Revealed: Full list of firms given VIP access to lucrative PPE deals
An ex-Tory party chair helped secure PPE deals for three companies through a VIP recommendation lane, it has emerged.
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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British politician and writer serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since July 2019. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2016-2018 and Mayor of London 2008-2016. Johnson has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015 and was previously MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008. He has been described as adhering to the ideology of one-nation and national conservatism.
UK businesses warn Johnson’s government against trade war with EU
Business leaders are terrified of the outcome if Tory ministers push ahead with their reckless Brexit plans.
Boris Johnson tells Brits: wearing a mask is the ‘responsible thing to do’
“People will have actually seen me wearing face coverings quite a bit more regularly as we have seen the numbers ticking up in the UK."
Greek PM to tell Boris: Give us our Elgin Marbles back
Unesco has backed the Greek request for government-to-government talks about the return of the marbles.
Tory sleaze: MPs to vote on Paterson committee reforms – again
It comes as Boris Johnson finally admitted he could have handled the Paterson affair better.
Boris Johnson admits he could have handled lobbying scandal ‘better’
“Of course, I think things could certainly have been handled better, let me put it that way, by me," the prime minister has said.
Old Bexley and Sidcup residents hesitant about Conservatives in by-election
One resident who is a lifelong Tory voter said he is considering voting Labour because the Tories “seem to fall down on promises”.
Liverpool boss says Boris Johnson’s election was ‘bad sign for the world’
Jurgen Klopp said country leaders should not be voted in based on who is the “most funny” or has the “weirdest haircut”.
PM’s ‘do as I say, not as I do’ approach to Cop26 sent wrong message – Labour
"At the moment we’ve got a Prime Minister who says do as I say, not as I do – and I think that sends the wrong message out," Angela Rayner has said.