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Alun Cairns resigns as Welsh Secretary over claims he lied about former aide
A top Tory has resigned from the Cabinet over claims he lied about his knowledge of a former aide who was accused of deliberately collapsing a rape trial. Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns quit hours after a leaked e-mail claimed he was informed of a row involving Ross England in August 2018 – despite saying he …
Rory Stewart quits Tory party to stand as independent in London Mayor race
Rory Stewart quit the Tory party to stand as an independent in London Mayor race. He announced he was standing down as the MP for Penrith and The Border at the next election. And in a further shock revelation he said he would be throwing his hat into the ring for the mayoralty. On his …
Minimum wage: Tories pledge £10.50 rate for over-21s by 2024
Tory ministers today claimed they will raise the minimum wage to £10.50 an hour for all people over 21 by 2024. The ‘National Living Wage’ – currently £8.21 for people over 25 – will be extended to people over 21 who currently get £7.70, Chancellor Sajid Javid announced. And future rises will be pegged to …
John Bercow: Conservatives will contest Speaker’s seat in break from convention
The Conservative Party will put forward a candidate in the Buckingham seat of John Bercow in the next general election, breaking with a long-held convention not to contest the seat of the Speaker of the house. The move to unseat the speaker after he allowed no-deal blocking legislation to be presented to the commons was announced by Business and …
Brexit: Boris Johnson and members of Parliament face off as legislators return from summer recess
Kevin Sullivan Senior correspondent covering national and international affairs Karla Adam London correspondent covering the United Kingdom September 3 at 6:28 AM Britain’s Parliament has restarted after its summer recess and is facing a titanic showdown over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plans to leave the European Union — including a five week suspension of the …
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