Lord Agnew quit as the government minister responsible for tackling fraud, with a brief crossing the Treasury and Cabinet Office, yesterday. He had given no
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Johnson may yet fight an ugly rearguard action
Political speculation abounds on whether Johnson can survive. It is apparent that the consensus is that he cannot. But let me offer a word of
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Sunak is Chancellor, but clearly not grown up enough to accept the responsibility for being so
The trend within this government for ministers to deny responsibility for their actions is growing: https://twitter.com/Telegraph/status/1485353895182409735?s=20 Now Sunak is saying “It wasn’t me who wanted
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If the police at No 10 can give damning evidence to Sue Gray why can’t the Met bring a case against Johnson?
This is from the front page of the Telegraph today: So, there were police officers on duty at the time that parties took place in
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In modern times has there ever been a more rotten government?
Politico reports this morning that overnight: Boris Johnson has ordered a Cabinet Office inquiry into allegations by Conservative MP Nus Ghani that she was fired
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The Tories are not only not governing, but do not wish to govern. That is the real crisis that we face.
You could be forgiven this week for thinking that politics is a game. It is not. That is most especially the case for those in
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Covid is an ongoing threat to the well being of millions in this country, but they’re going to be sacrificed to the Tory back-benches
As the Guardian noted last night: No 10 is drawing up plans to phase out England’s remaining pandemic restrictions from as early as March as
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Johnson v the BBC
The BBC has always been a part of my life. That, of course, will be the case for just about every person in the UK
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How can confidence in the underpinnings of the state be restored when Johnson has done so much to destroy it?
I tweeted this not long ago: I don’t do these things for the sake of tittle-tattle. What worries me is that the corruption of Johnson
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