Boris Johnson‘s planned bridge to Northern Ireland could end up being a tunnel, the Scottish Secretary said today. Alister Jack said the PM agreed with him that an underground link could be cheaper and avoid problems such as the huge Second World War munitions dump in the Irish Sea. Mr Johnson has previously extolled the … Read more
British supermarkets are prepared for food riots if panic buying becomes widespread in the worst-cast scenario of a coronavirus pandemic, a retail expert has said. Former Tesco supply chain director Bruno Monteyne said a major outbreak of the virus would result in ‘panic buying, empty shelves and food riots’ but that at this stage retailers … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,300 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 96,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
The UK Government and the NHS have launched a hard-hitting advertising campaign urging the public to wash their hands to stop the coronavirus. Ominous, dark images of stains on a door handle under ultraviolet light warn people the virus can survive on some surfaces for hours, remaining contagious. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his ministers … Read more
‘I’ll stick with Prit’: Boris Johnson doubles down on his backing for beleaguered Home Secretary in This Morning interview but reveals he has made it clear to the Cabinet ‘I don’t like bullying’ Prime Minister said the under-pressure minister was doing an ‘outstanding job’ His most senior female minister facing increasing pressure to step down … Read more
Boris Johnson begrudgingly admits he’s ‘not very good’ at changing nappies… but says he ‘obviously will’ make the effort for his new child with Carrie Symonds Boris Johnson says he is ‘excited’ over birth of new child with Carrie Symonds He admitted on the This Morning sofa that he will help change baby’s nappies As … Read more
Priti Patel is facing fresh pressure over bullying allegations today despite Boris Johnson vowing to ‘stick by’ her – with a claim she threw a folder at an official during a row. The Prime Minister told MPs he had full confidence in the embattled Home Secretary despite launching a Cabinet Office inquiry this week into … Read more
In its 12 years on our screens, Spitting Image mocked politicians from Westminster and around world, the Royals, sport stars, musicians and TV presenters. The show’s best moments and classic characters: Its most famous puppet was perhaps that of Margaret Thatcher, who wore a man’s suit in the show and treated her Cabinet with contempt. … Read more
Boris Johnson heaped praise on Priti Patel at PMQs today despite fresh claims she bullied civil servants. Ms Patel was seated next to Mr Johnson for PMQs as he voiced ‘confidence’ in her and said she is doing an ‘outstanding job’. Challenged by Jeremy Corbyn on the issues, Mr Johnson said it was right that … Read more
Sony and Nike have closed major offices in London and sent employees home as panic about the coronavirus builds in the UK. Sony Pictures Entertainment, which has an office in Soho, central London, said it had closed for the rest of the week ‘out of an abundance of caution’. And Nike’s headquarters in the same … Read more
Ex-Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith compares China to Nazi Germany as MPs demand government shuts Huawei out of the UK’s 5G network Tory MPs are demanding government wipes out Huawei role in the 5G project Iain Duncan Smith said it was like giving a German firm a role in UK radar in 1939 Boris Johnson … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. More than 3,200 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and over 94,000 have been infected. Here’s what we know so far: What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of … Read more
Andrea Leadsom reignites her feud with ex-Speaker John Bercow as she jokes he’s the only MP she’d like to tell to ‘F OFF’ in lighthearted ministerial resignation speech She used a ministerial resignation speech to mock the ex-Speaker again Was taking the Commons through her achievements in Government She was axed as business secretary by Boris … Read more