More Weight Watchers diets could be prescribed on the NHS as Boris Johnson looks to slim down nation

More Weight Watchers diets could be prescribed on the NHS as Boris Johnson looks at slimming down the nation after his coronavirus battle convinced him to shape up NHS could prescribe more Weight Watchers plans to tackle national obesity Current plans are only given to those people at risk of Type 2 Diabetes People will … Read more

Boris Johnson pledges to bring world’s ‘top digital and tech talent’ to the UK

Boris Johnson pledges to bring the world’s ‘top digital and tech talent’ to the UK to transform public services in drive spearheaded by Dominic Cummings Downing Street is to launch a flagship ‘innovation fellowship programme’ Technology experts will be parachuted in to government department positions Idea is brainchild of Dominic Cummings, who called for ‘misfits … Read more

Public Health England could be axed as Boris Johnson admits coronavirus response ‘sluggish’

The future of Public Health England is in doubt after Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted parts of the Government’s coronavirus response had been ‘sluggish’. Speaking to the country ahead of the UK’s 100th day in lockdown, Mr Johnson said the failures in dealing with the pandemic had made it feel like being in a ‘recurring … Read more

SIMON WALTERS: Booster Boris has got his bounce back

Can you possibly imagine Margaret Thatcher ever having had to reassure her audience that she was ‘not a Communist’? The Iron Lady, after all, made her name by standing up to Communism wherever she encountered it, whether in the Kremlin or the hard Left British trade unions whose leaders she crushed. Yet Boris Johnson, in … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: Boris was fizzier than a can of Vimto, splurging cash and back to his best

Hard hat? Check. Oversized high-vis jacket? Check. Daft stunt in hardcore heavy machinery? Check, check, check. With a crash and a bang and a no small wallop, Boris Johnson rolled into the West Midlands yesterday to outline his ‘new deal’ plans for the economy. Finally, a chance to blow away some of those coronavirus cobwebs … Read more

Boris Johnson vows to tear up planning red tape in his driver to rebuild Britain and create jobs 

Boris Johnson vowed today to bulldoze Britain’s bloated planning system to help get the economy moving again. Relaunching his Government, the Prime Minister pledged to bring forward ‘the most radical reforms of our planning system since the end of the Second World War’. He said the move, which will see ministers take the axe to … Read more

Theresa May savages Boris Johnson for making Brexit negotiator David Frost national security adviser

Theresa May launched a furious attack on Boris Johnson and his top team today for choosing a close political aide as the UK’s national security adviser. The former prime minister tore into her successor’s decision to hand the job to David Frost, his Brexit negotiator, branding him ‘a political appointee with no proven expertise’. Mr … Read more

Black Lives Matter protestor sues police who ordered her to cover up her ‘F*** Boris’ T-shirt 

Black Lives Matter protestor sues police because they ordered her to cover up her ‘F*** Boris’ T-shirt Jessie-Lu Flynn had attended a BLM demonstration in central London on June 3  Later, she was challenged by police officers for wearing a ‘F*** Boris’ T-shirt  Ms Flynn is now suing police for blocking her right to express … Read more