Boris Johnson dons Philippines holiday T-shirt

Boris Johnson looked pale and thin today as he embarked on his second early morning run in a row in an effort to get back in shape after his battle with coronavirus.     The Prime Minister, 55, is seen in pictures wearing a white T-shirt bearing a brightly-coloured Philippines design and navy adidas shorts as he returns to Downing … Read more

Boris Johnson dons Philippines holiday T-shirt

Boris Johnson looked pale and thin today as he embarked on his second early morning run in a row in an effort to get back in shape after his battle with coronavirus.     The Prime Minister, 55, is seen in pictures wearing a white T-shirt bearing a brightly-coloured Philippines design and navy adidas shorts as he returns to Downing … Read more

Boris Johnson and UK’s most senior civil servant Sir Mark Sedwill clash over route out of lockdown

‘Who’s in charge of this plan. Is it you?’ How Boris Johnson and UK’s most senior civil servant Sir Mark Sedwill clashed over route out of lockdown – as one adviser calls the planning a ‘sh**show’ Boris Johnson and Sir Mark Sedwill said to have had a ‘tense’ stand off last week The PM and … Read more

Boris Johnson and UK’s most senior civil servant Sir Mark Sedwill clash over route out of lockdown

‘Who’s in charge of this plan. Is it you?’ How Boris Johnson and UK’s most senior civil servant Sir Mark Sedwill clashed over route out of lockdown – as one adviser calls the planning a ‘sh**show’ Boris Johnson and Sir Mark Sedwill said to have had a ‘tense’ stand off last week The PM and … Read more

Boris Johnson hails British ‘fortitude’ as he aims to draw a line under confusion over new rules

British people’s ‘fortitude’ will enable then to survive the Covid-19 crisis and regain ‘the freedoms they hold dear’, Boris Johnson declares today. The Prime Minister says that the epidemic has brought out ‘the best in humanity’ and that the public’s ‘perseverance’ and ‘good common sense’ will enable the country to ‘inch forwards’ out of lockdown … Read more

Boris Johnson hails British ‘fortitude’ as he aims to draw a line under confusion over new rules

British people’s ‘fortitude’ will enable then to survive the Covid-19 crisis and regain ‘the freedoms they hold dear’, Boris Johnson declares today. The Prime Minister says that the epidemic has brought out ‘the best in humanity’ and that the public’s ‘perseverance’ and ‘good common sense’ will enable the country to ‘inch forwards’ out of lockdown … Read more

Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron’s WhatsApp messages on quarantine-free travel blindsided officials

Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron spent a weekend exchanging WhatsApp messages about quarantine-free travel between Britain and France – blindsiding officials on both sides of the Channel Boris Johnson uses WhatsApp to regularly converse with Emmanuel Macron  The two world leaders were in touch throughout last weekend on messaging app PM announced travellers from France would … Read more

Is PHE facing the chop? Boris Johnson tells Tory MPs he plans post-pandemic review of ‘institutions’

Is Public Health England facing the chop? Boris Johnson tells Tory MPs he plans review of ‘institutions’ amid fury over testing and warns he will not return to austerity or freeze public sector pay to cover the cost of coronavirus PM insisted his plans to revitalise left-behind parts of the UK would go ahead  He … Read more

PLATELL’S PEOPLE: Boris Johnson is the proof that you cannot be fat and fit

When Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital more than a month ago, he was a middleaged 5ft 9in man weighing a massive 17-and-a-half stone.  His BMI or Body Mass Index — a measure of whether you are a healthy weight — was 36, placing him firmly in the obese category.  Even though he is only … Read more

PLATELL’S PEOPLE: Boris Johnson is the proof that you cannot be fat and fit

When Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital more than a month ago, he was a middleaged 5ft 9in man weighing a massive 17-and-a-half stone.  His BMI or Body Mass Index — a measure of whether you are a healthy weight — was 36, placing him firmly in the obese category.  Even though he is only … Read more