David Cameron is being investigated by HMRC tax officials to determine if the former prime minister failed to fully disclose his use of private jets owned by Greensill Capital. HMRC are also reported to be examining an off-shore trust set up by the collapsed finance firm to pay Cameron “extra benefits”, according to the Guardian. […]
Continue Reading
The UK government is trawling social media to monitor potential critics and compile “secret files” that are used to cancel them from presenting at public events, a law firm has discovered. According to the Observer, 15 government departments are engaged in monitoring experts’ opinions with a view to actively “cancelling” critics from speaking at government […]
Continue Reading
After the Supreme Court ruled the government’s Rwanda migrant removal scheme unlawful yesterday, both the PM and home secretary vowed to push the policy through nevertheless. Rishi Sunak promised emergency legislation to declare Rwanda a safe country, whilst James Cleverly told Sky News that ‘Plan B’ is ready. The ruling is a significant blow to […]
Continue Reading
Suella Braverman is facing the sack for her “irresponsible” and “divisive” comments after defying Downing Street to write an article for the Times [paywall] that accused police of favouring pro-Palestinian protestors over right-wing demonstrators. In the piece, the home secretary criticised the Metropolitan police for taking a biased approach toward protestors, saying its officers “largely […]
Continue Reading
Pro-Palestinian rallies have been held across the UK with tens of thousands calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war. Protests were held in the four capitals of the home nations – London, Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh – and in many other towns and cities including Liverpool, Glasgow and Leeds. Thousands more gathered in Manchester […]
Continue Reading
Two of Boris Johnson’s closest advisers and strongest allies have eviscerated the disgraced former prime minister in testimony to the Covid Inquiry. Dominic Cummings was a staunch cheerleader for Johnson and architect of the 2019 general election “to get Brexit done” campaign that secured a 80 seat majority for the Tories. Lee Cain was Johnson’s […]
Continue Reading
Senior Tory MP Crispin Blunt has been suspended from the Conservative party after being arrested on suspicion of rape and possession of controlled substances. Blunt – MP for Reigate since 1997 – said he first raised the incident with police three weeks ago because he was concerned about extortion. He called the arrest “unnecessary” and […]
Continue Reading
Police will treat shoplifting like organised crime as part of a crackdown on retail theft after a surge in incidents with 1,000 offences recorded a day. The crackdown will see a new team of specialist analysts and police officers working together to collect intelligence on criminal gangs that are believed to behind so much of […]
Continue Reading
A former colonel turned senior HS2 whistleblower has called the high speed rail project a “fraud against the British people.” Senior HS2 managers instructed staff to keep politicians in the dark over the true costs of the project, so that MPs would continue funding the private company running the project, according to decorated former army […]
Continue Reading
Police have made three arrests following protests at the port gates to try and stop a coach carrying migrants to the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, Dorset. Just Stop Oil has accused the coach driver of “risking killing” activists by “ramming” his way past them as they tried to block the road. Dorset police said […]
Continue Reading