Front-woman or fall guy? Ex-TV presenter Allegra Stratton will front No10’s new White House-style press conferences Downing Street said to have appointed Allegra Stratton as its new TV spokesman Ex-journalist Ms Stratton will host White House-style daily TV press briefings Ms Stratton joined the Government in April this year to work for Rishi Sunak By Jack … Read more
Number 10 today insisted it would not be swayed by mounting calls from scientists to stop using lockdowns and let the coronavirus spread among young and healthy people. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said calls for the UK to aim for herd immunity against Covid-19 would not be heeded by policy-makers. It comes after a … Read more
The Government’s goal to cut 20 per cent of sugar from cakes, biscuits and other foods by the end of the year is set to fail because firms have only managed a three per cent reduction so far. Public Health England asked the food and drinks industry to voluntarily slash a fifth of sugar from … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has overtaken Boris Johnson as the man voters think would make the best Prime Minister, according to exclusive new research seen by The Mail on Sunday. The analysis, conducted by former Conservative deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft, will cause alarm in Downing Street as Mr Johnson grapples with the rise in Covid-19 infections, … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has overtaken Boris Johnson as the man voters think would make the best Prime Minister, according to exclusive new research seen by The Mail on Sunday. The analysis, conducted by former Conservative deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft, will cause alarm in Downing Street as Mr Johnson grapples with the rise in Covid-19 infections, … Read more
Boris Johnson agreed to Dominic Cummings’s ‘terrorist demands’ for total control of No 10 operation in order to secure his services as an adviser, explosive biography reveals EXCLUSIVE: Tom Bower’s The Gambler serialised in tomorrow’s Mail on Sunday It reveals how the PM cycled to Mr Cummings’ home after becoming Tory leader Among the adviser’s … Read more
Boris Johnson appeared to pour a large cauldron of humbug on Hallowe’en fun today as Downing Street warned against trick-or-treating. No10 warned that families under local lockdowns in England – some 12 million people in total – should not mix, when asked whether traditional ghoulish events should take place. And it warned that elsewhere the … Read more
Has Boris cancelled Halloween? No10 warns thousands of families in lockdown areas not to mix and suggests parents letting children trick-or-treat in large groups elsewhere face FINES – as London braces for new shutdown No10 warned that families under local lockdowns in England should not mix And those not in lockdown areas must obey Rule … Read more
The Home Office considered putting wave machines in the Channel to stop migrant crossings, it was revealed today – as it emerged asylum seekers could be housed on old ferries or flown to Papua New Guinea. The option was among ‘blue sky’ ideas looked at by officials to discourage migrants from trying to cross in … Read more
Coronavirus infection rates are NOT going up among school-age children, Professor Chris Whitty says in ‘important’ reminder to people worried about the virus spreading in the classroom Professor Whitty said it was ‘important’ to remember rates lower in children Chief medical officer appeared in a televised briefing with Boris Johnson He said school-age children are … Read more