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PM being fined again should not increase pressure on him to quit, says minister

More fines should not increase pressure on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign, a Cabinet minister has said. Welsh Secretary Simon Hart took up the defence of Mr Johnson on Thursday morning after a bruising 24 hours, which saw the Prime Minister ...

14 Apr 2022 at 11:55

Debate about Wales’ future to be held in Parliament

A debate about the future of Wales is to be held in Parliament. At a Welsh Grand Committee on Tuesday, the first to be held since 2018, the matter of strengthening the union will be discussed. The UK Government’s plans to level up communities, the ...

17 Jan 2022 at 18:55

Julian Knight in row with Tories over whip withdrawal after sexual assault claim

MP Julian Knight has accused the Tories of jeopardising his right to justice by naming him when they removed the whip after the police received allegations of serious sexual assault. He accused colleagues of having “stripped me of the rights to ...

08 Dec 2022 at 18:46

Julian Knight says removal of Tory whip ‘wrong and unjustified’

A senior MP who has had the Tory whip removed after a complaint was made to the police has branded the move “wrong and unjustified”, and suggested he could be the target of a “campaign of rumour and innuendo”. Julian Knight, who represents ...

08 Dec 2022 at 11:43

‘World has moved on’ from partygate, minister suggests

The “world has moved on” from the partygate saga, a minister has claimed, as his Cabinet colleague said some of the rules imposed on the country were “inhuman” and Boris Johnson was given the wrong information over rule-breaking. Welsh ...

04 Apr 2022 at 11:25

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: “As one ...

11 Jan 2023 at 13:53

Cabinet talks could spark further cost-of-living help, minister suggests

Ministers could make further announcements to tackle the cost-of-living crisis after Cabinet meets this week, the Welsh Secretary has said. The Prime Minister appeared to be knocked back by the Treasury after he hinted at ...

11 May 2022 at 01:55

Julian Knight had Tory whip suspended after Met receives sexual assault claims

The Conservatives suspended senior MP Julian Knight after the Metropolitan Police received allegations of serious sexual assault, it has emerged. The MP for Solihull criticised his party’s decision to suspend the Tory ...

08 Dec 2022 at 16:32

By-election triggered for ex-Tory whip Chris Pincher’s seat in Commons

A by-election has been triggered to replace former Tory whip Chris Pincher, who resigned as an MP after losing his appeal against a suspension for drunkenly groping two men. Government chief whip Simon Hart asked for ...

11 Sept 2023 at 15:38

Welsh Government ministers ‘did not understand’ own Covid rules

Welsh Government ministers did not know their own rules during the pandemic, a hearing of the UK Covid inquiry has heard. Simon Hart, the former Welsh secretary, has criticised the Government in Wales for diverging ...

07 Mar 2024 at 17:14

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 ...

11 Jan 2023 at 12:36

Bob Stewart surrenders Tory whip as he considers racist abuse conviction appeal

Bob Stewart has surrendered the Conservative whip while he considers an appeal of his conviction for a racially aggravated public order offence, a Government source has said. The Beckenham MP was found ...

04 Nov 2023 at 12:50

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