The former head of MI6 has warned that it will take the West ‘two or three decades’ before they can build up rival companies to Huawei. Sir John Sawers, who was in charge of MI6 from 2009 up until 2014, said creating a rival company to the Chinese telecoms firm would take time and could … Read more
The former head of MI6 has warned that it will take the West ‘two or three decades’ before they can build up rival companies to Huawei. Sir John Sawers, who was in charge of MI6 from 2009 up until 2014, said creating a rival company to the Chinese telecoms firm would take time and could … Read more
Emmanuel Marcon appeared to consider a very coronavirus unfriendly greeting for Boris Johnson as the two leaders met for talks in Downing Street today. The French president – whose country insists on only one metre social distancing – briefly appeared to want to hug the Prime Minister as they greeted each other outside No10. But … Read more
Emmanuel Macron arrived in London today with simmering tensions over Brexit not stopping him paying tribute to the city as once being ‘the capital of Free France’ as he meets Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince Charles. The French president is visiting England to commemorate the 80th anniversary of his predecessor Charles de Gaulle’s ‘Appel’ … Read more
Angry Tory MPs have urged Boris Johnson to tear down the ‘iron curtain’ around Downing Street and listen to them instead of Dominic Cummings. The PM was given a roasting over the handling of the coronavirus crisis at a meeting with the powerful 1922 committee. Mr Johnson told backbenchers he wants to ditch the social distancing restriction … Read more
There’s an apt and vivid phrase which Boris Johnson uses in private to describe a mood that has engulfed much of the country. He says we must beware of ‘morbid funk’. He appears to mean there is a risk of the nation being so obsessed with Covid-19, and so fearful of its consequences, that we’ll avoid … Read more
There’s an apt and vivid phrase which Boris Johnson uses in private to describe a mood that has engulfed much of the country. He says we must beware of ‘morbid funk’. He appears to mean there is a risk of the nation being so obsessed with Covid-19, and so fearful of its consequences, that we’ll avoid … Read more
No more U-turns! Angry Tories give Boris Johnson a roasting over his failure to scrap the two-metre rule and a series of embarrassing climbdowns The PM has been accused of not listening to MPs, which has resulted in U-turns Mr Johnson is also under pressure to scrap the two-metre social distancing rule He received criticism … Read more
Sitting in his accustomed seat at the middle of the Cabinet table flanked by a handful of socially-distanced ministers, Boris Johnson called for order to enable a figure hovering nearby to speak. Isaac Levido hardly needed an introduction. The softly-spoken 35-year-old Australian was one of the brilliant architects of last December’s decisive general election victories. … Read more
More than 1,500 leading experts have demanded Boris Johnson publish a clear plan for getting children back to school before a generation of pupils are left ‘scarred for life’. In a scathing letter to the Prime Minister today, paediatricians warned the prolonged closure of schools could spark a wave of health, social and educational problems … Read more