Dominic Cummings is investigated by police for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules as he’s seen at his parents’ home in Durham – more than 250 miles away from his London residence By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 20:14 BST, 22 May 2020 | Updated: 20:18 BST, 22 May 2020 Boris Johnson‘s chief adviser Dominic Cummings was … Read more
Former EastEnders boss Dominic Treadwell-Collins rushed to hospital after his BAFTA fell and knocked him unconscious By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 19:51 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 19:51 BST, 16 May 2020 Former EastEnders boss Dominic Treadwell-Collins was rushed to hospital after his BAFTA fell on his head and knocked him unconscious. The … Read more
Blanket reopening of schools next month would be ‘far too risky’, says Dominic Raab as he warns over second wave of the coronavirus Foreign secretary Dominic Raab said reopening schools would risk another peak He outlined the government’s phased approach to opening UK schools again It came after Nicola Sturgeon said Scottish schools wouldn’t open anytime … Read more
‘It would lift the spirit of the nation’: Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab reveals plans to play Premier League games behind closed doors are under ‘active consideration’ as he reinforces government’s desire to see Project Restart succeed Dominic Raab has assured that a Premier League return is under consideration He says it ‘would lift the spirits … Read more
No10 chief Dominic Cummings ‘intervened at SAGE meeting to push for experts to back lockdown’ Dominic Cummings ‘was more than a bystander at a meeting of SAGE experts’ Claims the PM’s top aide pushed scientists to back imposing lockdown sooner No10 has hit back at claims and said all advice provided by SAGE is impartial … Read more
Dominic Raab has braced Britain to prepare for a ‘new normal’ with social distancing curbs in place for the long-haul. The Foreign Secretary, who has been deputising in Boris Johnson’s absence, said elements of the current lockdown would remain for ‘some time’. He dampened hopes of an imminent loosening of restrictions by refusing to be … Read more
Dominic Raab says that a coronavirus vaccine is ‘unlikely to come this year’ as human trials start this week. The Foreign Secretary told Sophy Ridge on Sky this morning that a vaccine probably won’t be available in 2020, despite previously saying it was ‘unlikely to come into play’ until later this year. It comes as Oxford … Read more
Dominic Raab today blasted ‘irresponsible’ critics for demanding the UK government set out how it will ease the nation’s coronavirus lockdown. Tory donors, Cabinet ministers and Sir Keir Starmer have all told Boris Johnson he must publish his strategy for loosening restrictions as the Prime Minister prepares to return to work tomorrow. But Mr Raab … Read more
Dominic Cummings’ wife was this morning afforded BBC Radio 4 airtime to say how ‘extremely kind’ the maverick Downing Street adviser is, sparking fury amid allegations of over-stepping his brief. Mary Wakefield, the commissioning editor of The Spectator, used the Thought For The Daily slot to recall the couple’s recent battle against coronavirus. The decision … Read more
The Prime Minister’s adviser Dominic Cummings is a member of the secretive scientific group that steered the Government’s response to coronavirus, it has been revealed. Mr Cummings’ name was on a leaked list of members of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) as far back as February. The list, which was seen by The Guardian, … Read more