Stanley Johnson slams Nigel Farage for ‘totally unforgivable’ suggestion that he takes money from China after PM’s father said it was ‘absolutely vital’ to work with Beijing Nigel Farage suggested Stanley Johnson is pro-Beijing because of his brothers Mr Johnson said Mr Farage ‘should know better than to fling accusations’ It comes after Mr Johnson … Read more
Andrew Bailey is not easily ruffled. The Bank of England governor has been in the furnace of enough crises to know that the best response is to keep calm and carry on. During his appearance before the Treasury Select Committee to answer questions on Dame Elizabeth Gloster’s damming report on the Financial Conduct Authority’s faulty … Read more
Alex Scott has been targeted by ‘awful trolls’ on social media after she was tipped to be in the running to replace Sue Barker on A Question Of Sport. The former England and Arsenal footballer, 35, was rumoured to have secured the gig on Wednesday after the after Sue, 64, was axed as host after … Read more
The government’s coronavirus contact tracing site crashed on launch this morning amid complaints it has been a ‘complete shambles’. Doctors and other staff reported major teething troubles as the much-trumpeted scheme finally got up and running, with some saying they had not even received passwords to start work. Meanwhile, NHS chiefs have warned that ‘key … Read more
BOOK OF THE WEEK EILEEN: THE MAKING OF GEORGE ORWELL by Sylvia Topp (Unbound £20, 560 pp) Back in 1934, a poem appeared in the Sunderland Church High School magazine, written by one of its alumnae, Eileen Maud O’Shaugnessy. Its title? End Of The Century, 1984. The poem foresaw a bleak near-future in which scholars, … Read more