Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds do not intend to make their newborn a ‘public figure’, despite growing up in the flat above 11 Downing Street. Ms Symonds is understood to have chosen a picture that deliberately did not show the baby’s face and will shun the path taken by some previous Prime Ministers who had … Read more
Culture Minister Oliver Dowden blasts BBC director-general over bias in the wake of Panorama programme on the Government’s handling of Covid-19 Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has written to BBC director-general Tony Hall Urged him to ‘uphold highest standards in relation to integrity and impartiality’ Comes after Panorama programme critical of Government’s Covid-19 strategy The medical professionals interviewed … Read more
Pictures which appear to show slack safety standards at the Chinese laboratory at the centre of international suspicion over Covid-19 have been systematically deleted from its website – as Donald Trump continues to ramp up the pressure on Beijing over its potential role in the outbreak. During the past month, Wuhan’s Institute of Virology has … Read more
Ministers unveil £76million package for domestic violence victims as they admit coronavirus lockdown is ‘making it harder’ for people to seek out help Communities Secretary unveils more support for victims of domestic violence Robert Jenrick say there will be £76million of new funding for the vulnerable Mr Jenrick admitted that the ‘reality’ of the lockdown … Read more
Carrie Symonds has revealed the name of her and Boris Johnson‘s newborn son is Wilfred, after the Prime Minister’s grandfather, as the proud parents shared the first photograph of the baby boy with the world. In an image shared on Ms Symonds’ Instagram, the first-time mother was seen tightly cradling her son, who sported a … Read more
The government’s testing co-ordinator took a thinly-veiled swipe at Matt Hancock today saying people should not get ‘hung up on targets’ – as he insisted the goal for 100,000 checks a day had been met. Prof John Newton brushed off a row over whether the numbers had been cooked, stressing the big picture was capacity … Read more
Downing Street said today there are ‘questions that need to be answered’ about the origin of coronavirus after Donald Trump claimed to have seen evidence it came from a laboratory in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The US President made the explosive claim last night but refused to reveal what the evidence was. Number 10 … Read more
Ministers have warned lockdown may need to remain in place for months until the number of new cases falls below 1,000 per day after Professor Chris Whitty raised the spectre of a second peak far worse than the first. The total number of new coronavirus deaths in all settings was 674 on Thursday, down from … Read more
Coronavirus eradication is ‘technically impossible’ and second wave this winter could be MORE severe than the first, Professor Chris Whitty says Prof. Whitty said: ‘It’s not just in Game Of Thrones that winter is always coming’ England’s chief medical officer said Britain was negotiating ‘balancing act’ If the ‘R’ (reproductive rate) is not kept below one … Read more
Boris Johnson today announced that wearing face masks will be part of the UK’s coronavirus lockdown exit strategy. The Prime Minister said the wearing of face coverings in public will be ‘useful’ in terms of stopping the spread of the disease when restrictions are lifted. He also said they would give workers ‘confidence’ that it … Read more
HENRY DEEDES: Boris Johnson and the Boffins were back — and the trio had some new material! By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:15 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 22:18 BST, 30 April 2020 The old band was back together. Boris And The Boffins finally reunited yesterday, their month-long absence from the … Read more
Boris Johnson raised fears for his health tonight with a breathless first Downing Street briefing since being discharged from intensive care after battling coronavirus. The Prime Minister leaned on his lectern with both arms and his opening remarks were punctuated by strained inhalations. ‘Boris sounds worryingly breathless,’ Piers Morgan tweeted. Meanwhile, medical experts backed the … Read more
Boris Johnson led Britain’s sixth weekly ‘clap for carers’ to thank the thousands of NHS staff and healthcare workers putting their lives on the line to fight coronavirus after he overcame the deadly bug. Clap for Carers is now in its sixth week, with millions of Britons up and down the country stepping onto their … Read more