Boris Johnson
When will we know who won the London mayoral election?
May 3, 2024Sadiq Khan is fighting to be re-elected as Mayor of London. Voters took to the polls on Thursday May 2 to cast their ballot for the next mayor of London, with Khan battling 12 other candidates to secure a third term in office. Other challengers for mayorship the Conservative Susan Hall, the Greens’ Zoe Garbett, […]
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‘The optics are terrible’: how Rishi Sunak’s 2020 ‘eat out to help out’ scheme backfired
December 10, 2023There is no blue heritage plaque above the stainless-steel open kitchen at the branch of Wagamama at London’s Festival Hall – but the restaurant might have claims to one. It was here, in delivering a couple of plates of katsu curry – one chicken, one vegan – on 8 July 2020, that our current prime […]
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Rishi Sunak says pro-Palestine march on Saturday is ‘proof of UK’s commitment to freedom’ – UK politics live
November 8, 2023Sunak defends allowing pro-Palestinian march to go ahead on Saturday, saying it’s test of UK’s commitment to freedom Rishi Sunak has issued a statement following his meeting today with Sir Mark Rowley, commissioner of the Metropolitan police to discuss the pro-Palestinian march scheduled for Saturday This morning Sunak said he wanted to “hold [Rowley] accountable” […]
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Find out if there a by-election in your area this week as thousands of Brits prepare to flock to polling stations
July 18, 2023Following a series of resignations by members of Parliament, elections are now due to be held in various areas around the country this week. One of the most prominent of these is the by-election that will take place in the constituency of former prime minister Boris Johnson after he resigned as an MP when he […]
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As wildly inadequate Tory mayoral candidates go, the Susan & Moz act tops the bill | Catherine Bennett
July 16, 2023In an LBC studio, Iain Dale has invited the final shortlist for the Conservative party’s mayor of London candidate, Susan Hall and Mozammel “Moz” Hossain, to question each other. Moz: “Do you think Londoners will vote for somebody who writes intolerant, hateful Twitter, Susan?” Susan: “Yeah! Do you honestly think people are going to mind […]
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Where to read the Privileges Committee Patygate report on Boris Johnson
June 15, 2023House of Commons Privileges Committee have published their report into whether former Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled parliament over the ‘partygate’ scandal, which saw numerous gatherings at Downing Street during Covid-19 lockdowns. Boris Johnson quit as a member of parliament last Friday after receiving an advance copy of the report. He issued an unprecedented rebuke […]
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What will the Covid Inquiry look at and when will we get answers?
June 14, 2023The Covid-19 pandemic was a global health emergency that affected every single person in the country in some way. Beginning on June 13, the Covid-19 Inquiry will seek to learn lessons from the spread of the disease. In 2020, people in the UK went through multiple lockdowns, tiering systems, and various restrictions that impacted daily […]
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Labour’s candidate in Uxbridge ‘not taking anything for granted’
June 12, 2023Danny Beales was having dinner with his family on Friday evening when his phone started to vibrate insistently. “I was trying not to be rude, but eventually I couldn’t ignore the calls any more. I picked up, and a voice said: ‘Have you heard the news?’” The news, which the Labour candidate for Uxbridge and […]
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A play set during the Troubles brings home the monstrosity of a few English politicians| Rowan Moore
March 25, 2023It was possible to hope, last Wednesday afternoon, that the toxic idiocy of British politics might recede a little. Even as Boris Johnson spaffed truth and common sense up the wall, in his seemingly vain effort to redeem his reputation, a slow defeated sigh, as of air leaving a leaking balloon, came from the rightwingers’ […]
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Tier 3 London: When will Boris Johnson make a decision on new lockdown restrictions?
December 11, 2020England is out of lockdown but the nation is eagerly awaiting the next tier announcements which could see London plunged into tier three. The capital is currently in tier two with much of the north of the country facing the highest levels of restrictions as Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks to reduce the level of […]
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