Boris Johnson backs rallying cry to give our national hero a lasting memorial 

An artist impression shows what the statue of WWII veteran, and British Covid hero, Captain Sir Tom Moore, could look like  Boris Johnson last night joined the national clamour for a statue of Britain’s Covid hero, Captain Sir Tom Moore. Asked to back the Daily Mail’s call for a permanent public memorial to the Second … Read more

Triple triumph for laptops as Sir Tom Hunter backs campaign with £500k donation

Mail Force had a triple boost yesterday with £500,000 from a leading entrepreneur, laptops from Sainsbury’s and a deluge of donations from readers. The charity’s campaign to get laptops to lockdown pupils has now raised an astonishing £2.6million in just five days. Sir Tom Hunter, who made his fortune in sporting goods, handed over his … Read more

Investment bank Peel Hunt backs City by opening a new London HQ

Investment bank Peel Hunt backs City by opening a new London HQ despite the pandemic By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:57 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 23:23 GMT, 26 January 2021 City investment bank Peel Hunt has opened its new office despite the pandemic. While coronavirus has accelerated a shift towards … Read more

‘We live in a free country’: Stanley Johnson backs Hancock’s playing rugby with sons in London park

Stanley Johnson has backed Matt Hancock‘s decision to play rugby with his two sons in busy parks twice over the weekend. The Health Secretary today announced that he is isolating until Sunday after being ‘pinged’ by the NHS coronavirus app. But, strolling in the same park Mr Hancock was pictured in, Boris Johnson‘s father insisted … Read more

Grant Hackett’s insight into Cody Simpson’s gruelling Olympic training and why he backs him

Grant Hackett reveals insight into Cody Simpson’s gruelling Olympic training and why he backs the singer for future success in swimming By Louise Starkey For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:05 GMT, 17 January 2021 | Updated: 03:05 GMT, 17 January 2021 Australian swimming legend Grant Hackett won seven Olympic medals between 2000 and 2008 – … Read more

Grand Designs Kevin McCloud backs Mail campaign for homeowners in properties with fire-risk cladding

Grand Designs’ Kevin McCloud backs Mail on campaign for homeowners stuck in properties with fire-risk cladding Grand Designs Kevin McCloud slammed ministers’ response to cladding crisis TV presenter said plans to make leaseholders cover costs were ‘inappropriate’ Mail revealed long-term loans to fix problem could slash property values by 30% By Miles Dilworth Money Mail … Read more

Priti Patel backs police quizzing people sitting on park benches in lockdown

Priti Patel today backed police to confront people on park benches, stop cars to check if passengers are all from the same household and knock on doors to hunt for parties as officers pledged to fine everyone breaching Boris Johnson’s lockdown laws. The Home Secretary spoke out after Scotland Yard revealed officers will be told to … Read more

Tony Blair backs demand for thousands more iPads and laptops for deprived children if schools close

Former prime minister Tony Blair today backed demands for laptops and tablets to be given to hundreds of thousands of children who face their schools closing in the face of a surge in Covid infections.  He was joined by three former education secretaries in urging Boris Johnson to help the poorest children who face an … Read more

TalkTalk Founder Sir Charles Dunstone backs £1.1bn private takeover

TalkTalk Founder Sir Charles Dunstone backs broadband provider’s £1.1bn private takeover By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 17 December 2020 | Updated: 21:59 GMT, 17 December 2020 Talk Talk founder Sir Charles Dunstone has backed a £1.1billion takeover of the budget broadband provider that will see it go private. The deal … Read more

John Barnes backs Romanian official at centre of PSG Istanbul race storm

John Barnes has come out in defence of the fourth official at the centre of a race storm following Paris Saint-Germain’s postponed Champions League game with Istanbul Basaksehir. Players accused Romanian official Sebastian Coltescu of racially abusing Basaksehir’s assistant coach Pierre Webo in the early stages of the match – by using the word ‘negru’, … Read more