Don’t attack firms that stay open – they have every right to, says business minister 

Criticism of companies who have chosen to stay open during the coronavirus lockdown is being fuelled by people who ‘hate the private sector’, claims business minister. Conservative minister Nadhim Zahawi showed his support for firms who continue to trade, calling for damage to the UK economy to be ‘minimised’ and dismissing ‘unfair criticism’ of bosses. He wrote … Read more

German state finance minister ‘kills himself’

German state finance minister ‘kills himself’ as officials claim he was in despair over the coronavirus crisis Thomas Schaefer, 54, found dead on railway tracks at Hochhein, near Frankfurt Authorities claimed the state finance minister appeared to have killed himself  State governor Volker Bouffier suggested he was ‘in despair’ over coronavirus For confidential support in … Read more

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife Sophie has recovered from coronavirus

The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife has recovered from the coronavirus, it has been confirmed. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, 44, who was diagnosed with the virus earlier this month following a trip to the UK, announced she had received clearance from her doctor and Ottawa Public Health on Saturday and was now feeling ‘so much … Read more

French former Minister Patrick Devedjian, 75, dies of coronavirus

French former Minister Patrick Devedjian, 75, becomes most senior politician in Europe to die of coronavirus By Peter Allen for MailOnline Published: 10:20 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 10:32 BST, 29 March 2020 A former French minister today (SUN) became the most senior politician in Europe to die of Coronavirus. Patrick Devedjian, the 75-year-old … Read more

French former Minister Patrick Devedjian, 75, dies of coronavirus

French former Minister Patrick Devedjian, 75, becomes most senior politician in Europe to die of coronavirus By Peter Allen for MailOnline Published: 10:20 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 10:26 BST, 29 March 2020 A former French minister today (SUN) became the most senior politician in Europe to die of Coronavirus. Patrick Devedjian, the 75-year-old … Read more

Another minister self-isolates with coronavirus symptoms

Now ANOTHER Tory minister has ‘coronavirus’: Scottish Secretary Alister Jack self-isolates at home with ‘mild temperature and cough’ 24 hours after Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock were struck down with killer bug Scottish Secretary Alister Jack is self-isolating after developing virus symptoms He is the third member of the cabinet to go into self-isolation in … Read more

Ex-Cabinet minister David Davis slams Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s ‘tax raid’ on self-employed

Ex-Cabinet minister David Davis slams Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s ‘tax raid’ on the self-employed to fund coronavirus bailout Chancellor Rishi Sunak suggests tax hike to pay self-employed coronavirus aid Mr Davis said putting taxes up for self-employed would be ‘final straw’ for many Tory sources say up to 50 Conservative MPs could back rebellion led by … Read more

Iranian government minister publically speaks of coronavirus conspiracy

Iranian government minister accuses US or creating a ‘special version’ of coronavirus to target his country – as he blasts UK for blocking sale of masks due to sanctions Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei publicly declared that he thinks the United States may have created ‘a special version’ of the diseased to kill Iranians A … Read more

Iranian government minister publically speaks of coronavirus conspiracy

Iranian government minister accuses US or creating a ‘special version’ of coronavirus to target his country – as he blasts UK for blocking sale of masks due to sanctions Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei publicly declared that he thinks the United States may have created ‘a special version’ of the diseased to kill Iranians A … Read more

Lady Houston, the socialite who conspired against the Prime Minister

The British socialite Lucy Houston sent a surprising telegram to the White House in the final weeks of the First World War. Addressed directly to President Woodrow Wilson, it advised him in the strongest possible terms to ignore Germany’s recent request for an armistice, and to insist that the war went on till the bitter … Read more