Fix your carbon footprint first, Boris! As Government’s green spokesman says don’t rinse plates before using dishwasher, it emerges No10 Downing Street has a poor eco-rating Allegra Stratton advised public not to rinse dishes before using a dishwasher But the message has been somewhat diluted after it emerged that No10 itself has an especially poor carbon … Read more
The honeymoon is over! Boris and Carrie Johnson are back at work after spending weekend away on a ‘mini moon’ at Chequers after postponing longer break until next year The couple escaped to Chequers in Buckinghamshire for a couple of days They married on Saturday in a surprise ceremony at Westminster Cathedral Spokesman: ‘The PM … Read more
Boris Johnson’s ‘unsatisfied’ £535 debt is revealed: No10 stays tight-lipped as register shows county court ordered him to repay the sum in OCTOBER Court records show that Boris Johnson has an ‘unsatisfied’ debt of £535 Ruling was made against the PM in October last year according to the register No10 is yet to comment on … Read more
Boris Johnson’s ‘unsatisfied’ £535 debt is revealed: No10 stays tight-lipped as register shows county court ordered him to repay the sum in OCTOBER Court records show that Boris Johnson has an ‘unsatisfied’ debt of £535 Ruling was made against the PM in October last year according to the register No10 is yet to comment on … Read more
The inquiry by the Electoral Commission into the funding of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street makeover has the potential to become the biggest investigation directly affecting No 10 since the New Labour ‘Cash for Honours’ scandal. While the MPs’ expenses scandal involved senior ministers, No 10 was not directly implicated, and only a handful of backbench MPs … Read more
No10 launches official probe into leak of Boris Johnson’s private texts to Sir James Dyson amid Tory fears of a civil service mole Leak probe launched into how PM’s private messages came to be made public Billionaire inventor Sir James Dyson offered to help with ventilators at no profit Asked for tax status of staff … Read more
Labour-supporting director of Sky TV drama about Boris Johnson’s first year at No10 ‘quits amid tensions between production firms after script inaccuracies’ Michael Winterbottom replaced by Julian Jarrold, credits include The Crown His decision to step down ‘temporarily’ said to have taken place last month Sources say there are tensions between the production companies involved … Read more
David Cameron’s Australian banker carried his own No10 business card: Former Prime Minister’s lobbying storm grows as he faces new accusations about financier’s access to government Business card obtained by Labour raised fresh questions about the businessman Lex Greensill had No 10 email address and landline while he was ‘senior adviser’ The Australian financier advised … Read more
Downing Street today played down the prospects of spare coronavirus vaccines being handed to Ireland before July. The PM’s spokesman stressed that the ‘first priority’ is still to cover all UK adults, despite claims that 3.7million doses have been earmarked for gifting in a ‘poke in the eye’ for the EU’s slow rollout. The comments … Read more
Make sure you stick to the roadmap, JVT! Star of the No10 briefings Jonathan Van Tam swaps jabs for a spring jog near his home in Lincolnshire Deputy Chief Medical Officer took time out from worrying about jabs for a jog Made sure he could be contacted by carrying his mobile phone and headphones He kept … Read more