The economic policy and message that Johnson needs. ToryDiary: Help hard-working people and go for more growth.Johnson told the Welsh Conservative conference on Friday: вЂњIвЂ™m proud to say that you have to go all the way back to 1974 to find a time when the unemployment was as low in the UK as it is todayвЂќ. Ministers have as yet been unable to agree what more should be done amid continued wrangling over the merits of a windfall tax, with Downing Street keen to stress the ВЈ22bn that has already been spent on supporting households, and highlighting the need to grow the economy. No 10 sources confirmed on Sunday that the prime minister will continue to throw the spotlight on the healthy state of the job market, in the face of the rising clamour to help families struggling with their bills. вЂњBoris Johnson hopes to blunt calls for urgent action on the cost of living crisis by stressing that work is the best route out of poverty, as an energy firm boss warned that 40% of households could soon be in fuel poverty. Windfall tax 2) Johnson to stress work as the fix for cost of living crisis BritainвЂ™s economic model must be entirely redrawn before itвЂ™s too late вЂ“ Nick Timothy, Daily Telegraph.Lib Dems urge clarity on JohnsonвЂ™s discussions with political adviser вЂ“ FT.WeвЂ™re not taking any options off the table.вЂќ Opposition parties are pushing for a windfall tax to help families cope with a once-in-a-generation cost of living crisis.вЂќ вЂ“ Daily Telegraph вЂњInvestment has to be real, which is what I think Rishi (Sunak) will demand of all these companies and to see a roadmap towards that investment. Who receives the dividend? Pensioners through their pension funds. He said: вЂњIf you apply a windfall tax, will probably have to reduce or take away their dividend. Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi said a one-off levy on energy companies would likely result in dividends being slashed or axed altogether. вЂњA windfall tax on energy companies risks harming peopleвЂ™s pension pots, a senior minister has said amid widening Cabinet splits over the policy. Windfall tax 1) Minister says a windfall tax вЂwould hit your pension potвЂ™

Video: WATCH: Sue Gray has been allowed to conduct herself independently, says Zahawi.Riddle of Gray report press officer who was moved after leaks and lurid briefings вЂ“ Daily Mail.How email trail leads to Gray вЂ“ Daily Mail.вЂSue Gray is supposed to be neutral but sheвЂ™s been busy playing politics and enjoying the limelight a little too much,вЂ™ said one insider.вЂќ вЂ“ Daily Mail Senior Tories were also alarmed by вЂtoxicвЂ™ media briefings from Miss GrayвЂ™s team and the suggestion that she was вЂsurprisedвЂ™ Mr Johnson had received only one fine. The contents of her report were not discussed. The Daily Mail has established that the вЂproceduralвЂ™ meeting followed an emailed request from the ethics chief herself. A senior Whitehall source said it was вЂnot trueвЂ™ that Mr Johnson had sought a secret meeting with Miss Gray to discuss her report into lockdown-busting events in No 10. вЂњThe Prime MinisterвЂ™s aides reacted with fury to allegations that the PM had tried to вЂnobbleвЂ™ her official inquiry. Partygate report 2) JohnsonвЂ™s allies turn on Gray and accuse her of вЂplaying politicsвЂ™ GrayвЂ™s вЂbrutalвЂ™ report will pile heavy pressure on Cabinet Secretary to resign вЂ“ Daily Mail.There is a growing row in Westminster over a meeting between Boris Johnson and Ms Gray to discuss the вЂњhandling of the reportвЂќ, with ministers insisting that the Prime Minister was not seeking to influence its conclusions.вЂќ вЂ“ Daily Telegraph The report is expected to be published as soon as Tuesday. Ms Gray, who was appointed by Mr Case to investigate the various lockdown parties, was on Sunday night putting the finishing touches to her report after formally notifying officials and other Whitehall figures that they would be named. Case, the head of the civil service, is braced for the report to be вЂњbrutalвЂќ and contain вЂњstinging criticismвЂќ of his leadership and conduct during his tenure in Downing Street. вЂњSimon Case, the Cabinet Secretary, is set to come under heavy pressure to resign this week as the Sue Gray report is expected to conclude that he bears вЂњultimate responsibilityвЂќ for the Partygate scandal, The Telegraph understands. Partygate report 1) Cabinet secretary вЂexpected to bear ultimate responsibilityвЂ™ for scandal

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