Shoeless Richard Branson dismisses woke backlash against ‘extraordinary’ Virgin Galactic spaceflight after left-wing pundits questioned if his billionaire space race with Jeff Bezos was ‘appropriate’ By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 07:34 BST, 14 July 2021 | Updated: 08:20 BST, 14 July 2021 A shoeless Richard Branson hit back at the woke backlash to his Virgin Galactic spaceflight … Read more
Cabinet Secretary Simon Case dismisses complaints that PM is ‘marking his own homework’ by keeping the power to make final decision on whether ministers have broken conduct rules Cabinet Secretary Simon Case rejected gripes on PM hiring and firing powers Said constitution means final decisions on ministerial code must rest with PM Opposition MPs have … Read more
Short shrift for Max Mosley as court dismisses his latest bid to sue Mail The ex-Formula One boss was told his application had ‘no prospect of success’ Last December, he lost a High Court case accusing this newspaper of malicious prosecution He tried to appeal, but yesterday Lady Justice Macur, sitting in the Court of … Read more
Boris Johnson dismisses ‘irresponsible’ Labour calls for a public inquiry into Covid crisis to start in JUNE as MP says he lost ‘an entire generation’ of his family and needs to know why Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer clashed over demands for quick public inquiry The PM said it will be ‘irresponsible’ to distract ministers … Read more
The Scottish Health Secretary today defended her under-fire boss Nicola Sturgeon, claiming the First Minister has ‘led by example’ while accusing her critics of playing ‘partisan politics’ amid growing calls for her resignation. Cabinet minister Jeane Freeman also said leaks accusing the SNP leader of misleading the Scottish Parliament over her handling of sexual harassment … Read more
Gibraltar and the Isle of Man today torpedoed claims they could be used by Priti Patel to house new processing centres for UK asylum seekers illegally arriving by sea or in the back of lorries. Political leaders have reacted angrily to the idea and demanded reassurance from the Home Secretary that migrants who enter Britain illegally … Read more
Bruce Springsteen pleaded guilty Wednesday to drinking shots of tequila as a New Jersey federal park last year, but prosecutors dropped charges of DWI and reckless driving after he was found to be well within the legal limit. During a virtual arraignment hearing on Wednesday, prosecutors said they could not meet the legal burden for … Read more
Scotland’s supreme civil court has dismissed a case questioning whether an independence referendum could be held without Westminster’s consent – saying it was ‘hypothetical, academic and premature’. Martin Keatings brought the case to Scotland’s Court of Session on behalf of pro-independence group Forward As One, ahead of Holyrood’s election in May. A two-day hearing last … Read more
Brussels is attempting to requisition tens of millions of coronavirus vaccine doses manufactured for the UK, as AstraZeneca tonight hints it will not bend to EU demands. EU chiefs demanded that AstraZeneca jabs made in Staffordshire and Oxfordshire be diverted to make up for a 75million shortfall on the continent. The European Commission said the Anglo-Swedish … Read more
Jonathan Van-Tam today shot down calls for a three metre social distancing rule and making masks compulsory outdoors. England’s deputy chief medical officer argued extending the social distancing gap would make little difference to the spread of the highly-infectious Kent strain of the virus because there is no proof it can travel further in coughs … Read more