Maverick No10 chief Dominic Cummings tours classified sites including MI5, MI6 and the SAS headquarters as he plans shake-up of military and security services Dominic Cummings is touring highly secret sites as part of overhaul, leak claims Has visited MI5 and MI6 and will be going to the Porton Down laboratory base Claims that the … Read more
Tory donor Richard Desmond embroiled in ‘cash for access’ row had drinks with Boris Johnson at No.10 months before ministers approved controversial £1bn planning application Tory donor Richard Desmond was pictured with Boris Johnson last November But it has been revealed the tycoon had drinks with Mr Johnson months before Robert Jenrick was reported to … Read more
Despite tumbling infection rates, there is not the faintest hint of triumphalism here at the south London nerve centre of the national fight against coronavirus. And the man whose task is to protect all those on the front line has a very simple plan of action when it comes to future shortages of kit: Never … Read more
Senior Tories say ‘bl**dy boring’ daily No10 coronavirus briefings should be scaled back to once a week to ‘normalise’ the country and stop the government feeling obliged to announce things Daily Downing Street briefings have been held on coroanvirus since mid-March Senior Tories say the government is under pressure to make announcements Calls for the … Read more
No10 tweets reminder that Britons should ‘keep 6ft apart from people you don’t live with’… sparking explosion of memes, ridicule and fury online Government facing backlash after PM backed top aide for travelling in lockdown Today No10 reminded people to keep distance following last night’s briefing People responded by suggesting the rules do not apply … Read more
Boris Johnson’s top aide Dominic Cummings was in Downing Street this afternoon, fuelling speculation he is about to quit over apparent breaches of the coronavirus travel lockdown – as nine Tory backbenchers demanded his head. He arrived in Westminster this lunchtime as the first cracks in Tory unity appeared over revelations he twice travelled 270 miles … Read more
And now we go to… ROBBIE SAVAGE? Ex-Leicester and Wales star makes an unexpected appearance at No10 press conference with question on why country is allowed to play golf and tennis but not football Player-turned pundit, 45, highlighted the mental health benefits of football He contrasted the distancing rules for footballers to those like golf … Read more
No10 has disowned Cabinet minister Therese Coffey after she blamed government blunders on coronavirus testing and care homes on ‘wrong’ science advice. Downing Street heaped praise on its experts and insisted ‘ministers decide’ after the comments by the Work and Pensions Secretary caused a storm. As a furious blame game erupted yesterday, Ms Coffey appeared to … Read more
Boris Johnson has accidentally revealed a memo from a senior aide telling him to dodge a coronavirus showdown with the Tory backbench ‘shop steward’. The PM was photographed carrying the private message about 1922 committee chief Sir Graham Brady as he went in to Downing Street yesterday. Apparently written by Mr Johnson’s private secretary Ben … 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