Boris Johnson admits his government HAS failed on Test and Trace as it’s revealed just one in seven are getting results in a day and fewer than 60% of contacts are found Boris Johnson said Test and Trace ‘needs improvement’ after performance slump Fewer than six-in-ten contacts are now tracked down, well below the 80% … Read more
‘Boris talks a lot’: Speaker Lindsay Hoyle poses with his PARROT named after the PM (who also makes an appearance as a DOG TOY) and reveals Labour leader Starmer could be next to join his parliamentary menagerie, saying ‘it would be nice to have a Keir’ By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 17:43 … Read more
Boris Becker, 52, ‘did NOT hand over his 1985 Wimbledon men’s singles cup and other trophies to settle his debts when he declared himself bankrupt in 2017’, court hears Becker, 52, is accused of failing to hand over trophies so they could be sold Trophies listed on 28-count indictment include 1985 Wimbledon men’s title He … Read more
Andy Burnham today invited Boris Johnson to Manchester for face-to-face talks to ‘clear the air’ as he said he does not want a ‘lingering political argument’ with the Government. The Labour Mayor has suffered a bruising week after talks with ministers over moving Greater Manchester into Tier Three coronavirus restrictions collapsed, prompting Mr Johnson to … Read more
When Boris Johnson threatened to abandon talks with Andy Burnham on a Covid rescue package, Manchester’s mayor figured he was bluffing. Having come to power on a pledge to ‘level up’ the North, the Prime Minister wouldn’t dare face him down over a £5million gap in their positions, would he? Johnson, who craves being loved … Read more
Boris Johnson has incurred the fury of northern politicians and voters after unilaterally plunging Greater Manchester into a Tier 3 lockdown. Mancunians were fuming after having draconian restrictions forced upon them when financial support talks between Andy Burnham and Downing Street collapsed. The Prime Minister, who built his 80-seat majority with Red Wall seats in … Read more
‘Bambi’ Burnham versus warrior ‘Winston’ Johnson was never going to end well. A bitter face-off between the Mayor of Greater Manchester and the Prime Minister – two giant egos, two men who both dreamt of leading their party – but only one achieved it. North versus South, posh old Etonian versus an ambitious local leader … Read more
‘Bambi’ Burnham versus warrior ‘Winston’ Johnson was never going to end well. A bitter face-off between the Mayor of Greater Manchester and the Prime Minister – two giant egos, two men who both dreamt of leading their party – but only one achieved it. North versus South, posh old Etonian versus an ambitious local leader … Read more
‘The North Remembers’: Mancunians hit out at to Boris Johnson with Game of Thrones memes as their city is plunged into Tier Three lockdown Deadlocked negotiations saw PM impose tighter curbs on Greater Manchester Many people used Game of Thrones references in their reaction to the news Some praised Mr Burnham, while others blamed him … Read more
As though Boris Johnson didn’t have enough to contend with, last week he was pictured in the House of Commons with what appeared to be white flakes of dandruff across the shoulders of his dark blue suit. We know it’s a condition the Prime Minister has battled before — not least because he was very … Read more