Getting rid of the Marxists in the Labour party won’t be easy… it will be like trying to rid a creaking old mansion of dry rot, writes SIMON WALTERS By Simon Walters for the Daily Mail Published: 02:21 GMT, 13 December 2019 | Updated: 02:21 GMT, 13 December 2019 Jeremy Corbyn is under pressure to … Read more
The Ocean At The End Of The Lane (Dorfman, National Theatre, London) Rating: Verdict: Doctor Who meets Stranger Things Three Sisters (Lyttelton, NT) Rating: Verdict: Chekhov fascinatingly reborn in Nigeria Two impressive new shows that launched at the National Theatre this week make the most of the company’s enormous resources. One is a fabulously sinister … Read more
Inside The Christmas Factory Rating: Gino’s Italian Express Rating: Never mind ‘Ho-ho-ho’. Inside The Christmas Factory (BBC2) rang with Gregg Wallace’s manic ‘Ah-ha-ha-ha! Hah hah hah!’ That bizarre hybrid of Alan Partridge’s ‘A-ha!’ and Sid James’s dirty chuckle is unnerving at the best of times but Gregg was so high on festive cheer that he … Read more
Jumanji: The Next Level (12A) Rating: Verdict: Winning formula The Bishop’s Wife (U) Rating: Verdict: A Christmas classic Two years ago this month a couple of films came out that wildly surpassed commercial expectations. One was The Greatest Showman, which confounded lacklustre reviews (including mine) to become a spectacular hit. The other was Jumanji: Welcome To … Read more
Donald Trump considers skipping 2020 general election debates ‘because he doesn’t trust the commission that runs them’ Donald Trump has been speaking to his advisers about whether or not he should participate in the 2020 general election debates, sources say Trump has told his advisers he doesn’t trust the Commission on Presidential Debates and is … Read more
Boris Johnson’s poll guru is serenaded at Tory HQ after shock exit poll result is announced Isaac Levido hailed for helping to deliver PM Boris Johnson’s election triumph Staff at Westminster Tory HQ chanted ‘Oh, Isaac Levido’ when exit poll published Mr Levido is a close confidant of the electoral strategist Lynton Crosby By Jack … Read more
Brussels reacted with relief and sadness last night as Boris Johnson headed for a commanding victory in the general election. EU leaders followed the results on Twitter as they held a working dinner at a summit in Brussels. Sources said there was no live TV stream in the room and that they resorted to using … Read more
Towering kangaroo with a ‘bad attitude’ runs riot in country town – mauling three people, destroying gardens and going on rampages The kangaroo towered about 6ft and was described as having a ‘bad attitude’ Margherita Caruana beautiful garden was destroyed by the kangaroo Terrifying beast also attacked three people across town and has been located By … Read more
Lily Allen launches a Twitter tirade after Boris Johnson’s victory and accuses the public voting for ‘kids to die with no healthcare and less brown people’ The singer is a staunch Corbynista and has been batting for Labour this election She said the that ‘unchecked bespoke propaganda’ had undermined election Came after she ‘cried’ after … Read more
Conservatives win Workington: Boris Johnson’s party storms home in totemic constituency with a 9.7 per cent swing away from Labour By Danyal Hussain For Mailonline Published: 01:28 GMT, 13 December 2019 | Updated: 01:42 GMT, 13 December 2019 The Conservatives have taken the Workington seat from a Labour in a huge swing. Mark Jenkinson romped … Read more
Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell was a whiter shade of pale. Or at the very least grey. Ashen. I believe the la-di-da folk at posh paint firm Farrow and Ball term such a deathly pallor ‘Elephant Breath’. When the exit polls were announced shortly after 10pm, McDonnell was the one who’d drawn the short straw to … Read more
Countdown’s Rachel Riley leads sigh of relief from Jewish community as Jeremy Corbyn is predicted to suffer crushing election defeat Countdown’s Rachel Riley joined Jewish community to share relief about the poll She tweeted ‘love you Britain’ last night and Jewish Chronicle editor agreed Stephen Pollard said the relief and gratitude for the community is … Read more
She revealed earlier this year on the chatshow that she had rekindled her romance with her childhood sweetheart. And Katherine Ryan reveals her secret civil partnership to her teenage love Bobby Kootstra, which took place in Denmark in September, on Saturday’s episode of The Jonathan Ross Show. The comedian, 36, jokes that it ended up being a ‘tumultuous event’ as … Read more