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Dominic Cummings called Boris Johnson a “sociopathic narcissist” after accusing him of encouraging attacks on junior civil servants over the Partygate scandal to protect himself and his wife, Carrie. In his latest blog post, the former senior aide to the prime minister claims that senior officials had “turned a blind eye” to Mr Johnson’s behavior. His latest claims come after notifications of fixed penalties were issued to staff who violated the lockdown rules. On Friday, Downing Street officials received an email saying they had been fined 50 50 for attending a party, just days after police said they were handing out notices. According to The Telegraph, the departure of a private Downing Street secretary was the first party in which attendees were fined. Show last update 1648975168
Government ‘has not done enough’ to tackle cost of living crisis, says Jonathan Reynolds
Shadow operations secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the government “has not done enough” to deal with rising energy bills and the wider cost-of-living crisis. Speaking to Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday about proposals to invest in nuclear power, he said: it is absolutely extreme. “Energy bills are a huge part of that and the government has not done enough. There is no way they can say that they have done enough – the plan they proposed, I think, where the Chancellor offered to lend us our own money and repay it in five years, is completely unrealistic and does not meet the scale of the challenge. “What we want to do, of course, is that the unexpected tax will give people real support – £ 600 for more than a third of households from energy bills – because that’s the scale of demand. “Whatever the long-term energy strategy the government will unveil, it cannot escape the fact that they must take some action now to help the people.” Jonathan Reynolds said he supports investing in more nuclear power to help reduce the rising cost of household bills. The shadow economy minister told Sky’s Sophy Ridge on Sunday: “We are really supporting more nuclear power in the system as we develop renewable energy. “I think the risk is that, frankly, individual nuclear reactor outsourcing decisions depend on the price you can get – it can be very costly if you have not been able to get the right deal and the right private partners. that.” Aisha Rimi3 April 2022 09:39 1648974428
Tories MP David Wurberton suspended over allegations of misconduct
Tories lawmaker David Wurberton has been released following allegations of sexual harassment. The Somerton and From MP removed the Tories whip after official allegations from two women, who accused him of unwanted sexual comments and sexual intercourse. Mr Warburton denied any wrongdoing and told the Sunday Telegraph: “I have a huge defense, but unfortunately the way things work means it does not come out first. “I have not heard anything from the Independent Complaints and Appeals System. I’m sorry, I can not comment anymore. “ Chiara Giordano has more here: (Parliament of the United Kingdom / PA) Aisha Rimi3 April 2022 09:27 1648973301
MP calls on Rishi Sunak to introduce emergency budget due to cost of living crisis
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is called upon to set up an emergency budget to help millions across the UK who are “sinking into poverty and hardship” as a result of the cost-of-life crisis. SNP MP Alison Thewliss called for action from the UK government, as people across the country saw both energy bills and national insurance payments rise. Ms Thewliss, a spokeswoman for the SNP Treasury in Westminster, said the chancellor’s recent spring statement was a “deliberate choice” by the government to “ignore the Tory cost-of-living crisis under its watch”. He added that people could not wait until the autumn budget for help from ministers. He called on Mr Sunak to present an emergency budget, saying it would turn the recently announced 200 200 loan to help people with rising energy bills into a “more generous grant”. The SNP also called for the increase in national insurance contributions to be abolished and said the των 20 increase in Universal Credit should be restored. VAT on energy bills should either be reduced or eliminated altogether, with the SNP also calling on the UK government to follow Scotland’s example and increase utility payments by 6 per cent. Aisha Rimi3 April 2022 09:08 1648972475
Kwarteng: UK could build seven new nuclear power plants amid energy crisis
“There is a world where we have six or seven locations in the UK by 2050,” business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told The Sunday Telegraph. The United Kingdom could build up to seven new nuclear power plants in a bid to boost domestic energy supplies following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This is part of the government’s goals to extend its existing commitment to supporting a large-scale nuclear power plant by 2024, which has not yet been announced by the Prime Minister. Earlier reports said Boris Johnson and Kwarteng had clashed with Rishi Sunak over financing new factories. Emily Atkinson has more here: (PA Wire) Aisha Rimi3 April 2022 08:54 1648970984
Dominic Cummings accuses PM of encouraging media attacks on junior party staff
Days after Downing Street officials were fined in connection with the Partygate scandal, Dominic Cummings claimed the prime minister was encouraging media attacks on junior staff to protect his reputation and that of his wife. In an excerpt from his latest blog post on Twitter, Cummings said: “It is deeply, deeply contemptuous that not only the Prime Minister but also senior civil servants have allowed such people to attack their reputation to protect the sociopathic narcissist he occupies. the No. 10 apartment. “Not just ‘allowed’ – everyone at the heart of the matter also knows that the prime minister has encouraged media attacks on junior officials in order to divert the lobby from him and Carrie, who is breaking the law. “Some very senior officials have turned a blind eye.” Aisha Rimi3 April 2022 08:29 1648969605
Kwarteng: Community consensus must lead to any decision on fracking or offshore wind
Any decision on the role of break-in and land-based winds in the government’s energy strategy will be taken with “a great deal of local consensus,” the business minister said. Speaking ahead of the expected release of the strategy on Thursday, Kwasi Kwarteng told the Sunday Telegraph that local opposition to either option would be taken into account. “The issue with land winds and fracking is that it has to be the consent of the community,” he said. We do not live in a totalitarian country where the government, the man or the woman in Whitehall, can say, “Right, we’ll do this,” without much consensus from the local communities. In both of these technologies, frankly, there has been significant local opposition. “This does not mean that we close the door on both, but it does mean that every movement must have a strong local consensus.” He added that while he would be comfortable living next to a set of wind turbines, this would not cancel out any local disputes. “It’s not up to me, it does not matter what I think,” he said. “If there is a plan in a particular community, it matters what they think. It is not my aesthetic preference that will determine it “. Aisha Rimi3 April 2022 08:06
