Ex-engineer at Google says glitch which blocked conservative websites exposed secret internal list

Google’s right-wing blacklist: Ex-engineer at tech giant says glitch which blocked some conservative websites from appearing in their search may have exposed a secret internal list which suppresses certain outlets Google on Tuesday morning for several hours did not display conservative news The company says they’re aware of the incident but did not give an … Read more

Ex-engineer at Google says glitch which blocked conservative websites exposed secret internal list

Google’s right-wing blacklist: Ex-engineer at tech giant says glitch which blocked some conservative websites from appearing in their search may have exposed a secret internal list which suppresses certain outlets Google on Tuesday morning for several hours did not display conservative news The company says they’re aware of the incident but did not give an … Read more

Russian socialite, 48, becomes Tory party’s biggest female donor with gifts of £1.7m

Russian socialite, 48, becomes Tory party’s biggest female donor with gifts of £1.7m – including £45,000 to play tennis with Boris Johnson and £135,000 for dinner with Theresa May Lubov Chernukhin donated over £335,000 between January and July this year The banker also gave £200,000 to Tory election campaign in November last year She was … Read more

SAGE told Boris Johnson ‘pre-Covid normality’ impossible

SAGE scientists told the Government a month ago it would not be possible to return to a ‘pre-Covid normality’ without a vaccine or a far better contact tracing system, it emerged today. In a report submitted to ministers on June 22, scientists advising Number 10 said social distancing will need to be in place until … Read more

Julian Lewis accuses PM of ‘improper’ bid to seize control of security watchdog

A long-awaited report on Russian electoral interference will be published within days after an ‘improper’ bid by Boris Johnson to seize control of Parliament’s intelligence watchdog failed. The cross-party committee Intelligence and Security Committee has announced that the assessment – which Mr Johnson has been accused of delaying – will be released before the Commons … Read more

Julian Lewis kicked out of Tories for ‘working with Labour’

A Tory MP has been kicked out of the Tory party tonight for ‘working with Labour and the opposition’ after he beat Boris Johnson’s pick Chris Grayling to the chairmanship of the powerful Intelligence and Security Committee. Dr Julian Lewis secured the role despite widespread expectation that Mr Grayling would receive the backing of the … Read more

Conservative MPs’ fury at government working from home advice

Tory fury as official government advice on working from home has STILL not shifted despite Boris Johnson saying people should return to offices to stop disaster in town and city centres Boris Johnson has been urging people to return to their offices where it is safe But official guidance says people should work from home … Read more

Ministers vow to ‘stand up for British values and security’ amid China row

Ministers vowed to ‘stand up for British values and security’ today after China threatened ‘consequences’ if Huawei is barred from involvement in the 5G network. The government is set to U-turn on allowing the firm a role in the huge project after intelligence agencies warned US sanctions had raised doubts about security. Conservative MPs are … Read more

Did Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick say that the UK has ‘had enough female Prime Ministers’?

Did embattled Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick say that the UK has ‘had enough female Prime Ministers’? Amber Rudd has said an unnamed senior Tory made the comment last year She claims it came during last years’ Conservative party leadership contest Tory MPs claim that Jenrick was the MP who made the remark, which he denies … Read more

Robert Jenrick ‘insistent’ Tory donor’s £1bn homes scheme passed before £50m tax hit, documents show

Cabinet minister Robert Jenrick pushed through a decision to allow a Tory donor’s £1billion housing development to allow him to save tens of millions of pounds in tax, documents tonight appear to show. The Housing Secretary tonight finally bowed to pressure to release correspondence over his role in the ‘cash for favours’ row involving Richard … Read more