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6th June 2022

By David Hughes, PA Political Editor Boris Johnson has survived a confidence vote in his leadership of the Tory party but his authority has been dealt a significant blow. Tory MPs voted by 211 to 148 in support of the Prime Minister but the scale of the revolt against his leadership leaves him wounded. When...

6th June 2022

By David Hughes and Gavin Cordon, PA Boris Johnson will face a vote of confidence by Tory MPs on Monday evening as discontent over the lockdown-busting parties in No 10 and the direction of the Prime Minister’s leadership reached a tipping point. The Prime Minister was informed on Sunday that he would face the vote...

27th May 2022

Conservative MP Sir Bob Neill, the chairman of the Gibraltar all-party group in the House of Commons, has called for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign following the publication of the Sue Gray report into lockdown parties at No.10 Downing Street. Sir Bob Neill, who also chairs the Commons Justice Committee, said in a statement...

19th May 2022

The public inquiry into the controversial early retirement of former Commissioner of Police Ian McGrail will hold a preliminary hearing in June. In announcing the date, the Inquiry said it was conscious of the need to complete its work “as soon as is practically possible” and “avoid unnecessary delays.” The two-day hearing will take place...

8th May 2022

A team of six Gibraltarians will travel across Europe to deliver crucial medical supplies to Ukraine later this month, but with just over two weeks to go, they are still short of their £90,000 fundraising target. Ernest Danino, Brian Brooks, Alland Hernandez, Steven Mifsud, Andrew Smith and Sean Robba have so far raised £70,000 and...

6th May 2022

By Gavin Cordon, PA Whitehall Editor It was always going to be a difficult night for the Tories, but was it bad enough to warrant a change in the occupant of No 10? That will be the question unhappy Conservative MPs will be pondering over the coming days as they weigh up whether Boris Johnson...

6th May 2022

By David Hughes and David Lynch, PA Boris Johnson faced a backlash from local Tory leaders as his party lost major London authorities to Labour and suffered setbacks across England. Sir Keir Starmer’s party further strengthened its grip on the capital, taking the totemic Tory authority in Wandsworth, winning Westminster for the first time since...

20th April 2022

If there is one thing parents have in common with their children is that there is a high possibility that you both played with the same toy, and in some cases still do, and that toy is Lego. Therefore a day out in Legoland Windsor is not just fun for the little ones but the...

20th April 2022

By Sam Blewett, Gavin Cordon and Patrick Daly, PA Political Staff Boris Johnson has been told to resign by a senior Conservative MP for breaking coronavirus laws after repeatedly apologising and insisting he did not know he was breaching his own rules. Former chief whip Mark Harper told Mr Johnson he is no longer “worthy”...

18th April 2022

By Amy Gibbons, PA Political Correspondent A senior Tory has suggested a “war cabinet” could be established in lieu of a leadership contest if Boris Johnson steps down or is deposed, so as not to detract attention from the focus on Ukraine. Sir Roger Gale said the “interim administration” could be led by the deputy...

17th April 2022

By Geraldine Scott, PA Political Correspondent The Archbishop of Canterbury has misunderstood the aims of the Government’s plans to send migrants to Rwanda in criticising the new policy, a Cabinet minister has said. Plans announced by ministers this week have been deemed ungodly by religious leaders, with Justin Welby claiming sending migrants to the African...

17th April 2022

By Geraldine Scott, PA Political Correspondent The Government’s policy to send migrants to Rwanda would not stand up to the scrutiny of God, the head of the Church of England has said, as it was confirmed the Home Office’s most senior civil servant has concerns about the value for money of the scheme. An exchange...

18th March 2022

Natalio - Nathaniel Arthur Langdon, Surveyor and Municipal Engineer, was well known for his architectural forms, landmarks, open spaces and places of recreation and leisure, enclosed spaces for religious worship, social gatherings and public entertainment. Starting his Articled Pupillage in 1930 in the Civil Service with the then City Engineer, by 1959 he would eventually...

16th March 2022

Charlie Langdon has described his late uncle Natalio Langdon as a “one man band”. Someone who would go it alone as an architect, an engineer and interior designer. Yet he was not an architect by profession but a municipal engineer - a surveyor, who made an enormous contribution to the Rock’s city landscape between 1930...

16th March 2022

Gibraltarian journalist Hector Licudi pulled no punches in his 1929 novel Barbarita. The book, written in Spanish and published in Spain at a time when cross-border relations were fluid and Spanish was the dominant language in Gibraltar, was laced with eroticism and recounted with more than a hint of autobiography the adventures of Licudi’s alter-ego,...

