Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson ‘sounds breathless’ for briefing

Boris Johnson raised fears for his health tonight with a breathless first Downing Street briefing since being discharged from intensive care after battling coronavirus. The Prime Minister leaned on his lectern with both arms and his opening remarks were punctuated by strained inhalations. ‘Boris sounds worryingly breathless,’ Piers Morgan tweeted. Meanwhile, medical experts backed the … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson ‘sounds breathless’ for briefing

Boris Johnson raised fears for his health tonight with a breathless first Downing Street briefing since being discharged from intensive care after battling coronavirus. The Prime Minister leaned on his lectern with both arms and his opening remarks were punctuated by strained inhalations. ‘Boris sounds worryingly breathless,’ Piers Morgan tweeted. Meanwhile, medical experts backed the … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson says we’re ‘past virus peak’

Boris Johnson declared that Britain is ‘past the peak’ of coronavirus tonight – but urged the public to ‘keep going’ with lockdown to avoid a fresh outbreak. Heading his first Downing Street briefing since falling ill, the Prime Minister said the UK is now on the ‘downward slope’ and praised Britons for having avoided an ‘uncontrollable … Read more

Boris Johnson urges Britons to ‘keep going’ with coronavirus lockdown

Boris Johnson declared that Britain is ‘past the peak’ of coronavirus tonight – but urged the public to ‘keep going’ with lockdown to avoid a fresh outbreak. Heading his first Downing Street briefing since falling ill, the Prime Minister said the UK is now on the ‘downward slope’.  In a tribute to the British public, Mr … Read more

Boris Johnson is set to dash hopes of an early end to coronavirus curbs

Boris Johnson is set to signal lockdown will stay until June today as he fronts his first Downing Street briefing since falling ill. Having chaired Cabinet this morning, the Prime Minister is expected to dash hopes of an imminent end to the draconian curbs crippling the economy, stressing that allowing the killer disease to run rampant … Read more

Boris Johnson is set to dash hopes of an early end to coronavirus curbs

Boris Johnson is set to signal lockdown will stay until June today as he gathers Cabinet to thrash out an ‘exit strategy’ – and then fronts a daily coronavirus briefing for the first time since falling ill. The Prime Minister is expected to dash hopes of an imminent end to the draconian curbs crippling the economy, … Read more

Boris Johnson calls Captain Tom a ‘point of light in all our lives’

The Prime Minister has today called Colonel Tom Moore a ‘point of light in our lives’ as he wished him a happy 100th birthday and thanked him for helping to pull the nation together through the coronavirus pandemic.  This comes as Captain Tom has been promoted to Honorary Colonel by the Queen to mark his … Read more

Boris Johnson calls Captain Tom a ‘point of light in all our lives’

The Prime Minister has today called Colonel Tom Moore a ‘point of light in our lives’ as he wished him a happy birthday and thanked him for helping to pull the nation together through the coronavirus pandemic.  This comes as Captain Tom has been promoted to Honorary Colonel by the Queen to mark his 100th … Read more

RICHARD KAY: A surreal playground awaits for Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’ first child

For an infant it is a princely playground, from the private walled garden to the giant nursery installed by a predecessor but one.  But while this child-friendly idyll may be the perfect place to raise a baby, it is also a surreal one.  Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’ new born son will be welcomed into … Read more

RICHARD KAY: A surreal playground awaits for Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’ first child

For an infant it is a princely playground, from the private walled garden to the giant nursery installed by a predecessor but one.  But while this child-friendly idyll may be the perfect place to raise a baby, it is also a surreal one.  Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’ new born son will be welcomed into … Read more