Boris Johnson ‘is set to green-light holidays to 95 destinations’ – but only a dozen will have air bridges in place to let Britons enter from Day One on Monday Boris Johnson is set to announce Britons can travel to the majority of the EU Other permitted destinations will include all British overseas territories and … Read more
Boris Johnson today urged firms to hold off on job cuts ‘until times get better’ after John Lewis, Harrods and Topshop announced plans to close stores and axe workers as coronavirus continues to choke Britain’s high streets. The Prime Minister was confronted about a growing numbers of job losses amid the pandemic during todays PMQs, insisting the Government … Read more
Boris Johnson today tore into Nicola Sturgeon over her threat to quarantine people entering Scotland from England – insisting there is ‘no border’ within the UK. The PM derided the First Minister’s repeated refusal to rule out the move, saying it was ‘absolutely’ astonishing she thought it was an option. ‘There is no such thing … Read more
Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to reveal whether he has delivered on his pledge to process all coronavirus tests within 24 hours by the end of June. The Prime Minister promised on June 3 that every test would be turned around within one day by the end of the month. But Downing Street has … Read more
More Weight Watchers diets could be prescribed on the NHS as Boris Johnson looks at slimming down the nation after his coronavirus battle convinced him to shape up NHS could prescribe more Weight Watchers plans to tackle national obesity Current plans are only given to those people at risk of Type 2 Diabetes People will … Read more
Boris Johnson pledges to bring the world’s ‘top digital and tech talent’ to the UK to transform public services in drive spearheaded by Dominic Cummings Downing Street is to launch a flagship ‘innovation fellowship programme’ Technology experts will be parachuted in to government department positions Idea is brainchild of Dominic Cummings, who called for ‘misfits … Read more
The future of Public Health England is in doubt after Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted parts of the Government’s coronavirus response had been ‘sluggish’. Speaking to the country ahead of the UK’s 100th day in lockdown, Mr Johnson said the failures in dealing with the pandemic had made it feel like being in a ‘recurring … Read more
Boris Johnson vowed today to bulldoze Britain’s bloated planning system to help get the economy moving again. Relaunching his Government, the Prime Minister pledged to bring forward ‘the most radical reforms of our planning system since the end of the Second World War’. He said the move, which will see ministers take the axe to … Read more
Theresa May launched a furious attack on Boris Johnson and his top team today for choosing a close political aide as the UK’s national security adviser. The former prime minister tore into her successor’s decision to hand the job to David Frost, his Brexit negotiator, branding him ‘a political appointee with no proven expertise’. Mr … Read more
Boris Johnson today warned that the UK must ‘work fast’ on a Roosevelt-style ‘New Deal’ to stop coronavirus plunging the UK into a Great Depression. In a rallying cry to the British people, the PM said he would turn on the spending taps and ‘build, build, build’ to kickstart the economy. Defying mounting fears about spiralling … Read more