Boris Johnson‘s Covid clampdown has divided his Cabinet, it emerged last night. He faces a fierce Tory backlash over the contentious ‘rule of six’ that bans gatherings of seven or more from Monday. A string of senior ministers opposed the measure at a crunch meeting, with Chancellor Rishi Sunak among those to speak out. A … Read more
The husband of Conservative minister Chloe Smith is a Covid-19 conspiracy theorist who has called coronavirus a ‘mental illness’ – and retweeted posts describing the government as ‘globalist puppets’ and ‘tyrants’. Sandy McFadzean attended Saturday’s march in London along with 10,000 other anti-vaxxers protesting against lockdown measures. Mr McFadzean, a former officer in the Parachute … Read more
Rishi Sunak has given a stark warning that tax rises are in the pipeline as he desperately tries to reassure angry Tories that they will not turn into a ‘horror show’. The Chancellor revealed his tough message to MPs as he failed to cover up a sheaf of speaking notes while leaving Downing Street. Mr … Read more
Full members of the Cabinet BORIS JOHNSON, PRIME MINISTER Constituency: Uxbridge and South Ruislip, Main local authority in that seat: HILLINGDON, Annual number of homes predicted in local plan: 559 Annual number of homes under new algorithm: 2026 RISHI SUNAK, CHANCELLOR Richmond, RICHMONDSHIRE, 191 to 124 DOMINIC RAAB, FOREIGN SECRETARY Esher and Walton, ELMBRIDGE, 225 to 774 PRITI … Read more
The government have drawn up battle plans for the possibility of being hit with a second wave of coronavirus and a No-Deal Brexit simultaneously, it has been claimed. Leaked documents warn of a potential social care crisis from councils going bankrupt and the army being drafted in to prevent public disorder. The revelation puts mounting … Read more
Words to wash away your worries: Paul Anthony Jones uses ‘linguistic remedies’ to offer reassurance and hope in the face of all the ghastly feelings that enshroud us day after day By Marcus Berkmann for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 20 August 2020 | Updated: 22:05 BST, 20 August 2020 The Cabinet Of Calm … Read more
Only one in seven civil servants working at the Cabinet Office are back at their desks, new figures show Mail can reveal that just one in seven civil servants have returned to the office This comes despite the Prime Minister asking people to stop working from home Sir Iain Duncan Smith said: ‘If civil servants don’t … Read more
The Cabinet has backed the Great British September Clean to tackle the litter that has blighted the country during lockdown. All 22 ministers, led by Boris Johnson, have pledged to take part in a socially distanced litter pick when the scheme begins in September. The Mail and Keep Britain Tidy are encouraging the public and … Read more
So much for one metre plus! Boris Johnson will gather his Cabinet in person for the first time since MARCH tomorrow as No10 confirms ministers will sit just one metre apart WITHOUT masks Ministers will meet in a large room in the palatial Foreign Office building It will be the first full meeting since March 17, … Read more
Get back to office as an example to the nation, Boris Johnson orders his Cabinet… and he’s got them a giant table so they can keep their social distance Boris Johnson has ordered his cabinet to attend a meeting in Westminster The PM wants to inspire the nation to assure them to go back into … Read more