Ex-Question Time host David Dimbleby calls Boris Johnson’s chief aide Dominic Cummings a ‘machine gun’ prepared to ‘massacre’ institutions including the BBC and judiciary – and even takes aim at ‘arrogant’ PM Mr Dimbleby, 81, said ‘there is something obnoxious’ about Dominic Cummings He also said politicians these days shy away from scrutiny and are … Read more
Leeds drinkers enjoyed a final night out before new restrictions at midnight as Wigan, Stockport and Blackpool prepared to go into lockdown. Punters were seen crowding on pavements outside pubs while others took a seat and down their pints with friends. Residents in the city will be banned from socialising with other people outside of their … Read more
Leeds drinkers enjoyed a final night out before new restrictions at midnight as Wigan, Stockport and Blackpool prepared to go into lockdown. Punters were seen crowding on pavements outside pubs while others took a seat and down their pints with their friends. Residents in the city will be banned from socialising with other people outside of … Read more
With something resembling a genial grunt, the Prime Minister urged his guests to tuck into lunch, Oxfordshire beef fillet with crispy shin, baby leeks and a rich gravy with the promise of marmalade bread and butter pudding to follow. ‘Enjoy it,’ he said before bellowing down the long dining table at Chequers: ‘Eat every scrap. … Read more
Britain could avoid another full-blown lockdown by cocooning the elderly, scientists advising the Government say. The strategy would see ministers encourage those most at-risk of coronavirus, including patients with underlying health conditions, to stay home and shield. It would allow young and healthy Brits to continue enjoying freedoms like going to restaurants and pubs – which … Read more
Britain could avoid another full-blown lockdown by cocooning the elderly, scientists advising the Government say. The strategy would see ministers encourage those most at-risk of coronavirus, including patients with underlying health conditions, to stay home and shield. It would allow young and healthy Brits to continue enjoying freedoms like going to restaurants and pubs – which … Read more
Are the UK and EU inching towards a post-Brexit trade deal? Optimism grows after Downing Street welcomes ‘useful exchanges’ while Brussels says ‘the tide is turning’ Downing Street says there have been ‘useful exchanges’ with EU in recent weeks An EU official said ‘it seems like the tide is turning’ after months of talks deadlock … Read more
Carrie Symonds has arrived back in chilly Britain after enjoying a luxury seaside retreat to Italy with baby Wilfred. Boris Johnson’s fiancée battled the blustery weather in a red beanie hat as she left Downing Street by the back exit this afternoon. The new mother strapped her four-month-old son into a government people carrier before being … Read more
For it has emerged that Vallance (above) holds shares worth £600,000 in GlaxoSmith-Kline, the drugs giant racing to develop a Covid vaccine. Not so long ago, he sold other shares worth £5million During a rare interview, Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government’s chief scientific adviser, was asked to describe himself in three words. He replied: ‘Introverted, … Read more
‘We must live without fear’: Was Rishi Sunak’s parting comment a dig at cautious Boris Johnson? Westminster insiders question why PM was posing in a police car instead of at Chancellor’s side in Commons Chancellor unveiled the successor to the furlough scheme in Commons at noon But at the time PM was 70 miles away … Read more