Sadiq Khan and Manchester leader Andy Burnham - have written to Boris Johnson to demand he looks again the constitutional status quo. The letter warns there is worrying evidence that a growing number of Scots are "losing faith" in the union.
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Patel she had no “intention” to cause upset was enough.
The staggering development at the heart of government instantly cast the Prime Minister as a hypocrite pardoning bullying by his close ally .In the report, eithics adviser Sir Alex advised that Patel had not consistently met “the high standards required by the Ministerial Code of treating her civil servants with consideration and respect.”Breaching the code usually means instant resignation by a cabinet minister and Johnson made that clear
.Sadiq Khan and Manchester leader Andy Burnham - have written to Boris Johnson to demand he looks again the constitutional status quo. The letter warns there is worrying evidence that a growing number of Scots are "losing faith" in the union.
direct to your inboxBoris Johnson is set to meet the European Commission president in person this week in a last ditch attempt to get a post-Brexit trade deal.It comes after the Prime Minister spoke to Ursula von der Leyen on the phone on Monday evening.They agreed to ask their chief negotiators to prepare an overview of the “remaining differences”.The leaders will discuss them during a physical meeting in Brussels “in the coming days” in the hope of ending the stalemate.In a joint statement,
Prime Minister and the cabinet secretary, Simon Case, wrote a joint email on Monday calling for relationships of “mutual trust and respect between politicians and their officials”. But the move came after the PM defended Patel against against an official investigation that found she was involved in bullying staff in three government departments.
Boris Johnson will set out plans for a strengthened three-tier system of coronavirus restrictions to replace the national lockdown in England.The Prime Minister will also detail a limited relaxation in the rules for over Christmas, which would allow a small number of households to be able to mix for a set number of days.However Mr Johnson is not expected to be currently in a position to give the specifics.The PM will make a statement today in the Commons at 3.30pm to MPs, however he will appear
with reports today that it will include a continued ban on household mixing and more areas in the highest category of restrictions.But Mr Johnson faces the threat of a backbench rebellion as dozens of Tory MPs have said they will not back the measures without scientific evidence they 'will save more lives than they cost'.A letter from the Covid recovery group (CRG) is said to have been signed by 70 Conservative MPs.Only the chairs Mark Harper and Steve Baker have been publicly identified so
Scottish Tory leader said he had been in touch with the Prime Minister following his damaging exchange with Tory MPs from the north of England this week. Ross and other Scottish Tories were left furious when Johnson was caught out telling MPs on a zoom call that devolution had been Tony Blair's "biggest mistake".In a BBC interview Ross said: "Yes, I’ve been in touch with the Prime Minister this week, but don’t share what we discuss.