Tory MP Sir Desmond Swayne has had his coronavirus vaccination just weeks after he was accused of encouraging the anti-vax movement. The 64-year-old posted a picture on Twitter of him in jogging bottoms and a t-shirt while getting the jab from a nurse. He wrote this morning: ‘I’ve just had my jab: make sure you can get … Read more
Dame Esther Rantzen has said she’s still in denial about her late husband’s death and she believes the Department of Health should set up a grief line to help the bereaved. Speaking exclusively to FEMAIL, the legendary broadcaster, 80, added she takes the belief that she’ll ‘never die’ ahead of a tear-jerking new documentary, where … Read more
Conservative MP Sir Desmond Swayne has admitted he was wrong to say being gay was ‘gross and unnatural,’ in Parliament 20 years ago – pinning his outdated views on ‘intellectual laziness’. The former senior aide to David Cameron previously voted against reducing the age of consent in the gay community from 18 to 16, while … Read more
Tory MP Sir Desmond Swayne has refused to apologise for telling vaccine sceptics to ‘persist’ with their campaign against coronavirus lockdown restrictions, arguing he was unaware of their position on jabs. Michael Gove, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, told Sir Desmond to retract his remarks and apologise, condemning his Conservative colleague as ‘completely out of order’. … Read more
Britons will refuse to live ‘like Troglodytes’ under indefinite lockdowns, says rebel Tory MP as he urges No 10 to focus on lowering hospital admissions MP for New Forest West described the current Covid-19 lockdown as ‘madness’ Sir Desmond Wayne said people are ‘going to have to rise up and bring it down’ Britain’s daily coronavirus … Read more
It seems controversial tycoon Richard Desmond has a track record for clumsy efforts to lobby the Tories, and Boris Johnson in particular. In 2009, the then owner of the Express newspaper group had a bee in his bonnet about the then Mayor of London’s cycle hire scheme because of plans for a rental station outside his … Read more
Tory donor Richard Desmond embroiled in ‘cash for access’ row had drinks with Boris Johnson at No.10 months before ministers approved controversial £1bn planning application Tory donor Richard Desmond was pictured with Boris Johnson last November But it has been revealed the tycoon had drinks with Mr Johnson months before Robert Jenrick was reported to … Read more
The sprawling eighty-acre country estate that was once home to wartime actress has gone on the market for an eye-watering £10million. ‘Stunning historic’ Grade II listed Dunsborough Park, located in Ripley, Surrey spanned out from a modest Tudor farmhouse into a grand estate owned by Florence Desmond that attracted some of Hollywood’s biggest names. Breathtaking … Read more