JANET STREET-PORTER: Prince Andrew is so irrelevant he was invisible at his daughter’s wedding

Prince Andrew is now so irrelevant he was invisible at his own daughter’s wedding but, be honest, ladies – haven’t most middle-aged men outlived their usefulness? We know the Royals don’t do things like the rest of us, but Princess Eugenie’s wedding last weekend was a first. The father of the bride was nowhere to … Read more

Yes, the sun IS deadly – and here’s my cancer scar to prove it, says JANET STREET-PORTER

Honestly, I am not a particularly vain person, which is a good thing because I now have a scar running right down my nose. Yes, slap bang in the middle of my face. It will fade, but for the time being I am going to have to get used to seeing this new line when … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: First masks were useless, now they’re compulsory

If there’s one phrase I’m sick of (spoken by Boris and Co in a serious tone) it’s ‘scientific advice’ and its partner-in-crime ‘medical advice’. So far members of the public have been the guinea pigs for the Prime Minister’s steep learning curve, ever since Covid-19 arrived in our lives.  And we know from bitter experience … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Nice try, Rishi

Every time I go shopping, I leave with vouchers, a wad of extra paper promising cash and discounts off my next purchases. Loyalty in the hard-fought battle between supermarkets and discount stores, can only be bought with cash, not quality. Spending £60 in Marks and Spencer’s Food Hall today, I was rewarded with a whopping … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER fears pub-bound Brits this weekend

What are your plans for so-called Super Saturday this weekend? If you’ve any sense, don’t leave home. July 4th might spell freedom for some, but – based on recent displays of social distancing on the streets of Brixton, the beaches of Bournemouth and the swampy ponds on Hackney marshes – the partial reopening of pubs … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Good luck with Test and Trace

Matt Hancock says that Test, Track and Trace – the latest Government ‘solution’ for easing lockdown and allowing our lives to return to a version of normal – relies on goodwill and our desire to do our best for the community and ‘our’ NHS. Mr Hancock and Boris Johnson are not coercing us into co-operating, … Read more

Loose Women’s Janet Street-Porter and Saira Khan explode into heated Dominic Cummings debate

Loose Women’s Janet Street-Porter and Saira Khan EXPLODE into heated debate after Dominic Cummings’ controversial lockdown drive By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 14:25 BST, 27 May 2020 | Updated: 15:46 BST, 27 May 2020 Janet Street-Porter defended Dominic Cummings in a heated Loose Women debate on Wednesday. The broadcaster, 73, claimed the Prime Minister’s … Read more

Janet Street-Porter shuns Boris Johnson’s fitness advice

Janet Street-Porter tells ‘chronically obese’ Boris Johnson to ‘get stuffed’ for trying to make Britons get fit during lockdown By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 13:57 BST, 18 May 2020 | Updated: 15:37 BST, 18 May 2020 Janet Street-Porter has told Boris Johnson to ‘get stuffed’ after he told Britons to get fit during lockdown. … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Janet Street-Porter says bureaucrats impede NHS

Covid-19 is a plague affecting millions of people. In the UK, everyone knows or knows of someone who has died and our lives have dramatically changed for the foreseeable future. This dreadful crisis has brought out the best in the British – while Americans angrily demonstrate for their right to get infected because many value … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Matt Hancock’s meltdowns have revealed a mediocre minister

This morning the government’s carefully constructed strategy for dealing with coronavirus fell apart when Health Secretary Matt Hancock lost his temper in two media confrontations. First, a feisty exchange with the Today programme’s Nick Robinson, and then on ITV’s Good Morning Britain he exploded in a combative exchange with Piers Morgan. Two meltdowns in less … Read more