An aviation union has accused EasyJet of ‘excessive over-reaction’ after the airline today revealed up to 4,500 staff will lose their jobs. The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) has urged the Government to step in to stop the aviation industry’s ‘death spiral of despair’. It comes as the budget carrier proposes to sack 1,900 UK … Read more
EasyJet has today revealed up to 5,000 staff will lose their jobs as it looks to close three of its bases across the UK. The low cost airline is proposing to close bases at London‘s Stansted and Southend airports and at Newcastle in north east England, union BALPA said in a statement. EasyJet is expected to … Read more
Senior officer at nuclear police force faces the sack after being accused of wearing fake Iraq and Afghanistan war medals to awards ceremony Supt Glenn McAleavey accused of wearing fake medals to awards ceremony He could be sacked from his position at the Civil Nuclear Constabulary McAleavey served in Royal Navy for 4 years before becoming … Read more
I can’t stand Dominic Cummings. It was loathing at first sight when I first came across him in 2001 and nothing I have heard or seen since has changed my mind. And I hope that anyone who reads this column knows that I am not a defender of the Johnson Government, which I regard as … Read more
Rebellious Conservative MPs are piling pressure on Downing Street to remove Dominic Cummings – after the controversial press conference over his 260-mile trip to Durham. Mr Cummings, 48, faced an hour-long live television grilling tonight where he attempted to mount a defence of his decision to drive from London to County Durham with his son and Covid-carrying wife. … Read more
Boris Johnson refused to bow to public pressure to sack Dominic Cummings tonight amid rising fury over multiple alleged lockdown breaches by the top Downing Street power-broker. In a sign of the scope of the political crisis the Prime Minister faced cameras for only the third time since his own brush with the killer pandemic … Read more
Piers Morgan has issued an angry ultimatum to Boris Johnson over claims his chief aide, Dominic Cummings, broke lockdown rules by visiting his parents. ‘If Boris doesn’t fire Cummings today, then I will deem the Lockdown over & drive down to see my parents (from a 2m distance) for the first time in 12 weeks. I’m … Read more
Dominic Cummings was fighting for his political life last night as pressure mounted on Boris Johnson to sack his chief adviser for flouting lockdown rules. Downing Street‘s top aide travelled from London to his parents’ Durham farm in March to self-isolate with coronavirus symptoms – despite restrictions banning non-essential journeys. The bombshell revelations whipped up accusations … Read more
By Katie Hind for the Mail On Sunday Cruising along clear roads, posing in beauty spots and heading to a party weekend at Glastonbury, some of Britain’s top actors love taking to Instagram to flash their expensive cars. But what many of them did not tell their fans is that they were lent the high-end … Read more
Calls for Sir Keir Starmer to sack shadow minister Lloyd Russell-Moyle who claimed Tory Government ‘conspired to murder people’ Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP said: ‘I do not think it is an exaggeration when we say the Conservatives have conspired to murder and let die British citizens’ The Brighton MP was one of the few Jeremy Corbyn supporters … Read more