SIMON WALTERS: The huge Brexit gamble that Boris Johnson can’t afford to dodge 

Until last night, it was tempting to think that the acrimonious fallout from Boris Johnson’s dinner with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in Brussels was entirely stage-managed. That it is all part of a carefully choreographed diplomatic dance which allows each side to prove to their respective supporters that they have fought tooth … Read more

SIMON WALTERS: Only Macron stands in the way of PM’s triumph on Brexit deal and Covid vaccine

By Monday morning, Boris Johnson could have earned his place in history.  Securing a Brexit trade deal in the blink of an eye, just days after Britain became the first country in the world to approve a Covid vaccine, would be an achievement to rival Sir Robert Walpole’s record of 20 years, 315 days in … Read more

SIMON WALTERS: Only Macron stands in the way of PM’s triumph on Brexit deal and Covid vaccine

By Monday morning, Boris Johnson could have earned his place in history.  Securing a Brexit trade deal in the blink of an eye, just days after Britain became the first country in the world to approve a Covid vaccine, would be an achievement to rival Sir Robert Walpole’s record of 20 years, 315 days in … Read more

SIMON WALTERS: I’ve never seen No 10’s inner circle erupt into war so rapidly

The Oxford professor, physicist and philosopher Sir Roger Penrose was finally awarded a Nobel Prize last month 55 years after he proved there are black holes in space. It has taken less than 55 weeks since the last election for proof to emerge that there is a gaping black hole at the heart of Boris … Read more

SIMON WALTERS: I’ve never seen No 10’s inner circle erupt into war so rapidly

The Oxford professor, physicist and philosopher Sir Roger Penrose was finally awarded a Nobel Prize last month 55 years after he proved there are black holes in space. It has taken less than 55 weeks since the last election for proof to emerge that there is a gaping black hole at the heart of Boris … Read more

Julie Walters reveals she’s giving up acting after it ’caused her cancer’

Julie Walters has revealed she wants to give up acting, believing the stress of it ’caused her cancer’. The Golden Globe-winning star, 70, who was diagnosed with stage-three bowel cancer while filming The Secret Garden in Yorkshire in 2018, said she doesn’t want to perform again after getting the all-clear. She added that finding out … Read more

Julie Walters reveals she’s giving up acting after it ’caused her cancer’

Julie Walters has revealed she wants to give up acting, believing the stress of it ’caused her cancer’. The Golden Globe-winning star, 70, who was diagnosed with stage-three bowel cancer while filming The Secret Garden in Yorkshire in 2018, said she doesn’t want to perform again after getting the all-clear. She added that finding out … Read more

He has defied the gloomsters. Now Boris Johnson must hold his nerve, writes SIMON WALTERS 

He has defied the gloomsters. Now Boris Johnson must hold his nerve, writes SIMON WALTERS By Simon Walters for the Daily Mail Published: 22:11 BST, 13 October 2020 | Updated: 00:21 BST, 14 October 2020 The image spoke volumes. At Monday’s dramatic press conference, Boris Johnson was flanked by two of the most influential men … Read more

He has defied the gloomsters. Now Boris Johnson must hold his nerve, writes SIMON WALTERS 

He has defied the gloomsters. Now Boris Johnson must hold his nerve, writes SIMON WALTERS By Simon Walters for the Daily Mail Published: 22:11 BST, 13 October 2020 | Updated: 00:21 BST, 14 October 2020 The image spoke volumes. At Monday’s dramatic press conference, Boris Johnson was flanked by two of the most influential men … Read more