Mother who asked question at Downing Street briefing says Matt Hancock ‘evaded’ her question

The mother who sought assurances for her son with cystic fibrosis at yesterday’s Downing Street press conference has said Matt Hancock ‘evaded’ her question. Sadie Stainfield, 35, from Northampton, was the first non-journalist in the country to ask a question to a minister via video at the daily coronavirus briefings. The single parent, who works … Read more

Did Trump storm out of coronavirus briefing after he failed to have CNN reporter banished

President Trump abruptly cut off his coronavirus press briefing without taking any questions from the press shortly after a CNN reporter refused to move to the back of the room, according to a report. Kaitlan Collins, CNN’s White House Correspondent, said she was asked by White House officials to swap seats with another reporter several rows behind … Read more

Where is Debbie Birx? Top coronavirus doctor vanishes from daily White House briefing

Dr. Deborah Birx was missing from Friday’s White House press briefing after video of her reaction to President Donald Trump’s suggestion the previous day -that government officials study the idea injecting disinfectants as a possible cure for coronavirus – went viral. Birx was spotted at the White House Friday morning, taping an interview for Fox News … Read more

Donald Trump WALKS OUT of coronavirus briefing after his disinfectant disaster

President Donald Trump abruptly exited his daily White House press briefing Friday without taking a single question, after digging an increasingly deep hole over his comments about treating coronavirus patients with powerful disinfectants.  The event lasted just 22 minutes, with Trump sharing the stage with other officials instead of holding court for up to two … Read more

Where is Debbie Birx? Top coronavirus doctor vanishes from daily White House briefing

Dr. Deborah Birx was missing from Friday’s White House press briefing after video of her reaction to President Donald Trump’s suggestion the previous day -that government officials study the idea injecting disinfectants as a possible cure for coronavirus – went viral. Birx was spotted at the White House Friday morning, taping an interview for Fox News … Read more

Donald Trump WALKS OUT of coronavirus briefing after his disinfectant disaster

President Donald Trump abruptly exited his daily White House press briefing Friday without taking a single question, after digging an increasingly deep hole over his comments about treating coronavirus patients with powerful disinfectants.  The event lasted just 22 minutes, with Trump sharing the stage with other officials instead of holding court for up to two … Read more

Trump has coronavirus briefing tantrum over CDC boss’ warning of ‘even more difficult’ second wave

President Donald Trump on Wednesday raged about the coverage of CDC Director Robert Redfield’s interview with The Washington Post, where the medical expert warned about the dangers of a second wave of the coronavirus. Trump brought Redfield to the White House podium to repudiate the interview only for the CDC director to confirm the newspaper correctly … Read more

Trump has coronavirus briefing tantrum over CDC boss’ warning of ‘even more difficult’ second wave

President Donald Trump on Wednesday raged about the coverage of CDC Director Robert Redfield’s interview with The Washington Post, where the medical expert warned about the dangers of a second wave of the coronavirus. Trump brought Redfield to the White House podium to repudiate the interview only for the CDC director to confirm the newspaper correctly … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches baffled boffins at the Downing Street briefing 

Yvonne Doyle, medical director of Public Health England, looked mildly blank when the thorny issue of care homes was raised at yesterday’s Downing Street press briefing. Someone had made the not unreasonable point that NHS Nightingale hospital was largely empty, so why couldn’t it be used to provide support for elderly patients from care homes? … Read more