Carrie Symonds demands Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s stop selling products that use monkey ‘slaves’ after fury at plight of macaques on coconut farms in Thailand The Prime Minister’s fiancée urged UK retailers to stop selling coconut products Symonds responded to reports of monkeys used as labourers on Asian farms Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda have all since announced … Read more
Stanley Johnson is pictured in Greece after ignoring his Prime Minister son’s ‘essential travel only’ advice and jetting off to his mountain-top villa PM’s father Stanley Johnson is spotted at a tavern last night in Pelion, Greece It comes after he flew to villa in brazen defiance of pandemic travel warnings Foreign Office guidance still … Read more
PM’s father Stanley Johnson, 79, jets to his Greek mountain-top villa (via Bulgaria) in flagrant disregard of his own son’s ‘essential travel only’ rules Mr Johnson flew into Athens via Sofia last night to visit his mountain villa He said he is in Pelion on ‘essential business trying to Covid-proof my property’ Former Tory MEP … Read more
One of Britain’s most powerful business tycoons has launched a blistering attack on the Government, warning that Boris Johnson’s ‘weakness and indecision’ on reopening restaurants, pubs and cafes will cost more than two million workers their jobs. In a rare interview, restaurateur and private members’ club mogul Richard Caring – whose empire includes the famous Annabel’s … Read more
‘It was easy for Dominic Cummings to isolate at his parents’ home, his family had their own apartment and we got shopping’: Ex-brother-in-law of PM’s chief aide comes to his defence over allegations he broke lockdown rules Matthew Herriott said it was easy to self-isolate at Cummings’s parents’ home He said there are self-contained apartments … Read more
Boris Johnson yesterday set a ten-day target to deliver a virus tracing system that could allow the lockdown to be eased. He said a 25,000-strong army of trackers had been recruited to identify the contacts of infected victims and prevent outbreaks. The Government’s scientific advisers insist the system must be in place before any more … Read more
Gatwick Airport has furloughed 90 per cent of its staff leaving nearby Crawley in crisis with reports that half of the town’s population facing being laid off. The airport employs 3,500 people directly, although a further 21,000 people work for 250 different firms based at the campus. Also, the airport supports a further 12,000 jobs … Read more
Boris Johnson has mapped out a blueprint to loosen the lockdown which will reopen rubbish tips this weekend followed by garden centres within a fortnight, sources claimed last night. Council recycling centres could be allowed to open in a matter of days if the police give the green light they can cope with the expected … Read more