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Tory rebel’s ‘authoritarian’ warning on new Covid restrictions while PM appeals to nation to ‘get boosted now’

Joe Cahal0

Boris Johnson faces a rebellion from up to 60 of his backbench MPs on Tuesday (December 14) over new Covid restrictions amid warnings the Conservative party is “drifting into authoritarianism”. The prime minister addressed the nation on Sunday (December 12) night and laid out the risks to the NHS of the Omicron variant as he […]

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‘Jurassic’ MP provokes Tory fury in sleaze row; Red Wall MP’s backlash as HS2-Leeds link scrapped

Anita Alig0

A veteran Conservative MP has provoked his party’s fury by blocking the report at the heart of the sleaze row that has engulfed the Tories. Further dismay within party ranks has come with reports that Grant Shapps the transport secretary will announce this week that the HS2 “eastern spur” linking Leeds and Birmingham will be […]

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