Let us fly again! Furious pilots and cabin crews march on Westminster to demand ministers reopen our skies fully to save the travel industry Travel industry workers called on PM to expand the quarantine-free green list Around 400 protesters gathered outside the Commons on Travel Day of Action Senior Conservative MPs, including Sir Iain Duncan-Smith, … Read more
A priest last night demanded to know how twice divorced Boris Johnson was able to marry his fiancé Carrie Symonds, whilst he has to tell ‘practising Catholics’ who are divorced that they cannot re-marry in the Church. Mr Johnson, who was baptised a Catholic but converted to Anglicanism while at private school Eton, wed Ms … Read more
A Death Gun Salute will be fired at noon today to pay tribute to Prince Philip after Westminster Abbey tolled its bell 99 times in 99 minutes. Saluting batteries will fire 41 rounds at one round every minute for 40 minutes at Cardiff Castle, Edinburgh Castle and Hillsborough Castle in Belfast and in Gibraltar, the Ministry … Read more
MPs’ summer holidays could be two weeks longer so refurbishment team can repair the Palace of Westminster Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg is responsible for tabling motions It is unlikely Government will be won over by the idea to extend summer holiday More time is needed for refurbishment team to carry out repairs on building By … Read more
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have today visited a vaccination centre at Westminster Abbey where they lit a candle and laid flowers to remember the 126,000 people who have died in Britain during the pandemic. The royal couple praised the efforts of those driving the UK’s world-leading Covid-19 jab scheme as Britain remembers the … Read more
It’s the final resting place of some of Britain’s greatest writers, including Charles Dickens, Jane Austen and Lord Tennyson. But from tomorrow, Poets’ Corner in Westminster Abbey will be more than just a monument to literature when it is converted to a Covid vaccination centre. As the mammoth roll-out continues to deliver on its great … Read more
Alex Salmond today insisted his evidence about Nicola Sturgeon would not have been censored at Westminster as he suggested the Scottish government is not fit to be independent. In an extraordinary session before a cross-party committee, the former First Minister lashed out at his SNP successor over the handling of harassment allegations against him. Pointing … Read more
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford has been forced to apologise after he accused an English photographer of breaking coronavirus travel rules to take photos in the Highlands – even though he lives there. Ollie Taylor took to Twitter on November 22 to post a stunning photo of the Aurora Borealis at Caitness, in the north of … Read more
Homes across the UK will fall silent in remembrance of the nation’s war dead on Armistice Day, as the coronavirus pandemic limits public commemorations. People have been encouraged to pause on their doorsteps or by windows for the traditional two minutes silence at 11am on Wednesday. Covid-19 related-restrictions on gatherings and travel have disrupted remembrance … Read more
For the 68 years of her reign, the Queen has led Remembrance tributes to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country, and not even Covid-19 could deter her from her solemn duty. Today, she and other senior Royals will preside at a reduced service at the Cenotaph, marking 100 years since its … Read more