Man of the people? New Labour leader Sir Keir owns seven acres of land in Surrey worth up to £10m Sir Keir Starmer owns seven acres of land that could be worth up to £10 million The property is on a green belt next to the Surrey home where he grew up The leader’s spokesman … Read more
For a moment, imagine you live in a country where Labour won the last General Election and is now masterminding a national response to the coronavirus pandemic. That scenario is certainly in the minds of opponents of Boris Johnson, who have spent the past two months complaining relentlessly about the Government’s handling of this unprecedented … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of a coronavirus cover-up by ditching international death comparisons as UK becomes worst hit country in Europe with 32,692 dead Downing Street regularly published global death comparison slide for 7 weeks But Number 10 now appears to have stopped publishing the comparison data Sir Keir Starmer claimed Boris Johnson … Read more
Bank holiday barbecues and beach trips will remain forbidden over what is expected to be a weekend of glorious weather as Downing Street insisted social distancing measures remain in place even as Boris Johnson prepares to start easing lockdown. Temperatures are due to hit almost 80F in the next few days, with the Prime Minister … Read more
Coronaphobia could end up thwarting Boris Johnson’s efforts to ease lockdown – as a poll today suggested the public fears the virus far more than immediate economic meltdown. Exclusive research for MailOnline shows 62 per cent are more worried about the effects of the draconian curbs ending too early, while 38 per cent say their … Read more
Bond aficionados will know that early in each story comes an inaugural meeting between hero and foe. A chance encounter over highballs, perhaps, or a high-stakes hand of chemin de fer. The tone is formal yet courteous. Compliments might even be exchanged. Yet beneath this faux chumminess lingers a whiff of menace. There was a … Read more
Boris Johnson today admitted the UK’s coronavirus death toll is ‘appalling’ as he said he hopes to be able to start easing lockdown rules on Monday. Mr Johnson returned to the House of Commons for PMQs at lunchtime for the first time since his recovery from coronavirus as he and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer had … Read more
A close ally of Jeremy Corbyn has today quit as Labour’s general secretary declaring it is the ‘right time’ to resign while new leader Sir Keir Starmer reshapes the party. Jennie Formby said that her two years in the role had been a ‘huge privilege’ and wished Sir Keir the ‘very best of luck’ in leading Labour … Read more
Rarely do tributes between political opponents extend beyond leaden platitudes. Before yesterday, the most sincere words of support I’ve heard between party leaders came after David Cameron’s son Ivan died aged six, prompting Gordon Brown to address the House. Watching the hitherto emotionally impregnable Brown, whose own daughter died as a baby, shattered with grief … Read more
The coronavirus spike in Germany shows why the UK must not lift lockdown measures too early, Dominic Raab insisted tonight. The Foreign Secretary pointed to the experience on the continent as he warned that easing the draconian restrictions before the time is right risks ‘undoing all the hard work’. The stark message came at the … Read more