A month ago, Boris Johnson appeared to be on a mission to shake hands. He locked paws with Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield as he appeared on This Morning to discuss the latest steps to battle the then burgeoning outbreak, without alarming people. He later manfully greeted Welsh Tory Lord Davies at the Welsh Conservative Party … Read more
Social media posts can be ever so revealing. Who is the unlikeliest fan of Labour’s new leader Sir Keir Starmer? None other, it seems, than our Tory Prime Minister’s own younger brother, Leo Johnson, who has ‘liked’ a series of gushingly positive tweets about the millionaire former lawyer. One of the missives Leo, 52, has … Read more
On Saturday, we published our first extract from Simon Walters’ hilarious new book on Boris Johnson’s unique way with English, exploring how the Prime Minister uses unfamiliar words to surprise, delight and bamboozle. Today, in the final part, we reveal some of the strangest, cleverest and rudest ‘Borisisms’ so far recorded… Aryan bull pig ‘You … Read more
On Saturday, we published our first extract from Simon Walters’ hilarious new book on Boris Johnson’s unique way with English, exploring how the Prime Minister uses unfamiliar words to surprise, delight and bamboozle. Today, in the final part, we reveal some of the strangest, cleverest and rudest ‘Borisisms’ so far recorded… Aryan bull pig ‘You … Read more
Carrie Symons has announced she has coronavirus after fiancee Boris Johnson went into isolation with the deadly pathogen. Ms Symonds posted on Twitter earlier today and said: ‘I’ve spent the past week in bed with the main symptoms of Coronavirus. I haven’t needed to be tested and, after seven days of rest, I feel stronger … Read more
Carrie Symons has announced she has coronavirus after fiancee Boris Johnson went into isolation with the deadly pathogen. Ms Symonds posted on Twitter earlier today and said: ‘I’ve spent the past week in bed with the main symptoms of Coronavirus. I haven’t needed to be tested and, after seven days of rest, I feel stronger … Read more
Closing drive-through restaurants might have undermined coronavirus battle, warns Boris Johnson’s ex-business adviser as he condemns ‘shaming’ of firms for staying open Boris Johnson’s ex-business adviser criticised ‘shaming’ of firms that stay open Andrew Griffth said closing drive-throughs might have been an ‘overreaction’ Warned economy must keep going as much as possible during coronavirus crisis … Read more
Boris Johnson’s dramatic coronavirus lockdown announcement last night was watched by 27million Britons – as a poll found 93 per cent back the measures. The huge viewing figures make the PM’s grim TV address from Downing Street one of the most watched events in UK history, exceeding the numbers for the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony. Research … Read more
Britons have today been trying to deal with the government’s three-week coronavirus lockdown with some good humour. Hundreds of thousands of employees are this morning sitting in their living rooms, wearing shorts with optional socks on day one of the lockdown. Prime Minister Boris Johnson last night announced that only key workers should be commuting … Read more
Good Evening. The coronavirus is the biggest threat this country has faced for decades – and this country is not alone. All over the world we are seeing the devastating impact of this invisible killer And so tonight I want to update you on the latest steps we are taking to fight the disease and … Read more