Few can match the Midas touch of David Ross, co-founder of Carphone Warehouse who’s amassed a personal fortune of £650 million. His talent for attracting money has not deserted him for I can disclose that Nevill Holt Opera — which Ross founded and funded at his Leicestershire estate — has just been awarded a £100,000 … Read more
Tensions were running high between the three men sharing a cheese fondue at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2013. United in leading the governing Tory Party and yet utterly divided by their ambition, Prime Minister David Cameron, Chancellor George Osborne and London Mayor Boris Johnson had exhibited their childlike rivalries at a … Read more
Protecting the economy is now more vital than curbing the pandemic, say nearly half of Tory voters A poll showed a dramatic change in public opinion to the pandemic response In April, 15% of Tories said PM should put the economy first – now risen to 40% Results mirror fears among rebel Tory MPs who … Read more
Front-woman or fall guy? Ex-TV presenter Allegra Stratton will front No10’s new White House-style press conferences Downing Street said to have appointed Allegra Stratton as its new TV spokesman Ex-journalist Ms Stratton will host White House-style daily TV press briefings Ms Stratton joined the Government in April this year to work for Rishi Sunak By Jack … Read more
SAGE experts met today to demand Boris Johnson gets even tougher by imposing a nationwide ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown – despite the PM already facing a backlash from the North over plans to shut pubs and restaurants in hotspots. Scientists are warning that coronavirus has a ‘gun to the head’ of the country as daily cases … Read more
Whatever his faults, no one can accuse Boris Johnson of a lack of enthusiasm when it comes to eye-catching projects and targets. ‘We believe that in ten years’ time, offshore wind will be powering every home in the country, with our target rising from 30 gigawatts to 40 gigawatts,’ the Prime Minister cried to the … Read more
Almost 40 years ago to the day, as a young journalist, I watched Margaret Thatcher make her famous ‘The lady’s not for turning’ speech at the Tory Party Conference in Brighton. As she shot off the dais after the usual standing ovation, perspiring somewhat and in a state of high emotion, I was the first … Read more
Now Tory conference is hit by tech glitches too: Virtual Q&A with Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak is delayed by 50 minutes after system crashes in ‘complete shambles’ Feed went dead as Rishi Sunak addressed the virtual Tory conference yesterday On Saturday, exhibitors were temporarily unable to log into the virtual event Commercial exhibitors had stumped up … Read more
Rebel Tories could join forces with Labour in a bid to put an end to Boris Johnson‘s 10pm Covid curfew, according to reports. The group, made up of dozens of Conservative MPs, reportedly want to call last orders on the unpopular pub curfew – which has resulted in numerous mass gatherings at kick-out time as … Read more
NHS coronavirus contact tracers struggled to reach tens of thousands of potentially infectious people yesterday after phone lines crashed following an IT malfunction. As workers attempted to catch up on a backlog of calls to the 16,000 infectious people missed from the database – due to an error caused by an outdated version of Microsoft’s … Read more