Cabinet Minister Michael Gove says HE has driven to test his eyesight after Cummings vision claim

Cabinet Minister Michael Gove says HE has driven to test his eyesight after PM’s aide Dominic Cummings claims he drove on a 60-mile round trip to Durham beauty spot with wife and child in the car ‘to check his vision’ Cummings made 60 mile round trip beauty spot with wife Mary and their son  He … Read more

Government minister for Scotland RESIGNS over Dominic Cummings row

A Government minister has resigned over Dominic Cummings’ lockdown trip to Durham, delivering a massive blow to Boris Johnson and Downing Street.  Douglas Ross, the Minister for Scotland and a Tory whip, announced this morning he is quitting the frontbench because he was unconvinced by Mr Cummings’ defence of the journey.  Mr Ross said in … Read more

Spain’s tourism minister says Brits SHOULD book holidays for July

Spain has announced its borders will be open to tourists from July 1 and has  encouraged British tourists to go ahead and book their summer holidaysdespite a growing row in Europe over Britain’s strict quarantine rules.  Reyes Maroto, the country’s tourism minister, said Brits should plan to arrive from July when the UK’s rules requiring … Read more

Former UK Prime Minister blasts Donald Trump’s leadership

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair questions Trump’s leadership in facing ‘terrifying’ coronavirus pandemic and says the ‘absence of global coordination’ worries him Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, who served from 1997 to 2007, questioned President Donald Trump’s leadership amid the pandemic in an interview Friday He pointed out that there’s a lack of global … Read more

STEPHEN GLOVER: The British people have the right to expect better from the Prime Minister 

This country faces its worst crisis since World War II. Tens of thousands have died, and although the pandemic is being brought under control there will be many more deaths. Our economy is in freefall, and even the most optimistic observers believe we face years of pain and slog just to get back to where … Read more

Chinese foreign minister warns U.S. officials are pushing relations to ‘the brink of a new Cold War’

Chinese foreign minister warns Washington that it’s pushing relations to ‘the brink of a new Cold War’ China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday rejected Washington’s ‘lies’ over the coronavirus ‘It has come to our attention that some political forces in the US are taking China-US relations hostage,’ Wang told reporters during a press conference … Read more

Why escape Brussels to kowtow to Beijing, asks former Australian prime minister TONY ABBOTT

Along with killing tens of thousands of people in countries such as Britain, and inflicting years of subsequent economic pain, the corona crisis should drive lasting change in our perceptions of China. It’s not that this virus has changed the nature of the Chinese regime; but it has made its repressive, secretive and self-aggrandising side … Read more

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to push ahead with annexation of occupied West Bank

Prime Minister Netanyahu and his former rival Benny Gantz were today sworn in for Israel’s new unity government, ending the longest political crisis in the nation’s history. Lawmakers in the 120-person parliament, the Knesset, formally approved the three-year coalition government with 73 voting for and 49 against. One member was absent for the vote. Today’s swearing … Read more

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is REJECTED from a cafe under COVID-19 restrictions

No exceptions! New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is REJECTED from a cafe because it was too full under COVID-19 restrictions New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was turned away from a restaurant Ms Ardern and partner Clarke Gayford attempted to dine at on Saturday Olive, the Wellington restaurant, followed ‘Alert 2’ coronavirus restrictions  The … Read more

Social distancing CAN be done in schools, insists government minister Brandon Lewis

Safe social distancing can be done in schools, a top minister insisted today as the Government set itself up for a major row with education unions. Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis said it was vital pupils were back in classrooms within weeks, both to allow key workers to keep working to save lives from coronavirus … Read more