BBC bosses have warned interviewers not to put ministers under pressure over coronavirus crisis, says former Today presenter John Humphrys John Humphrys, 76, made the revealing claim in his column for today’s Daily Mail Former host wrote it may be ‘justified if we were at war’, adding: ‘But we’re not’ Twitter users have also accused … Read more
BBC bosses are warning interviewers not to put ministers under pressure over coronavirus crisis says former Today presenter John Humphrys John Humphrys, 76, made the revealing claim in his column for today’s Daily Mail Former host wrote it may be ‘justified if we were at war’, adding: ‘But we’re not’ Twitter users have also accused … Read more
DR MAX PEMBERTON: The Prime Minister’s health is robust, but this is a sensible move By Dr Max Pemberton For The Daily Mail Published: 01:33 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 01:50 BST, 6 April 2020 Doctors around the world are still grappling with how the coronavirus affects the body, perplexed that it can affect … Read more
DR MAX PEMBERTON: The Prime Minister’s health is robust, but this is a sensible move By Dr Max Pemberton For The Daily Mail Published: 01:33 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 01:50 BST, 6 April 2020 Doctors around the world are still grappling with how the coronavirus affects the body, perplexed that it can affect … Read more
Ministers are said to be furious at ‘megalomaniac’ NHS bosses and Public Health England’s failure to get to grips with testing and protective equipment shortages – as a new survey shows their staff have no faith in their leaders. There have been increasing concerns about the level of diagnostic testing for the deadly pandemic, with … Read more
Seduced by a declining daily death toll and cautious optimism among experts, many members of the public may have dared hope that Britain was finally turning a corner on the coronavirus horror. If so, they were yesterday abruptly disabused of that rose-tinted notion. On a bleak day, the number of patients dying rocketed by 381 … Read more
Airline tycoons told to cough up: Ministers say shareholders must contribute in bailout By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:23 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 22:23 BST, 31 March 2020 Airline tycoons will have to put their hands in their pockets if they want a bail out, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps warned … Read more
Ministers were accused of bungling the drive for mass coronavirus testing today amid claims the UK does have the lab capacity to match Germany. Experts insisted ‘organisation’ rather than a shortage of facilities is to blame for the painfully slow rise in checks – warning that the lockdown cannot end until the situation changes. Former … Read more
Ministers will ‘dial in’ to Cabinet meeting tomorrow to minimise coronavirus risk – as No10 confirms Dominic Raab would fill in if the PM goes down with disease By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 17:13 GMT, 23 March 2020 | Updated: 17:13 GMT, 23 March 2020 Ministers will ‘dial in’ to tomorrow’s Cabinet … Read more
‘Designated survivor’ Cabinet row as senior ministers ‘squabble over who gets to stand in for Boris Johnson’ if he contracts coronavirus Plan sets out who takes over if Mr Johnson becomes ill from coronavirus Dominic Raab, the Foreign Secretary, will reportedly take on the top job But other ministers are said to be unhappy at the … Read more