Boris Johnson arrives at St Thomas’s Hospital to receive the AstraZeneca jab

Boris Johnson today joined the millions of Britons to be vaccinated after receiving his first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab.  The Prime Minister, 56, gave a triumphant thumbs up after having his inoculation at St Thomas’ in central London – the same hospital he was admitted to when struck down with Covid in April last … Read more

Boris Johnson arrives at St Thomas’s Hospital to receive the AstraZeneca jab

Boris Johnson today joined the millions of Britons to be vaccinated after receiving his first dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca jab.  The Prime Minister, 56, was pictured having his injection at St Thomas’ in central London – the same hospital he was admitted to when struck down with Covid in April last year.  It came as … Read more

WHAT BOOK would wine writer Hugh Johnson take to a desert island? 

WHAT BOOK would wine writer Hugh Johnson take to a desert island? Hugh Johnson is currently reading The Boundless Sea by David Abulafia UK-based writer would take The Michelin Road Atlas Of France to a desert island He said Hilary Mantel is among the authors who’ve left him cold  By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 22:02 GMT, … Read more

Covid UK: Stanley Johnson gives Boris ‘B-plus or maybe A-minus’ for his handling of the pandemic

Stanley Johnson gives his Prime Minister son Boris ‘B-plus or maybe A-minus’ for his handling of the pandemic as he deducts marks because more than 100,000 people are dead Stanley Johnson gave the PM ‘B-plus or maybe A-minus’ for his handling of Covid The former MEP praised the Government’s ‘remarkably successful’ jabs rollout He claimed … Read more

US lawmakers pile the pressure on Boris Johnson over Brexit

US piles pressure on Boris Johnson to resolve post-Brexit Northern Ireland border dispute with the EU and warns trade deal with America could be at risk A bipartisan group of US senators has issued a new Brexit-linked resolution  The resolution calls for the ‘full implementation’ of the Northern Ireland Protocol It warns a failure to … Read more

Covid UK: Boris Johnson to get AstraZeneca vaccine ‘shortly’ amid blood clot ‘fake news’

Boris Johnson today revealed he will be getting the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine ‘very shortly’ as the government scrambles to reassure the public it is safe despite chaos in Europe. Speaking at PMQs, Mr Johnson said he was ‘pleased to discover’ that he is in line for his jab, with over-50s now being covered.  And he … Read more

Boris Johnson faces growing calls to launch public inquiry into handling of the coronavirus crisis

Boris Johnson is facing growing calls for a public inquiry into Britain’s handling of the coronavirus crisis – but the Government insists that now is ‘not the right time’.   Scientific advisers, bereaved families, senior doctors and an ex-head of the civil service are among those advocating for an inquiry into the pandemic – as the … Read more

Boris Johnson faces growing calls to launch public inquiry into handling of the coronavirus crisis

Boris Johnson is facing growing calls for a public inquiry into Britain’s handling of the coronavirus crisis – but the Government insists that now is ‘not the right time’.   Scientific advisers, bereaved families, senior doctors and an ex-head of the civil service are among those advocating for an inquiry into the pandemic – as the … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘ignored advice on shaking hands’ at start of pandemic

Boris Johnson ‘suggested the UK should “ignore” coronavirus at the start of pandemic’ and ‘disregarded advice on not shaking hands’, claims BBC New account of early days of Covid claims PM ignored shaking hands advice Claims there was a ‘genuine argument’ over whether to pursue herd immunity Said to have been talk of ‘chicken pox … Read more

Boris Johnson plans to boost our nuclear arsenal by 40%

Boris Johnson will announce today that Britain is significantly increasing its nuclear arsenal amid a threat of terrorist ‘dirty bombs’. He will signal a shift to a ‘more robust position on security and deterrence’ which will see troops deployed overseas ‘more often and for longer periods’. The Prime Minister is also expected to use the … Read more