Union barons put the brakes on PM’s bid to get government staff back at desks by end of next week

Union chiefs have slammed Boris Johnson’s order to return thousands of civil servants to their desks and insisted they won’t be used ‘as an example to get everybody back to work’. The Prime Minister has told mandarins to tear up the ‘work from home’ guidance which has been in place since March and start getting officials back … Read more

How will Britain get back to the office? Employers grapple with PM’s plea for workers to return

Boris Johnson’s clarion call for the nation’s workforce to return to offices to save Britain’s economy will be treated with caution by swathes of employers and employees, they tell MailOnline. The Prime Minister urged businesses operating remotely to ‘get back into work’ to breathe life back into the cash-starved high street and jump-start the recovery. … Read more

How will Britain get back to the office? Employers grapple with PM’s plea for workers to return

Boris Johnson’s clarion call for the nation’s workforce to return to offices to save Britain’s economy will be treated with caution by swathes of employers and employees, they tell MailOnline. The Prime Minister urged businesses operating remotely to ‘get back into work’ to breathe life back into the cash-starved high street and jump-start the recovery. … Read more

PM’s father Stanley Johnson, 79, jets to his Greek mountain-top villa

PM’s father Stanley Johnson, 79, jets to his Greek mountain-top villa (via Bulgaria) in flagrant disregard of his own son’s ‘essential travel only’ rules Mr Johnson flew into Athens via Sofia last night to visit his mountain villa He said he is in Pelion on ‘essential business trying to Covid-proof my property’  Former Tory MEP … Read more

Richard Caring warns PM’s ‘indecision’ on reopening restaurants, pubs could cost two million jobs

One of Britain’s most powerful business tycoons has launched a blistering attack on the Government, warning that Boris Johnson’s ‘weakness and indecision’ on reopening restaurants, pubs and cafes will cost more than two million workers their jobs.  In a rare interview, restaurateur and private members’ club mogul Richard Caring – whose empire includes the famous Annabel’s … Read more

Ex-brother-in-law of PM’s chief aide comes to his defence over allegations he broke lockdown rules 

Dominic Cummings’s family WAS ticked off by police: Durham constabulary contradicts Downing Street and reveals it spoke to No 10 chief’s father – as aide’s ex-brother in law says it was easy to isolate at farmhouse where he brought their shopping Matthew Herriott said it was easy to self-isolate at Cummings’s parents’ home He said … Read more

PM’s plan to end lockdown in TEN DAYS

Boris Johnson yesterday set a ten-day target to deliver a virus tracing system that could allow the lockdown to be eased.  He said a 25,000-strong army of trackers had been recruited to identify the contacts of infected victims and prevent outbreaks.  The Government’s scientific advisers insist the system must be in place before any more … Read more

PM’s plan to end lockdown in TEN DAYS

Boris Johnson yesterday set a ten-day target to deliver a virus tracing system that could allow the lockdown to be eased.  He said a 25,000-strong army of trackers had been recruited to identify the contacts of infected victims and prevent outbreaks.  The Government’s scientific advisers insist the system must be in place before any more … Read more

Councils in ‘catastrophe’: Town where HALF of workers face being furloughed pleads for PM’s help

Crawley is facing crisis after  Gatwick Airport has furloughed 90 per cent of its staff with reports that half of the town’s population facing being laid off.  The airport employs 3,500 people directly, although a further 21,000 people work for 250 different firms based at the campus.  Also, the airport supports a further 12,000 jobs … Read more

Boris’s next move: PM’s lockdown-easing plans ‘will see council tips reopen this weekend’

Boris Johnson has mapped out a blueprint to loosen the lockdown which will reopen rubbish tips this weekend followed by garden centres within a fortnight, sources claimed last night. Council recycling centres could be allowed to take customers in a matter of days if the police give the green light they can cope with the … Read more