14th March 2022

By Francesca Makey The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition, established in 1883, is the world's oldest international writing competition for schools. The competition is held annually, and is open to all youth up to the age of 18. There are two categories: Senior 14-18 years, and Junior, under 14 years of age, each with a word...

14th March 2022

An exhibition showcasing the work of Natalio Langdon, surveyor and municipal engineer, titled ‘A Lifetime in Architecture’, officially opens to the public tomorrow Tuesday 15, March, at the Fine Art Gallery. Celebrating his wide-ranging engineering and architectural contribution to the Rock’s city landscape for more than 40 years both in government service from 1930 to...

7th March 2022

The Gibraltar Government has increased the parcel weight allowance for humanitarian parcels to Ukraine from 5kgs to 10kgs. The Government said those that want to send aid parcels up to 10kgs to specific addressees in Ukraine, please note that Postal Services worldwide including Gibraltar Post are sending mail/parcels to Ukraine via Poczta Polska, and SlovakPost...

3rd March 2022

As from Wednesday the Royal Gibraltar Post Office will waive postage charges for mail addressed to Ukraine. Additional to letters and registered mail, the Royal Gibraltar Post Office is also offering free postage for humanitarian aid parcels under 5kgs. All parcels and letters need to be brought in by the sender to the Royal Gibraltar...

8th February 2022

By Sam Blewett, PA Deputy Political Editor Boris Johnson was facing demands from Tory MPs to apologise for the Jimmy Savile smear he levelled at Sir Keir Starmer after police had to rescue the Labour leader from a mob. Sir Keir was bundled into a police car for protection near Parliament on Monday as he...

4th February 2022

Today, Friday February 4, is World Cancer Day and this year’s theme is ‘Close the care gap’ which aims to recognise the power of knowledge and challenge assumptions. Locally based charities are working hard every day of the year to bring knowledge, challenge assumptions, help, support and raise awareness. To mark World Cancer Day the...

27th January 2022

The Nautilus Project will be holding a World Oceans Day 2022 School Competition with different categories announced. Category 1 is the School Year Group Award. TNP said the year group project must be a joint effort and needs to have been completed within the 2021/2022 academic year. Examples may include (but are not limited to):...

26th January 2022

By David Hughes, PA Political Editor Boris Johnson’s leadership faces another stiff test as he faces MPs while braced for the findings of an official investigation into the partygate row. The Prime Minister will appear in the Commons with his future in the balance as Sue Gray is expected to submit the findings of her...

24th January 2022

By Gavin Cordon, PA Whitehall Editor Boris Johnson is facing a make-or-break week for his premiership with his future in No 10 hanging in the balance. The Prime Minister is braced for the delivery of the Sue Gray report into Downing Street drinking parties during lockdown which could determine his fate. Many Tory MPs have...

20th January 2022

By Sam Blewett and David Hughes, PA Political Staff Boris Johnson was battling on after a senior Tory demanded “in the name of God, go” and a Conservative MP defected to Labour over allegations of rule-breaking parties in Downing Street. Former Brexit secretary David Davis called for the Prime Minister’s resignation in a Commons intervention...

19th January 2022

By David Hughes, Geraldine Scott and Gavin Cordon, PA Allies of Boris Johnson have pleaded for him to be given more time as Tory MPs plotted to remove him from No 10 over the partygate row. A group of Tories who won their seats in Mr Johnson’s 2019 election landslide appear to have lost faith...

18th January 2022

By Keith Azopardi, the Leader of the Opposition On behalf of my colleagues and myself I wanted to wish you and your families a happy, healthy and peaceful 2022. This will be a year of some major challenges – whether we can finally secure a safe and beneficial agreement with the EU on a new...

17th January 2022

The Contact Tracing Bureau will be amending its procedures for contact tracing within schools so that it can prioritise calls to the elderly, vulnerable and health care workers. Parents will be receiving letters from CTB via school platforms to indicate their child’s exposure to a positive case of COVID-19. Positive cases will continue to receive...

16th January 2022

In recent years January has become the month where people try a change to their diets and lifestyle, opting for a vegan approach in what is known as ‘Veganuary’. In this series the Chronicle looks at local families, individuals and colleagues who have taken up the challenge. This is the first of a three-part series,...

14th January 2022

By Geraldine Scott, PA Political Correspondent An apology from the Prime Minister’s former director of communications over a No 10 party the night before the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral has heaped further pressure on Boris Johnson as another Tory MP called on him to resign. James Slack, who until last year was Mr Johnson’s director...