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Tories take NINE point poll lead over Labour

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Tories take NINE point poll lead over Labour – the biggest gap since May last year – as Sir Keir Starmer blasts Boris Johnson and says there is ‘almost nothing we have in common’ Conservatives take a nine point poll lead over Labour in new Opinium survey  The poll puts the Tories on 45 per … Read more

Boris Johnson faces battle against Labour AND Tories to pass vaccine passports law

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Boris Johnson faces a battle to get plans for Covid vaccine passports into law after Sir Keir Starmer suggested needing one to go to the pub would be un-British. The Labour leader hinted that his party could line up alongside Tory rebels to oppose the idea being examined by senior ministers.   Sir Keir said demanding certificates … Read more

Tories used party funds to cover Boris Johnson’s legal bills over Jennifer Arcuri affair 

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Tories used party funds to cover Boris Johnson’s legal bills over Jennifer Arcuri affair Tory chiefs used party funds to pay Boris Johnson’s legal bills, it emerged  Party co-chairman is said to have approved payments to the PM’s lawyers The cash was handed over weeks after Mr Johnson entered No10 in July 2019 By Simon … Read more

Boris Johnson’s handling of coronavirus crisis helps the Tories to an 8 point poll lead over Labour

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Boris Johnson’s handling of the coronavirus crisis helps the Tories to an 8 point poll lead over Labour – their largest since last June A Deltapoll survey for The Mail on Sunday puts the Conservatives on 44 per cent  Labour behind on 36,as public supports Boris Johnson’s rollout of Covid vaccine PM’s ratings also boosted … Read more

Tories plot to wreck government’s ‘Covid passports’ plan

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Boris Johnson is facing a fresh assault on his plan for ‘Covid passports’ to go to the pub today amid claims ministers are trying to strongarm young people into getting vaccinated. The government is putting together a system where the NHS app would be used as proof individuals have had jabs, or been recently tested. … Read more

GEOFFREY LEAN: They pledged to turn the tide on plastic. Tories can’t let this be an empty promise 

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Has the Government lost its bottle over the scourge of plastic pollution? Scandalously — and inexplicably — it seems so. Yesterday, barely 24 hours after a minister boasted that Britain was a ‘global leader when it comes to tackling plastic’, the Mail revealed that an official ‘bottle return’ scheme has been put back until at … Read more

China row: PM’s father urges Boris to ‘stand up’ to Tories accused of ‘cooking up new Cold war’

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The Prime Minister’s father has waded into the Tory civil war on China by urging him to ‘stand up’ to the hawks accused of seeking a ‘new Cold War’ with Beijing. Former MEP Stanley Johnson said it is ‘absolutely vital’ that Britain continues to ‘work very closely’ with the Chinese government ‘even more’ post-Brexit. The … Read more

Fury as Labour accuses Tories of ‘effectively decriminalising rape’

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Fury as Labour accuses Tories of ‘effectively decriminalising rape’ in ‘incredibly irresponsible’ tweet Tory chair Amanda Milling branded it ‘incredibly irresponsible’ misinformation  Tweet highlighted low percentage of rape reports that result in a charge  Post was published as the Government’s controversial Policing Bill was voted on By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 21:54 GMT, 16 … Read more

Tories accuse PM of ‘tokenism over talent’ as he plans a ‘women-first’ reshuffle in summer

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Revolt of ‘the male, pale and stale’ Ministers: Tories accuse Boris Johnson of ‘tokenism over talent’ as he plans a ‘women-first’ reshuffle this summer Tory male ministers angrily accuse PM of plan to favour ‘tokenism over talent’  Boris Johnson is under pressure to move more women up the ministerial ladder The row broke amid fevered speculation … Read more