• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
  • Contact us
  • Guest Content
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Opinion
    • Elevenses
  • Business
  • Food
  • Travel
  • Property
  • JOBS
  • All
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Sport
    • Tech/Auto
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home Politics

Senior government officials raised concerns about Boris Johnson to the QUEEN

There had already been worries at Buckingham Palace about the (illegal) prorogation of parliament in 2019.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2023-09-18 09:09
in Politics
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

Government officials spoke to Buckingham Palace about Boris Johnson’s conduct in office, according to new BBC reports.

Significant tensions that arose during the height of the pandemic led to senior civil servants raising concerns about the prime minister to Buckingham Palace during private audiences.

The revelations, which come to light in episode two of the BBC documentary series, Laura Kuenssberg: State of Chaos, suggest tensions between Johnson’s team and the Civil Service reached a critical point during the Covid-19 outbreak.

Clashes between Dominic Cummings, the former prime minister’s controversial chief of staff, and the head of the Civil Service, who subsequently left, Sir Mark Sedwill, threatened to boil over to the point that officials expressed their worries to the Palace in the hope the Queen could raise concerns in her private conversations.

It’s understood there were a number of phone calls and communications over and above routine communication between Number 10 and the Palace.

One source said the then-prime minister “had to be reminded of the constitution”.

Another source described the atmosphere in Downing Street during that period as “utterly grim, and totally crazy”, saying relationships had been “just toxic” and the links between Johnson’s team and the Civil Service “broke down”.

There had already been worries at Buckingham Palace about the prorogation of parliament in 2019, which had been technically carried out by the Queen.

That move was subsequently judged by the Supreme Court to have broken the law. A source has told the BBC that raised “acute concern”.

RelatedPosts

Sunak may have breached ministerial code with Party conference photo

Davey rules out electoral pact with Labour and re-joining EU

Two-thirds do not trust Tories on environment after net zero announcement – poll

Recession ‘more likely’ as key gauge misses expectations

Speaking in the documentary, the former deputy cabinet secretary, Helen MacNamara, refused to discuss the calls to Buckingham Palace.

“There were definitely times after the prime minister came back from his illness [he contracted Covid and required hospital treatment] when the kind of the perception amongst the political team at Number 10 about the failings of the system and the failings of the Civil Service and the failings of different institutions, it was just so extreme the way that they were articulating that, they were in absolutely kind of smash everything up, shut it all down, start again… we were systematically in real trouble,” she said.

Related: Labour would seek ‘much better’ Brexit deal from Brussels – Starmer

Tags: Boris Johnson
Previous Post

Trump shares concerns about Biden’s ‘cognitive impairment’ leading US ‘into World War Two’

Next Post

Climate activists spray Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate with orange paint

Since you are here

Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.

Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.

If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.

To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.

You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

More from TLE

Mark Carney obliterates Brexit and Liz Truss at world leader event

Russell Brand tour dates postponed as Met receives report of alleged sex assault

Labour accuses Government of being ‘complicit’ in trophy trade

Cleverly defends Tory mayor candidate following racism allegations

WATCH: TikTok influencer gets mad at Tube passengers for ‘ruining her shot’

‘Inspired by the Wild’ project transforms London street into urban jungle

Today’s papers show who is really running the country

Tory MPs have been paid nearly £350k for GB News appearances this year

Taskforce needed to address “heartbreaking” disputes over care of critically ill children

New ‘beak-to-feet’ chicken shop set to open in London

JOBS

FIND MORE JOBS

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

SUPPORT

We do not charge or put articles behind a paywall. If you can, please show your appreciation for our free content by donating whatever you think is fair to help keep TLE growing and support real, independent, investigative journalism.

DONATE & SUPPORT

Contact

Editorial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Commercial enquiries, please contact: [email protected]

Address

The London Economic Newspaper Limited t/a TLE
Company number 09221879
International House,
24 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BN,
United Kingdom

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




-->