Coronavirus: Boris Johnson faces grilling today from Tory MPs

Boris Johnson faces a grilling by Tory MPs this afternoon with the Prime Minister expected to be told to get a grip on the coronavirus crisis in care homes and to rule out tax rises to pay for the damage done by the current outbreak. Mr Johnson will deliver a speech to the 1922 Committee … Read more

Sir Mark Sedwill had coronavirus at same time as Boris Johnson

Britain’s top civil servant Sir Mark Sedwill ALSO had coronavirus at the same time as Boris Johnson, No 10 finally reveals six weeks later sparking a furious secrecy row Sir Mark Sedwill was ill with coronavirus at approximately the same time as PM  Sir Mark worked from home during illness and was ‘carrying out duties … Read more

Labour apologises after posting images of Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock with blood on their hands

Labour has apologised after posting cartoons depicting Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and Matt Hancock with blood on their hands for PPE failures.  The shocking paintings appeared on the Havant Labour page after being posted to Facebook by the social media officer for the party at the weekend. They show the Prime Minister, Cabinet Office Minister and … Read more

No10 memo urges Boris Johnson to ‘dodge’ meeting with Tory backbench chief

Boris Johnson has blundered by revealing a memo from a senior aide telling him to dodge a coronavirus showdown with the Tory backbench ‘shop steward’. The PM was photographed carrying the private message about 1922 committee chief Sir Graham Brady as he went in to Downing Street yesterday.  The mishap came despite a sign having been … Read more

No10 memo urges Boris Johnson to ‘dodge’ meeting with Tory backbench chief

Boris Johnson has blundered by revealing a memo from a senior aide telling him to dodge a coronavirus showdown with the Tory backbench ‘shop steward’. The PM was photographed carrying the private message about 1922 committee chief Sir Graham Brady as he went in to Downing Street yesterday.  The mishap came despite a sign having been … Read more

Olivia Wilde confirms Dakota Johnson will star in her second directorial effort Don’t Worry, Darling

Olivia Wilde confirms Dakota Johnson will star in her second directorial effort Don’t Worry, Darling By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com Published: 00:33 BST, 14 May 2020 | Updated: 00:33 BST, 14 May 2020 Emmy-winning producer Olivia Wilde officially confirmed on Wednesday that she had cast Dakota Johnson to play a mystery role in Don’t Worry, … Read more

Boris Johnson and Kier Starmer clash over 10,000 care home deaths

Sir Keir Starmer tonight accused Boris Johnson of misleading MPs over advice that claimed coronavirus outbreaks in care homes were ‘very unlikely’.  The Labour leader took aim at the Prime Minister over official guidance from health chiefs in February which he said advised ‘it remains very unlikely that people receiving care in a care home will become … Read more

Boris Johnson claims the UK is testing ‘literally hundreds of thousands of people every day’

Boris Johnson tonight claimed the UK is testing ‘literally hundreds of thousands of people every day’ Boris Johnson tonight claimed the UK will test ‘literally hundreds of thousands of people every day’ as it moves towards finally leaving lockdown – despite the government failing to hit its daily target of 100,000 swabs for eight days … Read more

UK’s crucial coronavirus R rate could be JUST below one, Boris Johnson admits

Prime Minister Boris Johnson tonight announced that the coronavirus is ‘only just’ under control, admitting its reproduction rate may be close to 1. The reproduction rate – known as the R – explains how many people the average COVID-19 patient passes the virus on to before they recover. It is used to measure how fast … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Vaccine may not be found, warns Boris Johnson

People’s lives will be affected for the ‘foreseeable future’ by coronavirus, Boris ohnson warned today as he admitted that a vaccine against the deadly pathogen may never be found. In his 50-page roadmap for the nation to ease its way out of lockdown he said the only long-term hope to get the country back to … Read more