Commons watchdog could ditch £3,000 pay rise for MPs after Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer condemned the idea amid public sector freeze and coronavirus chaos Ipsa mechanism for setting MP pay would have meant a significant rise in April Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer condemned idea of 4.1% hike amid coronavirus The watchdog is understood … Read more
Boris Johnson today insisted that MPs should not get a pay rise in the spring as No10 hinted it could block the Commons watchdog’s plans. Downing Street waded into the row amid a furious backlash at the idea politicians could receive more money while the wider public sector faces a freeze and coronavirus hammers the … Read more
It’s been the subject of sporting conversations across the land this week. In the aftermath of Lewis Hamilton‘s seventh Formula 1 world title, is he now the greatest British sportsperson ever? Hamilton made history on Sunday by equalling Michael Schumacher’s all-time title record and few would bet against him sealing a record-setting eighth world crown … Read more
‘Do you regret doing Panorama?’ I asked Princess Diana over lunch at Kensington Palace in May 1996, six months after her infamous BBC interview that is now making global headlines again. She looked at me intently with her massive blue eyes. ‘No,’ she replied firmly, ‘I have no regrets. I wanted to do it, to … Read more
Another day, another deluge of Matthew Hancock. Oh goody. Just what a weary nation needed on a dreary Monday. It was one of those mornings when you couldn’t get away from the Health Secretary. Sky News, LBC, Radio 4. Everywhere you flicked, there was that self-satisfied voice, trotting out the usual government lines with customary … Read more
‘Bring it on big boy!’ Piers Morgan playfully spars with Lennox Lewis as the boxer reveals people urged him to knock Piers out and that Mike Tyson warned him the GMB host is BORING By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 10:19 GMT, 16 November 2020 | Updated: 10:21 GMT, 16 November 2020 He is a … Read more
‘Where the hell have you been?’: Piers Morgan grills Health Secretary Matt Hancock over cabinet’s GMB ‘boycott’ as he becomes first minister to appear on show in over six months – days after Dominic Cummings left Number 10 By Henry Martin For Mailonline Published: 09:05 GMT, 16 November 2020 | Updated: 09:33 GMT, 16 November … Read more
Susanna Reid struggled to hold back tears on Good Morning Britain today as she told the heartbreaking story of a mother who had been prevented from seeing her severely autistic son due to restrictions on care home visits. The mother, called Suzanne, wrote in a letter on Facebook: ‘My son is severely autistic, he lives in … Read more
A Government ‘boycott’ of ITV’s Good Morning Britain will end on Monday, with Health Secretary Matt Hancock due to appear on the programme. Mr Hancock’s scheduled appearance on Monday will be the first by a member of the Government since April. Presenter Piers Morgan said in a tweet: ‘BREAKING: Just had a call from Downing … Read more
Good Morning Britain and This Morning will air on Christmas Day for the first time EVER as ITV prepares to bag festive ratings crown By Charlotte Dean For Mailonline Published: 16:46 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 16:53 GMT, 11 November 2020 Good Morning Britain, Lorraine and This Morning will all air on Christmas Day … Read more