Nadine Dorries may wait to formally resign as 'she wants to prolong the pain for Rishi Sunak' and could present him 'with an autumn by-election', Sky's tamcohen tells KayBurley. Politics latest: 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Boris Johnson spotted on early run after latest attack on privileges commitee
An ally of Boris Johnson claimed senior figures in Downing Street are"lying through their teeth" when they say they did not interfere with Mr Johnson’s honours list. Rishi Sunak said on Monday that Mr Johnson had asked him to do something he believed"wasn’t right" by asking him to overrule Holac or promise to put the MPs forward for peerages himself.Two by-elections set to be announced today after Boris Johnson and ally resigned - but not Nadine Dorries
Nonetheless, Mr Johnson has called on the committee to go ahead and publish its"nonsense" report, saying it has"no excuse for delay".The UK economy grew by 0.2% in April, the Office for National Statistics has said. "But high growth needs low inflation, so we must stick relentlessly to our plan to halve the rate this year to protect family budgets."
The fresh 72-hour walkout is accompanied by warnings doctors will strike throughout summer if the government doesn't budge on its pay offer. The first minister has already said he will not suspend his predecessor after she was arrested and later released without charge following a police probe into the SNP's funding and finances.
He denied being"weak" for not taking action against Ms Sturgeon, who he described as Europe's"most impressive" politician.
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