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No10 insists Boris Johnson’s ‘greed is good’ boast to 1922 committee was sandwich jibe at chief whip

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Number 10 insists Boris’s ‘greed is good’ boast to 1922 committee wasn’t about UK’s hugely successful vaccine drive – but a jibe at his burly chief whip who was gobbling up a CHEESE SANDWICH as he spoke Boris Johnson made comments during private meeting of the 1922 Committee He said: ‘The reason we have the … Read more

No10 pushing for compulsory Covid vaccines for care home staff amid fears about low uptake

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Health Secretary Matt Hancock today confirmed the Government may make Covid vaccines compulsory for care home staff. Ministers are concerned about low uptake rates among carers — NHS figures show just a third of workers have had the jabs in parts of London. Mr Hancock admitted mandatory vaccination was ‘something we are looking at’ and claimed … Read more

Electoral probe into No10 decor scandal

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Election watchdogs are quizzing Tory chiefs over a secret £60,000 payment for the lavish makeover of Boris Johnson‘s flat. They have asked Conservative chairman Ben Elliot to explain whether the party complied with strict laws on political donations. The dramatic development follows a series of disclosures by the Daily Mail on the financing of decor … Read more

NHS nurses could get a 3 PER CENT pay rise under No10 peace plans

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Nurses could be in line to get a 3 per cent pay rise, following a bitter row about the Government’s proposed 1 per cent deal that unions threatened to strike over. In another potentially embarrassing U-turn for Number 10 during the pandemic, ministers are reportedly considering trebling their original offer.  The 1 per cent pay … Read more

Boris Johnson fears Carrie Symonds’ No10 makeover may cost £200,000

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Boris Johnson fears the final bill for Carrie Symonds‘s lavish makeover of their Downing Street flat could be as high as £200,000. He told aides of his worries in crisis meetings on how to pay for his fiancee’s refurbishment.  A source said the Cabinet Office had asked Conservative chiefs if party HQ has paid for some … Read more

Boris Johnson fears Carrie Symonds’ No10 makeover may cost £200,000

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Boris Johnson fears the final bill for Carrie Symonds‘s lavish makeover of their Downing Street flat could be as high as £200,000. He told aides of his worries in crisis meetings on how to pay for his fiancee’s refurbishment.  A source said the Cabinet Office had asked Conservative chiefs if party HQ has paid for some … Read more

No10 admits ‘Crude’ and flawed formula used to divvy up Covid vaccine supplies

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A ‘crude’ and controversial algorithm is being used to divvy up Covid jab supplies around the UK, MailOnline can reveal. Department of Health bosses today confirmed officials deployed the Barnett formula to decide how many doses should be allocated to the devolved nations.  The method — used in the Treasury since the 1980s to distribute … Read more

Former standards chief on Boris Johnson’s plan for a charity to fund makeover of his No.10 flat

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Boris Johnson’s plan to set up a charity to fund Downing Street refurbishments is ‘monstrous’ and may be illegal, the former head of a standards watchdog warned yesterday. No 10 came under increasing pressure to release details of the renovation of the Prime Minister’s official flat made by his fiancee Carrie Symonds. Sir Alistair Graham, … Read more