BBQs and garden socialising with friends and family bubbles will get the green light next month

Britons hoping to crack out the coals for a summer barbecue with friends and family could get the opportunity to as early as next month, it has today been revealed. Small outdoor gatherings, including barbecues and garden parties, which have been banned since the start of lockdown, could be the next measures to be eased, … Read more

BBQs and garden socialising with friends and family bubbles will get the green light next month

Britons hoping to crack out the coals for a summer barbecue with friends and family could get the opportunity to as early as next month, it has today been revealed. Small outdoor gatherings, including barbecues and garden parties, which have been banned since the start of lockdown, could be the next measures to be eased, … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson defends Dominic Cummings

Boris Johnson admitted his top aide Dominic Cummings had created ‘confusion, anger and pain’ tonight as he again defended him from fury over his breach of lockdown rules. The Prime Minister said Mr Cummings had acted ‘legally’ at tonight’s Downing Street news conference as senior ministers rallied around the beleaguered strategist, but added repeatedly: ‘You … Read more

Dominic Cummings delivers statement in Downing Street Rose Garden

Dominic Cummings this afternoon faced an unprecedented grilling from reporters in the Downing Street Rose Garden over claims he broke coronavirus lockdown rules by travelling to Durham as Boris Johnson faced growing pressure to sack his top aide.  In an extraordinary development, the unelected adviser delivered a public statement on his conduct which has plunged … Read more

Dominic Cummings delivers statement in Downing Street Rose Garden

Dominic Cummings this afternoon faced an unprecedented grilling from reporters in the Downing Street Rose Garden over claims he broke coronavirus lockdown rules by travelling to Durham as Boris Johnson faced growing pressure to sack his top aide.  In an extraordinary development, the unelected adviser delivered a public statement on his conduct which has plunged … Read more

Dominic Cummings reported to police by retired teacher ‘who saw him and family breaching lockdown’

Top government aide Dominic Cummings now faces a possible police investigation after he was reported to officers by a retired teacher who claims he saw the Downing Street power-broker taking a trip to a town 30 miles away from where he went to self-isolate. Retired chemistry teacher Robin Lees has reportedly made a complaint to the … Read more

Boris Johnson REFUSES to sack Dominic Cummings amid rising fury over lockdown breaches

Boris Johnson refused to bow to public pressure to sack Dominic Cummings tonight amid rising fury over multiple alleged lockdown breaches by the top Downing Street power-broker. In a sign of the scope of the political crisis the Prime Minister faced cameras for only the third time since his own brush with the killer pandemic … Read more

Boris Johnson REFUSES to sack Dominic Cummings amid rising fury over lockdown breaches

Boris Johnson refused to bow to public pressure to sack Dominic Cummings tonight amid rising fury over multiple alleged lockdown breaches by the top Downing Street power-broker. In a sign of the scope of the political crisis the Prime Minister faced cameras for only the third time since his own brush with the killer pandemic … Read more

Now Tory MPs demand the head of Dominic Cummings: Top Brexiteer Steve Baker leads backbench anger

Furious Tory MPs demanded Boris Johnson sack top aide Dominic Cummings today for breaking the coronavirus travel lockdown, as the first cracks in party unity appeared. Steve Baker, a former Brexit minister and a senior hardline Brexiteer like Mr Cummings, broke cover to demand the advisor be removed, demanding the Prime Minister ‘take back control’ … Read more

Now Tory MPs demand the head of Dominic Cummings: Top Brexiteer Steve Baker leads backbench anger

Furious Tory MPs demanded Boris Johnson sack top aide Dominic Cummings today for breaking the coronavirus travel lockdown, as the first cracks in party unity appeared. Steve Baker, a former Brexit minister and a senior hardline Brexiteer like Mr Cummings, broke cover to demand the advisor be removed, demanding the Prime Minister ‘take back control’ … Read more