Cabinet hawks Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson sideline Matt Hancock over lockdown

Matt Hancock appears to have lost a Cabinet battle over control of the coronavirus restrictions after he was sidelined by the Prime Minister last night. Boris Johnson was flanked by hawkish Chancellor Rishi Sunak as he unveiled new lockdown measures last night that placed millions of people into a stricter regime to control the pandemic. … Read more

European Union is set to ‘sideline chief negotiator Michel Barnier’ to crack Brexit deadlock

February 20, 2016: David Cameron announces the date for the referendum on whether to leave the EU.  June 23, 2016: The UK votes to leave the EU.  July 13, 2016: Theresa May becomes PM after seeing off challenges from Boris Johnson and Michael Gove. March 29, 2017: Mrs May formally notifies the EU that the UK is … Read more