Boris Johnson faces furious Tory backlash from MPs who say the public should be ‘trusted to act responsibly’ after three-tier lockdown plan is released Boris Johnson has confirmed that a new ‘Three Tier’ lockdown system is coming The system will be introduced across England From 5pm Wednesday But some MPs and senior Tories are unhappy … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing a growing Tory rebellion after ministers used arcane parliamentary rules to block an attempt to prevent poor-quality food imports in a UK-US trade deal. The Government used an old-fashioned procedure to block an amendment to the Agricultural Bill when it came before MPs today amid warnings over chlorinated chicken or hormone-treated beef … Read more
Eagle-eyed TV viewers claim Boris Johnson is ‘losing his hair’ after spotting several strands on the PM’s shoulders when he addressed the Commons today. The Prime Minister told MPs earlier today that ‘deaths are already rising’ and the ‘the weeks and months ahead will continue to be difficult and will test the mettle of this country’. … Read more
Eagle-eyed TV viewers claim Boris Johnson is ‘losing his hair’ after spotting several strands on the PM’s shoulders when he addressed the Commons today. The Prime Minister told MPs earlier today that ‘deaths are already rising’ and the ‘the weeks and months ahead will continue to be difficult and will test the mettle of this country’. … Read more
In the Commons this afternoon Mr Johnson introduced the much-trailed Local Covid Alert Levels that will shut down pubs and bars and block people from visiting each other. Boris Johnson today divided the the country into ‘medium’, ‘high’ or ‘very high’ coronavirus alert sectors amid a tightening of lockdown rules that could last until Christmas. In the … Read more
London’s nine million-strong population is set to be banned by the government from seeing their friends and family indoors within days – as Boris Johnson prepares to stop households mixing, while still keeping pubs, restaurants and gyms open. The capital is expected to be hurled into Tier Two of the new restrictions drawn up by … Read more
London’s nine million-strong population is set to be banned by the government from seeing their friends and family indoors within days – as Boris Johnson prepares to stop households mixing, while still keeping pubs, restaurants and gyms open. The capital is expected to be hurled into Tier Two of the new restrictions drawn up by … Read more
One week into Boris Johnson’s campaign to take over from Theresa May as Prime Minister last year, long-standing differences of opinion among his team erupted. Lynton Crosby, the strategist who had masterminded his victory as London Mayor, was frozen out by Boris’s partner Carrie Symonds, who was convinced he had orchestrated her recent departure from … Read more
One week into Boris Johnson’s campaign to take over from Theresa May as Prime Minister last year, long-standing differences of opinion among his team erupted. Lynton Crosby, the strategist who had masterminded his victory as London Mayor, was frozen out by Boris’s partner Carrie Symonds, who was convinced he had orchestrated her recent departure from … Read more
Boris Johnson plans a post-Brexit boost for UK shipbuilding as part of defence review Defence review said to be changing rules around giving British firms contracts Currently EU rules require international competitions for contracts These restrictions could be releaxed by 2023 Ministers have hinted at a new £1.5 billion deal to build Royal Navy supply … Read more