Boris Johnson effectively took the country back to square one tonight as he unveiled a dramatic new national month-long lockdown – ordering the public to stay at home. After weeks insisting he is sticking to local restrictions, the PM completed an humiliating U-turn by announcing blanket coronavirus restrictions for England at a prime-time press conference alongside … Read more
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak ‘clash over £15billion defence cash’ as coronavirus crisis hits government finances Boris Johnson has ‘insisted Chancellor guarantee defence spending until 2025’ Mr Sunak said to be pursing a one-year settlement for defence worth £1.9billion Chancellor and Prime Minister met on Tuesday to discuss but still ‘miles apart’ By Faith Ridler … Read more
Eat Out to Help Out played a ‘significant’ role in accelerating Britain’s second wave of coronavirus, a study has claimed. There was a sharp increase in clusters of Covid-19 infections a week after the Government scheme began, according to University of Warwick researchers. They believe the initiative, which gave diners up to 50 per cent off … Read more
International Monetary Fund DOWNGRADES its forecast for the UK economy and says it won’t return to pre-pandemic levels for at least a YEAR amid second wave and Brexit chaos as Rishi Sunak warns Britain must balance the books Rishi Sunak today stressed importance of the Government balancing the books The International Monetary Fund issued pessimistic … Read more
The Chancellor today addressed the country’s burning questions as he discussed his fresh financial package in a Twitter Q and A session. Rishi Sunak turned on the public spending taps again last week when he announced an emergency bailout for businesses and the self-employed that will cost up to £22billion. But today he was grilled by … Read more
Henry Dimbleby, the Government’s food tsar, said ministers need to do more to tackle food poverty Boris Johnson’s own food tsar yesterday accused him of ‘not doing enough’ to prevent children going hungry – as he urged Downing Street to spend £1.2 billion tackling the problem. Henry Dimbleby, the co-founder of the Leon restaurant, demanded … Read more
When I think back to that evening in 2004 when, heavily pregnant with our son, I accompanied my nervous husband to the final selection round at the Surrey Heath Conservative Association, the memory is crystal clear. We sat together for a while in the car park, going over his speech. We talked about what it … Read more
BBC comedy show is slammed after guest described Rishi Sunak as looking like ‘Prince Charles in brownface’ Comedian Leila Navabi compared Rishi Sunak to ‘Prince Charles in brownface’ Sajid Javid said jibe was something he expects from ‘trolls on Twitter, not BBC’ The comment was made during The Leak, a comedy radio show on Radio Wales … Read more
ANDREW PIERCE: Attacked by all sides, Rishi Sunak is paying price of popularity By Andrew Pierce for the Daily Mail Published: 23:02 GMT, 26 October 2020 | Updated: 00:12 GMT, 27 October 2020 From the tour de force of his first ‘coronavirus Budget’ last March to his ruthless determination to save jobs and revitalise what’s … Read more
Allies of the Prime Minister say he will u-turn and provide more funding to feed poor children amid a backlash of Tory MPs threatening to join forces with Labour. Boris Johnson has been battling with the prospect of a major revolt over the refusal to extend free school meals over the holidays – as a petition … Read more