Deputy Political Editor and columnist, The Mail on Sunday * Highly commended Political Reporter 2020Press Gazette & nominated scoop & politics 2020 Press Awards
Feb 3, 2022 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Shadow whipping operation in full swing to try and gloss over Munira Mirza’s unexpected resignation. Here’s the party line - and who’s tweeting it - at Chris Pincher’s request*
*individually crafted tweets preferred to retweets, he told MPs tonight
Nov 13, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
EXCL: Jacob Rees-Mogg becomes first Cabinet minister dragged into outside interests row - after not declaring £6m in cheap loans from his Cayman Islands-linked company
In tomorrow's Mail on Sunday
Rees-Mogg borrowed up to £2.9m a year in director’s loans from UK-based Saliston Ltd between 2018 and 2020
He did not mention them in his MP register of interests, where he declared himself an ‘unremunerated director’
May 1, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
LATEST on the missing Register of Ministers’ Interests
Cabinet office now telling me we won’t see an updated register for ‘weeks’
...despite a week ago saying it’ll be published as soon as the ethics advisor is appointed. That happened last week
It’s now 5 months late
The reason given? Lord Geidt has decided to link the register to his probe into Boris and Carrie’s Downing Street flat refurb
So until he’s concluded that, we won’t see the updated list on any ministers’ interests
Dec 21, 2020 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
What a difference a few months make. Prime Minister's Official Spokesman today on Neil Ferguson: 'He continues to advise on SPI-M and NERVTAG'. And in June: 👇
And here's the exchange with the PM's Official Spokesman on 6 May:
Dec 21, 2020 • 11 tweets • 3 min read
Papers reporting that Neil Ferguson only resigned from Sage after it was revealed he broke lockdown rules to meet his married lover - as minutes now show he stayed on NERVTAG
At the time, the government was clear he had quit *all* government advisory roles, including NERVTAG
In my front ups to Ferguson and the government on May 5, I asked whether he will be resigning from Sage and NERVTAG
Ferguson's apology, received hours later, said Sage. But the government said NERVTAG too
The delay in publishing minutes raise serious gvt transparency questions
Nov 15, 2020 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
EXCL:
• NHS staff face 'disgusting' 200% hike in hospital parking costs
• Leaked letter reveals Trust plan to end free COVID parking and hit staff with massive hikes instead
• One nurse’s permit cost will rise from £240 to £720
Shadow health secretary @JonAshworth said: 'What a disgusting kick in the teeth to hard working, brave NHS staff working all hours in the middle of the second coronavirus wave.
'The fat cats running these car parks should be ashamed. @MattHancock needs to step in &sort this out'