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28 Sep
Boris Johnson: What we want to do is make sure we have all the preparations to get thru to Xmas and beyond
“We want to make sure as the economy continues to recovery - global recoveries suck in demand - the Uk is prepared” - Johnson
Should nurses and medics jump the queue for petrol shortages? “With things stabilising” he says no need for special rules says Johnson
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28 Sep
NEW: Petrol Retailers Association tells @skynews the situation is stabilising
** "Extreme demand levels witnessed over the weekend has eased"
** Still demand above normal, many sites dry and many groups have forecourts closed
** Move towards equilibrium later in week
@SkyNews ** PRA blames the leak of a private submission of BP to "one of the broadcasters" and that's when they knew panic buying would happen.
@SkyNews ** PRA says that high urban density areas are more likely to have a problem.
** There are issues with HGV driver availability
** the PRA says army workers wont have skills to do key task.
Read 6 tweets
22 Sep
2/ Brexit was caused by the “desire of people across the country to have real power and control”, says Starmer
3/ A Starmer gvt would deliver “sustainable growth” and “repair the public finances”
4/ The “contribution society” - Keir Starmer’s central vision
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17 Sep
EXC: Michael Gove's new levelling up department is being warned not to expect a large injection of new cash in the Oct 27 spending review

Warning: this 🧵contains details of a Peak Whitehall manoeuvre

news.sky.com/story/treasury…
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** Oct 27 Spending Review will set Whitehall budgets for 3 years. Cash v tight after health & social care spend
** Secretaries of State were told to submit Spending Review bids at start of THIS week.. hours before the reshuffle
** The some were sacked. But their SR bids stand
3/

** Treasury therefore believes that Michael Gove's new levelling up department - the Ministry of Housing as was - should keep to the Spending Review bid devised by Robert Jenrick

** Whilst there can be some reprioritising and Whitehall negotiation, scope for change limited
Read 4 tweets
8 Sep
Exclusive: Ministers bowed to pressure to drop key climate commitments for UK trade deal with Australia

news.sky.com/story/exclusiv…
Leaked email obtained by Sky News

From Cabinet Office trade secretariat
Sky News understands
* The treaty text will contain a reference to Paris, but the reference to specific temperature commitments is disappearing.
* Government sources confirmed that the references to temperature are now “implicit” rather than spelt out in the text of the treaty.
Read 6 tweets
31 Aug
NEW: Boris Johnson is away in Somerset until Thursday. He left on Sunday.

No10 say notwithstanding the fact he is away from Downing Street, he is working.

“He is continuing to work”, No10 spokesman says.
No 10: No plans for a reshuffle

“The PM has full confidence in his foreign Secretary”
Masks in schools are not required unless there is localised advice by local public health directors

Then it will be up to headteachers whether to follow their guidance
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