Boris Johnson says the no-confidence vote is “decisive” despite the mass Tory revolt
Boris Johnson was named prime minister as a “lame duck” when he faced lawmakers in the municipality for the first time after suffering a disastrous vote of confidence in his leadership on Monday night.
SNP leader Ian Blackford launched a fierce attack on Mr Johnson’s position in the PMQ, likening the Prime Minister to Monty Python’s Black Knight, who claimed the deadly wounds were merely bodily wounds and told him: “It’s over, it’s over”.
It turned out that 41 percent of Tory supporters agreed with his repeated calls for the prime minister to leave, according to the SNP MP.
But Mr Johnson dismissed the rebels, saying he had “chosen political opponents everywhere” because his government had “done some very big and very remarkable things that they don’t necessarily approve of”.
Promising new housing ownership measures and defending the NHS’s waiting time from attacks by Sir Keir Starmer, the prime minister insisted he would fight to stay in power, joking that his political career had “just begun”.
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The foreign ministry has “lessons to learn” about the evacuation from Afghanistan, a senior official says
The foreign ministry has “lessons to learn” following last year’s chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan, the head of the department said.
Sir Philip Barton, the permanent deputy secretary, reiterated his regret that he had not returned from a holiday as Kabul had fallen after a sharp report by lawmakers urged him to reconsider his position.
Testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Sir Philip said: “If I had time again, I would return from my leave sooner. That’s what I had to do. “
He said the crisis since the fall of the Taliban in the Afghan capital, Kabul, was “one of the most complex and challenging” the department faces, adding: “We managed to evacuate 15,000 people against the original planning of six. This is more than any other country except the United States. We all want to be able to evacuate more people. “
Sir Philip added that once the immediate crisis phase was over, he put in the “right exercise” to find out what lessons could be learned, which led to a series of changes, saying: “We have built them into the way we approached the invasion of Ukraine in February.
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“There is no vacancy” for the chancellor’s role, insists number 10
Boris Johnson’s spokesman has dismissed reports suggesting he could replace Rishi Sunak as chancellor with former Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt in a reshuffle following Monday’s devastating no-confidence vote.
“There is no space for this role. We have an excellent chancellor and he and the prime minister are working closely together. There are no plans to relocate, “she said.
She downplayed reports that the prime minister may seek to eradicate ministers who failed to publicly support him in preparing for the vote, and said she was “unaware” of the prime minister’s comments, sanctioning the prime minister’s comments. of culture Nadine Doris, attacking Mr. Hunt.
“There were different things that were said before the vote and now is the time to unite and focus entirely on our work, which is for the benefit of the British public,” she said.
Andy Gregory June 8, 2022 4:06 p.m.
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Boris Johnson will reduce taxes at a “responsible” time, writes № 10
The government remains committed to tax cuts, but will only act when it is “responsible” for it, said Boris Johnson’s spokesman.
Mr Johnson has faced renewed calls from Tory MPs to cut taxes after Monday’s hurtful no-confidence vote.
The spokesman said: “We were clear that we wanted to reduce taxes, but we are in a very difficult position after the global pandemic, so as soon as it is responsible, we will make plans for that.
Andy Gregory June 8, 2022 3:53 p.m.
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Labor lawmakers are calling for mass protests over the cost of living crisis
Labor MP Richard Bergon has called for mass protests and strikes to force Boris Johnson’s government to take tougher action on the cost of living crisis.
Writing in the Morning Star, the former shadow cabinet member said that “next year, as the crisis bites even harder, the scale of the protest will have to match the scale of the crisis.”
Mr Burgon called the June 18 protest by the Congress of Trade Unions a “spark for further action that turns 2022 into a year of protest against this Tory government”, adding: “This is the key to overcoming the extraordinary a standard the Tories choose to impose on our communities. “
His appeals were backed by Diane Abbott, who said: “We need mass mobilization to get the Tories to do something about the cost of living crisis.”
Andy Gregory June 8, 2022 3:40 p.m.
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Priti Patel has not met me once in 14 months, says a “disappointed” border chief
The government border inspector has expressed his “disappointment” that he has not been able to meet with Priti Patel once after his appointment more than a year ago, my colleague Adam Forest said.
David Neal, who was appointed independent chief inspector of borders and immigration 14 months ago, told lawmakers he was “disappointed” by the canceled five or six meetings with the interior minister.
“I have not yet met with the interior minister,” he told the interior committee. “I asked to speak to her several times and the pre-arranged meeting was canceled maybe five or six times.”
Asked if the experience was different from other departments, Mr Neil said: “That’s right – I’m disappointed I didn’t talk to the Secretary of State, and disappointed because I think I have something to offer from the position I hold.”
Andy Gregory June 8, 2022 3:15 p.m.
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Opinion: Captain Boris will go down with his ship to the imagination
The prime minister’s biggest problem is that he is now so deep in his own world that he doesn’t even see that no one believes him anymore, writes Tom Peck. Mr. Johnson will be in denial until his last breath:
Jane Dalton June 8, 2022 3:05 p.m.
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YouGov “banned” the publication of the 2017 Leaders’ Survey, which was “too good for Labor”
The heads of the sociological agency YouGov suppressed the publication of a poll during the 2017 election campaign because it was “too positive for Labor”, says a former head of the poll. John Stone reports:
Jane Dalton, June 8, 2022, 2:55 p.m.
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Johnson is not suitable for prime minister, says an ex-girlfriend
Boris Johnson is not suitable for higher education because he quickly gets tired of things, says an ex-girlfriend.
Petronella Wyatt said she was in a “mess she created herself” after the riot of 41% of his deputies.
“His qualities are very fascinating, but they are not necessarily the qualities of a great prime minister,” she said. Thomas Kingsley reports:
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Sir Kear has a year to turn things around, Mandelson warns
Former Labor doctor Peter Mandelson has warned that Sir Keira Starmer has “about a year” to turn things around.
“Between now and next year … we need to see more powerful touches on this canvas,” he told Times Radio.
Former General Counsel Tony Blair will give a speech warning the current Labor leader that he must show more “ambition and hard thinking” if we want to do better than “sneak over the finish line”. .
He will also suggest that there is a “desperate need” for Sir Care to improve some of Boris Johnson’s research and innovation policies.
Mr Blair called on Sir Cair to do more to “project his personality” in an effort to win more voters in the next general election, he said.
Jane Dalton, June 8, 2022, 2:22 p.m.
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HS2 will help us reduce taxes, Johnson said
Boris Johnson insisted that HS2 would put the government in a better position to cut taxes in the future after a former Conservative minister called on him to remove the new high-speed railway.
Asked by the prime minister, Esther McVeigh, a vocal critic of HS2, said abolishing the project would save “tens of billions of pounds” from a budget that is “out of control”.
She asked the prime minister to throw out the “bloated white elephant”.
However, Mr Johnson passionately defended HS2, saying it would “ensure long-term growth and prosperity for the whole country”.
HS2 Minister Andrew Stevenson said the government would explore alternatives to getting HS2 trains to Scotland.
Jane Dalton, 8 June 2022 14:14
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