Four generals have issued an unprecedented plea to Boris Johnson to withdraw plans to axe 10,000 soldiers from the Army. The commanders, with decades of frontline service behind them, say the UK will no longer be taken seriously as a military power if the numbers are cut. The Army is widely expected to be reduced to … Read more
The UK has recorded 9,834 more Covid-19 cases – a fall of 10% on last week – while 215 new deaths takes Britain’s total up to 120,580. Last Sunday Britain recorded 10,972 Covid cases and 258 deaths. Both figures have fallen this week, by 10% and 16% respectively, as Boris Johnson prepares to announce a … Read more
Boris Johnson and his senior ministers will meet this afternoon to finalise his roapmap for getting the nation out of lockdown before it is unveiled to the public tomorrow. Senior Cabinet figures will join the Prime Minister on a call this afternoon to hammer out the last details of the plan that will shape the … Read more
Boris Johnson must end ban on outdoor sports now, top scientist urges, as Covid hospitalisations, cases and deaths ‘plunge’ and vaccinations soar Professor Mark Woolhouse calls for accelerated ease of lockdown restrictions Says small numbers of adults and kids should be allowed to play sports outside Added the data is so promising that outdoor sports … Read more
We’ve all heard the dumb blonde jokes, and the sexism that goes with them. Sprinkle a spot of intellect, ambition and charm into the mix and it ramps up things for those of the male race who are feeling particularly embittered with their lot. Just ask Carrie Symonds – she knows quite a lot about … Read more
Bitter Tory in-fighting broke out last night after a Conservative-friendly think-tank demanded an inquiry into the power of Boris Johnson’s fiancee, Carrie Symonds. Ben Harris-Quinney, chairman of the Bow Group – which boasts Tory heavyweights Norman Tebbit and Norman Lamont among its patrons – called for an independent investigation into the influence that Ms Symonds … Read more
Pupils will have to attend ‘catch-up classes’ during the summer holidays as schools are given ‘hundreds of millions’ to help pupils who have fallen behind during Covid Schools will draft in private tutors and pay teachers to extend their working day Additional ‘Covid premium’ awarded to schools for every disadvantaged pupil More details of ‘catch-up … Read more
Boris Johnson wants to build a giant roundabout under the Isle of Man that connects three tunnels to Northern Ireland, sources claim, but one aide dismisses it as a ‘bats***’ scheme. The latest extravagant transport idea backed by Boris Johnson could see three tunnels heading out from England and Scotland, arriving at a roundabout dubbed … Read more
Boris Johnson‘s bid to get all children back to school in two-weeks’ time received a boost today as Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer backed the plan – and risked a furious row with unions. The Prime Minister wants to reopen all classrooms on March 8 and is expected to announce the proposal when he reveals … Read more
Matt Hancock today warned that the Government would take its time lifting the coronavirus lockdown, despite speeding up plans to rollout vaccines to all UK adults by the end of July. The Health Secretary said it was ‘right to be cautious’ ahead of Boris Johnson’s big reveal of his roadmap out of restrictions tomorrow. Mr … Read more