05/07/22

[Maik]

Theo (Theodora) Clarke:

I am very sad to be resigning as the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Kenya with immediate effect

https://twitter.com/theodoraclarke/status/1544426469660758019

[Maik]

https://yougov.co.uk/topics/politics/survey-results/daily/2022/07/05/b572b/1

Labour and Lib Dems must be praying he doesn't resign before the next general election, he's their biggest asset.

Conservatives may well be hoping Starmer doesn't resign over a beer in Durham, currently he's probably  their biggest asset.

Hey ho.

[Maik]

Alex Chalk:

With great sadness I am resigning as Solicitor General. I won’t be doing media interviews.

https://twitter.com/alexchalkchelt/status/1544437737771655169

[Maik]

Norway calls off gas strikes that risked UK supply

Strikes which threatened to cut off most of the UK's gas imports from Norway have been called off.

The Norwegian labour ministry confirmed it had stepped in to end industrial action set for later this week.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62058512

[Maik]

Laurence Robertson, MP for Tewkesbury:

I voted against Boris Johnson in the recent confidence vote, and earlier today reiterated my concerns. Resignations of Cabinet Ministers show others agree the issues over the past months have become a distraction from the challenges facing the country. The PM must now resign.

https://twitter.com/lrobertsonTewks/status/1544372644732100609