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Boris Johnson saved by the power of public largesse Listing the billions of pounds already pledged and spent proved an effective way for the newlywed Prime Minister to douse Opposition clamour 9 June 2021 • 7:23pm Carrie may have tamed the PM and enticed him up the aisle, resplendent in a smart suit and newly combed hair. But the mane, like the man, inevitably bounces back. Boris’s thatch, which almost merits a postcode of its own, had once again degenerated into an irrepressibly messy haystack by the time he turned up for PMQs. After warmly congratulating the PM on his marriage, Keir Sta...

The swipes came despite Keir Starmer sending a gracious message to the happy couple as the news emerged last night, saying he wished them  a 'happy life together'.

'This is Westminster, not Disneyland,' an outraged Barry Sheerman MP once complained over plans to 'pimp out' Parliament to let private firms hire Westminster rooms for corporate booze and schmoozefests. Traditionally, big shots from the banking, arms and energy sectors hooked up with a tame politician to 'sponsor' an event. But then privatising the Members' Dining Room became the new wheeze. For a miserly £4,500, lobbyists and multinationals could book reception rooms with the Commons banqueting services. The move was initially defended as a means to help offset the £1 billion cost of rest...

Oliver Campbell's case was featured by the BBC's Newsnight programme - Credit: Archant A man living near Ipswich with severe learning difficulties who was convicted of shooting dead a shopkeeper said he was "put under pressure" to confess to a crime he didn't commit. A petition calling for Oliver Campbell's release has been signed by more than 80,000 people - Credit: Archant A reported confession during police interview was used as a key part of the evidence to convict the 50-year-old, who has lived in Suffolk ever since finishing his jail term at Hollesley Bay Prison, near Woodbridge. Yet ...

Oliver Campbell's case was featured by the BBC's Newsnight programme - Credit: Archant A man living near Ipswich with severe learning difficulties who was convicted of shooting dead a shopkeeper said he was "put under pressure" to confess to a crime he didn't commit. A petition calling for Oliver Campbell's release has been signed by more than 80,000 people - Credit: Archant A reported confession during police interview was used as a key part of the evidence to convict the 50-year-old, who has lived in Suffolk ever since finishing his jail term at Hollesley Bay Prison, near Woodbridge. Yet ...