Boris Johnson was ‘driving’ the government’s coronavirus response despite ‘skipping’ five Cobra meetings at the start of the outbreak, Gavin Williamson insisted tonight. The Education Secretary defended the PM’s handling amid a mounting backlash at the slow action in gearing up to the looming crisis. Mr Johnson has been accused of taking a backseat role … Read more
Boris Johnson has come under renewed scrutiny for his lackluster coronavirus preparations after it was revealed he skipped five Cobra crisis meetings in the weeks leading up to Britain’s outbreak. The Prime Minister was accused of taking a backseat role in the early planning phase to shore up the country’s pandemic response, despite mounting concern … Read more
Dakota Johnson joins Chris Martin and his kids Apple and Moses for a bike ride around Malibu By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 06:50 BST, 19 April 2020 | Updated: 06:51 BST, 19 April 2020 They have been enduring the quarantine guideline amid the coronavirus pandemic at home in Los Angeles. And on Saturday, Dakota … Read more
Ministers are failing to take decisions on the lockdown ‘exit strategy’ because Boris Johnson is off work, Keir Starmer has claimed. The Labour leader said the government had not acted ‘quickly enough’ throughout the crisis as he insisted it need to show the public how normal life might start to return. He accused Foreign Secretary … Read more
Prime Minister Boris Johnson is currently in a London intensive care unit fighting the coronavirus, leaving Britons waiting with bated breath for more news. He posted a video about his symptoms on Friday (pictured) Prime Minister Boris Johnson is currently in a London intensive care unit fighting the coronavirus, with Britain waiting for more updates … Read more
Second World War hero Captain Tom Moore will be rewarded with an honour by the Prime Minister after he completed the final 10 lengths of his garden on a zimmer frame and raised a staggering £16million for the NHS. The 99-year-old has captured the imagination of the public during the coronavirus lockdown with his heroics … Read more
Revealed: Doctor leading Boris Johnson’s coronavirus treatment is one of the country’s foremost lung experts – as he spends third night in hospital Dr Richard Leach, senior clinician at St Thomas’ , is overseeing PM’s treatment Colleagues waxed lyrical over the ‘brilliant doctor’ who had saved thousands Mr Johnson’s condition is stable and he remains … Read more
Dominic Raab takes his seat at the (virtual) G7 table as he stands in for Boris Johnson at Donald Trump-organised meeting at which leaders pledge to help the global economy ‘rebound’ from coronavirus He joined Trump and other leaders to discuss the economic impact of pandemic No10 pictures showed him in briefing room with world … Read more
An NHS worker left gasping for breath and in excruciating pain by coronavirus has told of her ordeal in a warning to those ignoring lockdown rules. Karen McCabe, from Edinburgh, said she first came down with symptoms while self-isolating with her children, and initially tried to battle the illness with paracetamol. But within days she … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK RAKE’S PROGRESS By Rachel Johnson (Simon & Schuster £16.99, 272pp) Unless you have been on a mission to the outer reaches of the galaxy, you might have noticed an awful lot of Rachel Johnson around recently. Photographed in a magazine, her burnished cheekbones sharp enough to take out the blades on … Read more