The Cabinet Secretary today admitted an inquiry into the ‘chatty rat’ lockdown probably will not find a culprit as he gave evidence to MPs. Giving evidence to a powerful committee, Simon Case said the probe into who revealed plans for renewed restrictions last week was ‘complex’. But Mr Case did not back up Dominic Cummings’s … Read more
Boris Johnson today flatly defied mounting evidence to deny allegations he said he would rather see ‘bodies piling up’ than lock the country down again. The PM said ‘no’ when challenged over whether he made the remark in a fit of pique after agreeing the second round of brutal coronavirus restrictions last year. Aides are said to … Read more
The Prime Minister has a problem with his personal finances. That is the easiest explanation for why Boris Johnson attempted to get Conservative Party donors to help pay for an expensive refurbishment of the Downing Street flat in which he, his fiancée Carrie Symonds and their baby son Wilfred live. It would have been an … Read more
Dominic Cummings ‘has audio recordings of key government conversations’ and ‘can back up a lot of his claims’, ally of the former chief adviser says Dominic Cummings kept audio recordings of key conversations, an ally claims Former chief adviser is locked in an explosive war of words with Boris Johnson Whitehall source said officials did … Read more
Dominic Cummings is still considered a suspect in the hunt for the government’s ‘chatty rat’ leaker, sources have claimed. Cabinet Secretary Simon Case will be grilled by MPs this afternoon about a string of explosive allegations made by Mr Cummings. The PM’s former-svengali denied being the ‘chatty rat’ and on Friday accused Henry Newman, a … Read more
How Dominic Cummings was fingered by MI5 over ‘Chatty Rat’ leak: Probe by security services into WhatsApp messages sent after key top-level meeting ‘show ex-aide was responsible’ claim opponents By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 12:22 BST, 25 April 2021 | Updated: 12:35 BST, 25 April 2021 Dominic Cummings was fingered as the … Read more
Liz Truss says Dominic Cummings’ bombshell claim that the £200,000 renovation of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat may have been ‘illegal’ is ‘tittle-tattle’ – but does not deny that Tory donors originally helped fund it By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 10:07 BST, 25 April 2021 | Updated: 10:47 BST, 25 April 2021 … Read more
Liz Truss says Dominic Cummings’ bombshell claim that the £200,000 renovation of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat may have been ‘illegal’ is ‘tittle-tattle’ – but does not deny that Tory donors originally helped fund it By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 10:07 BST, 25 April 2021 | Updated: 10:17 BST, 25 April 2021 … Read more
Dominic Cummings is to blame Boris Johnson personally for the UK’s catastrophic coronavirus death toll, it was revealed today as the civil war surrounding the Prime Minister and his former top aide deepened. Mr Cummings is said to be preparing to hand ‘kompromat’ – damaging private material – on Mr Johnson to MPs when he … Read more
As the Downing Street pyschodrama raging between Dominic Cummings and Carrie Symonds reached its climax last November, the departing adviser had one final encounter with Boris Johnson before collecting his belongings. According to one version of the meeting, held in Mr Johnson’s No 10 office, Mr Cummings told the Prime Minister that he hoped they … Read more