Boris Johnson is planning to return to work on Monday to take control of the response to the coronavirus crisis. The Prime Minister has been recovering at his countryside retreat in Chequers after being discharged from hospital earlier this month. Mr Johnson – who spent three days in the ICU – has told his aides … Read more
A New Zealand nurse who treated Boris Johnson while he was in hospital with coronavirus said she saw the Prime Minister as ‘just another patient’ and that she thought he was joking when he singled her out for praise. Jenny McGee, 35, who has worked for the National Health Service since 2010, was one of the … Read more
Tony Blair says Boris Johnson’s government is ‘overwhelmed’ by the coronavirus crisis and that ‘mass testing must be at the heart’ of their strategy Tony Blair today said he was offering constructive advice and not criticism The 66-year-old said the current government needed to be re organised Said it was the most ‘difficult challenge’ he … Read more
Boris Johnson told Donald Trump that he is ‘feeling better and on the road to recovery’ from coronavirus during a call with the US president today – as the Prime Minister increasingly appears to be back in the government driving seat. Despite Mr Johnson continuing to convalesce at Chequers with pregnant fiancee Carrie Symonds, the two leaders held … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is resisting calls to end lockdown early because coronavirus has ‘floored’ him and left him ‘tentative’, Tory sources claimed last night. Cabinet ministers are divided over whether to prolong lockdown in a bid to avoid a potentially catastrophic second wave of infections, or to lift it and ease the economy out … Read more
Boris Johnson is ‘reluctant to end lockdown over fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections’ – despite lowest daily deaths for two weeks – but Sunak and Gove want to ‘run hot’ and ease restrictions sooner Boris Johnson is reportedly reluctant to ease coronavirus lockdown over fears of a second wave of infections But … Read more
Boris Johnson was ‘driving’ the government’s coronavirus response despite ‘skipping’ five Cobra meetings at the start of the outbreak, Gavin Williamson insisted tonight. The Education Secretary defended the PM’s handling amid a mounting backlash at the slow action in gearing up to the looming crisis. Mr Johnson has been accused of taking a backseat role … Read more
Boris Johnson has come under renewed scrutiny for his lackluster coronavirus preparations after it was revealed he skipped five Cobra crisis meetings in the weeks leading up to Britain’s outbreak. The Prime Minister was accused of taking a backseat role in the early planning phase to shore up the country’s pandemic response, despite mounting concern … Read more
The Prime Minister has taken back control at the helm and is giving directions to ministers from Chequers in an attempt to lead the UK out of the coronavirus crisis. Boris Johnson, who is currently recovering from coronavirus at the country retreat, has told Downing Street aides that he has set his sights on returning before … Read more
In a few short hours the crisis over Boris Johnson‘s health turned into a full-scale emergency last night. The diplomatic fog that had obscured just how ill he really was lifted as it emerged he had been admitted to intensive care. It took an intervention from our oldest ally across the Atlantic for questions to … Read more