Theresa May wades into Dominic Cummings row as former PM says he ‘did not follow the spirit’ of lockdown rules with 260 mile drive Theresa May has written to her constituents criticising Dominic Cummings Former PM said her successor’s senior aide has broke ‘spirit’ of lockdown rules Almost 100 Tory MPs who have either called … Read more
Boris Johnson will today face a 90-minute grilling from the Commons Liaison Committee over his handling of the coronavirus crisis and his top aide’s decision to travel during lockdown. Questions on Dominic Cummings’ trip from London to Durham, along with three other coronavirus topics, will be crammed into a 20-minute slot after intervention from Committee … Read more
Six Cabinet ministers are thought to have privately told colleagues Dominic Cummings should resign, with 40 Tory MPs calling on Boris Johnson to sack his top aide amid fury over his breach of coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Cummings has faced intense criticism over his decision to drive his family 260 miles from London to Durham at … Read more
A Government minister has resigned over Dominic Cummings‘ lockdown trip to Durham, delivering a significant blow to Boris Johnson and Downing Street. Douglas Ross, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Scotland and a Tory whip, announced this morning he is quitting the frontbench because he was unconvinced by Mr Cummings’ defence of the 260-mile journey. Mr … Read more
Ever since Chancellor Rishi Sunak turned on the spending taps to save Britain’s businesses amid the lockdown, there have been grumblings in the Tory Party about the gigantic bill that will need paying after the crisis. One can therefore only imagine how they’ll react on discovering that the party’s own coffers could also soon run … Read more
Sadiq Khan today claimed the capital’s jam-packed Tubes are ‘safe’ but sided with union chiefs in saying it is too soon to ease the lockdown because so many Transport for London workers are off sick. The Mayor said he was ‘really worried’ about the impact any easing of restrictions would have on the city’s public transport … Read more
The Government has launched a series of bizarre coronavirus adverts in a bid to get them shared online. The adverts, which include deliberate errors, are designed to be mocked online so that people share them and spread the ‘stay at home’ message. It is a repeat of the Tory party‘s general election strategy in which social … Read more
Carrie Symons has announced she has coronavirus after fiancee Boris Johnson went into isolation with the deadly pathogen. Ms Symonds posted on Twitter earlier today and said: ‘I’ve spent the past week in bed with the main symptoms of Coronavirus. I haven’t needed to be tested and, after seven days of rest, I feel stronger … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak effectively signed a blank cheque tonight as he unveiled a huge new coronavirus bailout to cover the wages of millions of people and stop firms going bankrupt. He said the government will cover 80 per cent of salaries up to a ceiling £2,500 a month – equivalent to the UK average wage … Read more
A second coronavirus patient has died in Scotland, taking the UK’s death toll to 56. The person was elderly, had other health problems, and was being treated by the NHS board for Glasgow, the Scottish Government said in its announcement. Wales has diagnosed a further 12 cases of the coronavirus today, bringing the UK’s total … Read more
Millions of the elderly and most vulnerable will need to ‘shield’ themselves from social contact and stay at home for three months from this weekend, Downing Street announced today. Boris Johnson acknowledged that ‘drastic action’ was required to quell the spread of the deadly coronavirus which has killed 55 and infected more than 1,500 throughout … Read more
Ministers were today accused of issuing ‘conflicting’ advice to older people over the need to ‘self-isolate’ during a coronavirus outbreak. Charities warned that many pensioners would be confused about what they were being asked to do after claims over the weekend that they should stay at home for up to four months. Health Secretary Matt … Read more
‘She’s a pre-war baby, made of strong stuff’: Coronavirus-hit health minister Nadine Dorries confirms her 84-year-old mother has tested positive for the virus – but insists she is ‘doing ok’ The Tory health minister reassured that her octogenarian parent is ‘doing ok’ Elderly people are particularly vulnerable to the virus which has infected 798 Ms Dorries’s … Read more