Fix your carbon footprint first, Boris! As Government’s green spokesman says don’t rinse plates before using dishwasher, it emerges No10 Downing Street has a poor eco-rating Allegra Stratton advised public not to rinse dishes before using a dishwasher But the message has been somewhat diluted after it emerged that No10 itself has an especially poor carbon … Read more
Allegra Stratton ‘was appointed PM’s press secretary on say-so of Carrie’ despite interview panel ‘recommending ”calm” BBC reporter Ellie Price for the job’ Allegra Stratton was appointed as Boris Johnson’s press secretary last Autumn Claims she was handed the role despite interview panel backing BBC’s Ellie Price Planned TV briefings eventually abandoned last month without … Read more
To me, the much-repeated claim that the task of keeping Carrie placated influences our Prime Minister’s decisions seems unbelievable. Can this really be true? Is the most powerful man in the country, Boris, the original alpha male, so nervous about his fiancee throwing a wobbly that he makes not only domestic but professional choices based … Read more
Did Allegra Stratton mislead the Press pack over refurb? Labour demand inquiry into whether PM’s press secretary ‘knowingly misled’ journalists Former journalist was Mr Johnson’s press secretary from October until last week Labour’s demand came after No 10 spokesman declined to deny PM’s loan That claim appears to run contrary to what Miss Stratton said … Read more
Boris Johnson was blunt when he picked up the phone to Alok Sharma earlier this month. ‘At the end of this conversation, you are going to say, “That’s a great idea, Boris,” ’ the Prime Minister told him. His suggestion was to move Allegra Stratton from her job as No 10 press secretary to become … Read more
At an intimate dinner last July at Chequers, the Prime Minister’s official country residence in leafy Buckinghamshire, the wine and the conversation – a mix of high politics, policy, Covid, and Westminster gossip – were flowing freely between old friends and colleagues. That night Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds were hosting Chancellor of … Read more
At an intimate dinner last July at Chequers, the Prime Minister’s official country residence in leafy Buckinghamshire, the wine and the conversation – a mix of high politics, policy, Covid, and Westminster gossip – were flowing freely between old friends and colleagues. That night Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds were hosting Chancellor of … Read more
The shunting aside of Allegra Stratton at Number 10 has cleared the stage for one of Boris Johnson’s top aides to take control of the press operation, in the wake of infighting between allies of deposed Brexit guru Dominic Cummings and the PM’s fiancée Carrie Symonds. Downing Street director of communications Jack Doyle is now the … Read more
The £2.6 million renovation of Downing Street’s new White House-style press briefing room was carried out by a Russian firm with links to state-controlled broadcaster Russia Today, it has emerged. The construction of the room within No 9 Downing Street began last year when the government announced plans to hold televised briefings. Earlier this month, it … Read more
The £2.6 million renovation of Downing Street’s new White House-style press briefing room was carried out by a Russian firm with links to state-controlled broadcaster Russia Today, it has emerged. The construction of the room within No 9 Downing Street began last year when the government announced plans to hold televised briefings. Earlier this month, it … Read more