johnson and Nadine Dorries last night left Rishi Sunak facing two imminent by-elections. And while his Conservative government commands a healthly 24,664 majority in Ms Dorries’ Mid Bedfordshire […] More
