Ex-Tory treasurer Peter Cruddas gives party £500,000 after Boris Johnson makes him a peer

A multi-millionaire former Tory treasurer has donated £500,000 to the party this year, months after controversially being handed a seat in the House of Lords by Boris Johnson. The Prime Minister sparked a croynism row last December when he over-ruled objections to make Peter Cruddas, dubbed the  ‘City of London’s richest man’, a peer. At the time … Read more

Ex-Tory treasurer Peter Cruddas gives party £500,000 after Boris Johnson makes him a peer

A multi-millionaire former Tory treasurer has donated £500,000 to the party this year, months after controversially being handed a seat in the House of Lords by Boris Johnson. The Prime Minister sparked a croynism row last December when he over-ruled objections to make Peter Cruddas, dubbed the  ‘City of London’s richest man’, a peer. At the time … Read more

Ex-Labour Minister Lord Myners latest peer to face questions over lobbying

A former Labour Minister is one of several peers facing calls to quit their second jobs in lobbying companies as the sleaze scandal engulfing Westminster grew last night. Lord Myners, who was a Treasury Minister in Gordon Brown’s government, is chairman of PR giant Edelman and vice chairman of the consultancy Global Counsel. Last night, … Read more

Ex-Labour Minister Lord Myners latest peer to face questions over lobbying

A former Labour Minister is one of several peers facing calls to quit their second jobs in lobbying companies as the sleaze scandal engulfing Westminster grew last night. Lord Myners, who was a Treasury Minister in Gordon Brown’s government, is chairman of PR giant Edelman and vice chairman of the consultancy Global Counsel. Last night, … Read more

Snoop dogs! Pack of Siberian huskies peer through gate after owner cut special spy holes

These hilarious pictures capture a pack of Siberian huskies peering through a gate after their owner cut special spy holes for their eyes and noses. The curious Siberian huskies have become quite an attraction peering out at passers-by in their hometown of St Neots, Cambridgeshire. Their eyes and noses are often all seen in a … Read more

Lib Dem peer Shirley Williams, one of the ‘Gang of Four’ ex-Labour Cabinet ministers, dies aged 90 

Lib Dem peer Shirley Williams, one of the ‘Gang of Four’ disenchanted former Labour Cabinet ministers who quit the party in the 1980s before eventually forming the Lib Dems, dies aged 90 By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 16:03 BST, 12 April 2021 | Updated: 16:05 BST, 12 April 2021 Shirley Williams, one … Read more

Boris Johnson under pressure to sack Tory peer Helen Morrissey after she said there is NO pandemic

Boris Johnson comes under pressure to sack Tory peer Helen Morrissey after she told supporters there is NO Covid pandemic and blamed the crisis on ‘fake videos’ from China Tory peer Helena Morrissey tweeted she blames China for spreading Covid fears The City financier denies the existence of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic Boris Johnson faces … Read more

Boris Johnson under pressure to sack Tory peer Helen Morrissey after she said there is NO pandemic

Boris Johnson comes under pressure to sack Tory peer Helen Morrissey after she told supporters there is NO Covid pandemic and blamed the crisis on ‘fake videos’ from China Tory peer Helena Morrissey tweeted she blames China for spreading Covid fears The City financier denies the existence of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic Boris Johnson faces … Read more

Peer once ate a biscuit that was 20 years old… and insists it tasted fine 

That takes the biscuit! Peer once ate a sweet treat that was 20 years old… and insists it tasted fine Lord Palmer told peers he once ate a ‘perfectly edible’ 20-year-old biscuit He claimed sell-by-dates are ‘far too cautious’ as he raised food waste concerns The crossbench hereditary peer later revealed the snack was a … Read more

Peer once ate a biscuit that was 20 years old… and insists it tasted fine 

That takes the biscuit! Peer once ate a sweet treat that was 20 years old… and insists it tasted fine Lord Palmer told peers he once ate a ‘perfectly edible’ 20-year-old biscuit He claimed sell-by-dates are ‘far too cautious’ as he raised food waste concerns The crossbench hereditary peer later revealed the snack was a … Read more