Fur sales will be banned after Britain leaves the EU’s single market and customs union in December under proposals being drawn up by ministers. Lord Goldsmith, the Government’s animal welfare minister and a close friend and political ally of Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds, is understood to be spearheading the move. The Government … Read more
‘We love freedom… but also seriousness’: Italian President hits back at Boris Johnson’s claim UK’s coronavirus rate is worse than Italy because Britons are ‘freedom-loving’ Sergio Mattarella was replying to comments made by Boris Johnson on Tuesday PM said infections were higher in UK than Italy because it was ‘freedom-loving’ He claimed that made it … Read more
The Great British Bake Off has received 202 complaints after Matt Lucas lampooned Boris Johnson on the show as it returned for its 11th season on Tuesday night. Making his show debut, co-host Matt Lucas impersonated a bumbling Boris Johnson as he recreated a spoof press conference with the slogan ‘Stay Alert, Protect Cake, Save Loaves’. An Ofcom … Read more
The Great British Bake Off has received 202 complaints after Matt Lucas lampooned Boris Johnson on the show as it returned for its 11th season on Tuesday night. Making his show debut, co-host Matt Lucas impersonated a bumbling Boris Johnson as he recreated a spoof press conference with the slogan ‘Stay Alert, Protect Cake, Save Loaves’. An Ofcom … Read more
Boris Johnson tells UN leaders ‘climate action cannot be another victim of coronavirus’ at virtual roundtable Boris Johnson spoke over video link to the UN Climate Action Roundtable The prime minister urged countries to do more to reduce greenhouse gas He wants nations to make ambitious commitments to ‘secure the planet’ The event is part … Read more
‘We must live without fear’: Is this a Rishi Sunak dig at Boris Johnson over lockdown? Westminster insiders question why PM wasn’t there for economic update and chose to pose in a police car instead Chancellor unveiled the successor to the furlough scheme in Commons at noon But at the time PM was 70 miles … Read more
‘We must live without fear’: Is this a Rishi Sunak dig at Boris Johnson over lockdown? Westminster insiders question why PM wasn’t there for economic update and chose to pose in a police car instead Chancellor unveiled the successor to the furlough scheme in Commons at noon But at the time PM was 70 miles … Read more
Boris Johnson faces a potential struggle to get Government lockdown measures past the Commons next week. MPs must vote on extending emergency powers put in place to allow ministers to take action to shut down parts or all of England, amid concerns about the scale and scope of new measures unveiled this week. As many … Read more
Morrison’s has become the first supermarket to reintroduce a limit on the number of items customers can buy over fears of a repeat of the stockpiling panic seen in stores at the start of the pandemic. Bosses have introduced curbs on loo roll and hand gel with shortages already being reported in stores up and … Read more
Rishi Sunak’s new help for business and jobs at a glace Furlough scheme will be replaced with a Job Support Scheme (JSS) to ‘directly support’ wages of staff working at least a third of regular hours. Firms will pay workers for hours they work. For regular hours they cannot work, employer and Treasury will both … Read more