During a Commons debate earlier this year, Robert Jenrick singled out one vital planning policy that helps deprived communities. The Housing Secretary argued it was right that developers making huge sums from major housing schemes should pay the so-called Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to local councils, which can then spend the cash on schools, health … Read more
‘I might have Heimliched her, I’m not sure!’ Pierce Brosnan admits he only ‘vaguely’ remembers saving Halle Berry’s life on Die Another Day set after stopping her choking on a FIG The Oscar-winning actress said the former James Bond performed the Heimlich manoeuvre on her when she started choking in the middle of a love … Read more
Sitting in his accustomed seat at the middle of the Cabinet table flanked by a handful of socially-distanced ministers, Boris Johnson called for order to enable a figure hovering nearby to speak. Isaac Levido hardly needed an introduction. The softly-spoken 35-year-old Australian was one of the brilliant architects of last December’s decisive general election victories. … Read more
As the new director-general of the Confederation of British Industry, Tony Danker will be a key figure as the Government targets signing a new trade deal with the EU by the end of the year. No surprise then that the CBI, which opposed Brexit, has appointed a man who is an arch Remainer. Danker, 48, … Read more
Pierce Brosnan declares coronavirus a ‘war’ as he reveals two of his lifelong friends have died after battling the disease By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 16:55 BST, 12 June 2020 | Updated: 17:10 BST, 12 June 2020 Pierce Brosnan has revealed two of his lifelong friends have died after battling coronavirus. The former James … Read more
One of the worst kept secrets at Westminster was the antipathy between former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson and his then boss Jeremy Corbyn. But only now, after Labour’s worst defeat since 1935, is Watson revealing quite how much he despised Corbyn. Accusing the former Labour leader of running a ‘Stalinist operation’, he singles out … Read more
When Slovenia recently became the 50th country to make its own Strictly Come Dancing under BBC licence, there was a broad smile on Tim Davie’s face as he sat in his office at Broadcasting House. As head of BBC Worldwide, he masterminded an effective overseas sales drive of BBC staples such as Strictly and Top … Read more
ANDREW PIERCE: Boris Johnson is every inch a hero to David Cameron’s rich pal By Andrew Pierce for the Daily Mail Published: 01:47 BST, 1 June 2020 | Updated: 02:06 BST, 1 June 2020 After refusing to sack Dominic Cummings for allegedly breaking lockdown rules, Boris Johnson appears to have lost the support of a … Read more
Militant leaders of the National Education Union make it clear they will stop at nothing to prevent schools opening on June 1, using often spurious claims about ‘elf ’n’ safety’ and filing a list of 169 sometimes ludicrous demands to be met before they will consider a return. This is despite widespread fears of the … Read more
Ever since Chancellor Rishi Sunak turned on the spending taps to save Britain’s businesses amid the lockdown, there have been grumblings in the Tory Party about the gigantic bill that will need paying after the crisis. One can therefore only imagine how they’ll react on discovering that the party’s own coffers could also soon run … Read more