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Tory rebels continue calls for Johnson’s resignation after confidence vote

Conservative MPs remain divided over Boris Johnson’s premiership in the aftermath of the confidence motion against him, and some are still calling for him to resign. The Prime Minister won 211 votes on Monday night, but a significant minority of 148 ...

07 Jun 2022 at 11:55

Keir Starmer denies Covid law breach as police probe ‘curry and beer’ gathering

Sir Keir Starmer said a lockdown curry and beer gathering being investigated by police was purely for work purposes and did not breach coronavirus rules. Durham Constabulary announced on Friday it was investigating claims an evening event attended ...

07 May 2022 at 03:25

Starmer accused of hypocrisy over allegations of lockdown-busting drink

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of hypocrisy by Tories as he faced a police investigation into a lockdown curry and beer with colleagues. Durham Constabulary is investigating claims an evening event attended by the Labour leader with other ...

07 May 2022 at 11:55

No 10 refuses to say lockdown laws were broken despite partygate fines

Boris Johnson insisted he is getting on with the job of running the country as Downing Street refused to accept the law was broken in the partygate scandal. In his first public comments since the Metropolitan Police issued fines over ...

30 Mar 2022 at 15:25

Tory MP Andrew Bridgen under investigation over alleged paid lobbying

Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen is being investigated by Parliament’s standards watchdog over claims of paid lobbying and failing to properly declare interests. The investigation into the backbencher comes after a report in The Times ...

11 Feb 2022 at 18:55

Gove denies levelling-up funding ‘abuse’ amid concerns raised by MPs

Michael Gove has claimed there is “no evidence of any abuse of levelling up funding” after MPs raised “pork barrel politics” concerns. The Communities Secretary also insisted he is “solid, 100%, totally behind the Prime Minister” ...

24 Jan 2022 at 18:25

Andrew Bridgen stripped of Tory whip over Covid vaccine comments

Andrew Bridgen has had the Conservative Party whip removed after having “crossed a line” in his criticism of the Covid-19 vaccine. The North West Leicestershire MP has been increasingly vocal in remarks questioning the ...

11 Jan 2023 at 12:36

Bridgen stripped of Tory whip for ‘utterly unacceptable’ Covid vaccine comments

MP Andrew Bridgen has been stripped of the Tory whip after appearing to compare Covid-19 vaccines with the Holocaust. The North West Leicestershire MP tweeted an article questioning the safety of the vaccines, adding: ...

11 Jan 2023 at 13:53

Independents now outnumber Lib Dems after Andrew Bridgen loses Tory whip

The decision to suspend the Conservative whip from Andrew Bridgen means there are now 15 independent MPs in the Commons, one more than the number of Liberal Democrats. Seven of those MPs were formerly Labour members, ...

11 Jan 2023 at 14:09

Experts defend Covid-19 vaccines as MP Bridgen stripped of whip

Scientific experts have defended Covid-19 vaccines after MP Andrew Bridgen appeared to compare their impact with the Holocaust. North West Leicestershire MP Mr Bridgen had the Tory whip removed over a tweet saying a ...

11 Jan 2023 at 15:00

Bridgen vows to ‘continue to ask questions’ about vaccines after Tory suspension

Andrew Bridgen, who was stripped of the Tory whip after appearing to compare Covid-19 vaccines with the Holocaust, has apologised for any offence caused but said he would “continue to ask” questions about the ...

12 Jan 2023 at 16:01

Tory MPs divided over Johnson’s future as ‘partygate’ scandal deepens

Divisions in the Conservative Party over the “partygate” scandal and Boris Johnson’s future as leader are bursting into the open, with some taking up the cudgels for the Prime Minister and others claiming ...

16 Jan 2022 at 16:25

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