LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – According to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the UK will respond firmly to Russia’s “unprovoked attack” on Ukraine. After Russia launched a military campaign in Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region, the Prime Minister expressed his outrage. Mr Putin had
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – The Met’s survey asks respondents if they have a ‘reasonable excuse’ for attending lockdown gatherings. The first look at a Partygate questionnaire indicates that Downing Street insiders are being interrogated under duress – and asked if they
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Johnson has been dealt a new setback after a senior Tory contributor declared that he is ‘past point of no return.’ Boris Johnson will be hoping this morning that his mini-reshuffle yesterday will permit him to reset
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine): Boris Johnson’s four top advisers departed from Downing Street within hours of one other, putting the prime minister under increasing strain. Munira Mirza resigned in protest of Prime Minister Theresa May’s “scurrilous” attack on Sir Keir Starmer, Labour
The Sue Gray Report – Findings and Conclusions In the wake of the police’s recommendation that the Gray inquiry report be made public, MPs have begun to discuss their concerns about the process. But the inquiry itself has a limited remit and
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine): Boris Johnson has vowed to put up a fight as Prime Minister despite renewed calls for him to resign over Downing Street lockdown parties. MPs have yet to receive the conclusions of civil servant Sue Gray’s investigation into
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine): Boris Johnson is facing fresh pressure after Downing Street confirmed that workers gathered inside No 10 to celebrate his birthday during the first Covid wave when the country was on lockdown. According to ITV News, up to 30
Updating the Navy The UK Royal Navy’s Surface Combatant numbers will increase after the Integrated Review, with 6x Type 45 Destroyers, 8x Type 26 Frigates, 5x and a new unspecified number of Type 32 Frigates. The announcements of a fourth class of
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine): Some in Downing Street are concerned that the senior civil servant’s report may discover embarrassing material and will be published as soon as Monday. Rebel, according to sources, Tory MPs known as the “pork pie plotters” are considering
LONDON (Parliament Politics Magazine): A few of his would-be assassins have been persuaded to offer him a respite until the Whitehall “partygate” report is revealed, according to the PM’s backers. Boris Johnson is clinging to power defiantly, saying that he would not
