Tory MPs fear ‘mutual destruction’ as ‘No10 blames leaks on Cummings’

Tory MPs fear Boris Johnson and Dominic Cummings could be headed for ‘mutually assured destruction’ after Number 10 sources accused the PM’s former chief aide of leaking private text messages.  An internal inquiry has been launched into how messages between the Prime Minister and billionaire Sir James Dyson were leaked to journalists. But Downing Street … Read more

Super league: Labour demands answers over Ed Woodward’s No10 meeting four days before reveal

Labour has called on Downing Street to release minutes of a meeting involving Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward just days before the European Super League was launched. Mr Woodward is understood to have been in No 10 for a meeting with officials rather than Boris Johnson, with sources insisting it was Covid-related. But The … Read more

Whitehall’s most senior mandarin is investigating No10 wallpaper scandal

Whitehall’s most senior mandarin is investigating amid row over Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat makeover Cabinet Secretary Simon Case is investigating the refurbishment of the flat  It is claimed a Tory party donor paid £58,000 towards the price of the bill  Carrie Symonds wanted to use wall paper from exclusive designer Lulu Lytle The £58,000 donation … Read more

No10 launches official probe into leak of Boris Johnson’s private texts

No10 launches official probe into leak of Boris Johnson’s private texts to Sir James Dyson amid Tory fears of a civil service mole Leak probe launched into how PM’s private messages came to be made public Billionaire inventor Sir James Dyson offered to help with ventilators at no profit  Asked for tax status of staff … Read more

No10 launches official probe into leak of Boris Johnson’s private texts

No10 launches official probe into leak of Boris Johnson’s private texts to Sir James Dyson amid Tory fears of a civil service mole Leak probe launched into how PM’s private messages came to be made public Billionaire inventor Sir James Dyson offered to help with ventilators at no profit  Asked for tax status of staff … Read more

Covid: No10 convenes panel of top scientists in hope of cutting vaccine development time to 100 days

No10 has today launched a new panel of experts to accelerate the development of vaccines for Covid variants and future pandemics across the world.   The pandemic preparedness partnership (PPP) will draw up advice on how to cut the time it takes to develop and deploy jabs from 300 days to just 100 — a target … Read more

No10 hits back at lateral flow test fears after Matt Hancock adviser warning

Number 10 has today hit back at claims controversial rapid lateral flow coronavirus tests are dangerously unreliable.  The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said the kits, which give a result in under half an hour, ‘have been tested rigorously and we are confident that they are accurate’. It came after an adviser to Matt Hancock admitted as few … Read more

Fears of a lobbying timebomb as it emerges group of business chiefs have access to No10 

Boris Johnson’s claim that he didn’t meddle in a Saudi bid to buy a top English football team was in doubt last night after it emerged he said ‘brilliant’ when told the deal was set to go ahead. The Prime Minister’s jubilant response was to a Downing Street aide who he had asked to intervene … Read more

Fears of a lobbying timebomb as it emerges group of business chiefs have access to No10 

Boris Johnson’s claim that he didn’t meddle in a Saudi bid to buy a top English football team was in doubt last night after it emerged he said ‘brilliant’ when told the deal was set to go ahead. The Prime Minister’s jubilant response was to a Downing Street aide who he had asked to intervene … Read more

Labour-supporting director of Sky TV drama about Boris Johnson’s first year at No10 quits

Labour-supporting director of Sky TV drama about Boris Johnson’s first year at No10 ‘quits amid tensions between production firms after script inaccuracies’ Michael Winterbottom replaced by Julian Jarrold, credits include The Crown  His decision to step down ‘temporarily’ said to have taken place last month  Sources say there are tensions between the production companies involved  … Read more