Boris Johnson still needs time to rest and recuperate following his stint in intensive care with coronavirus, the Home Secretary said. Priti Patel said it was ‘vital’ that the Prime Minister returned to full health, but added that he required time and space to recover. Mr Johnson, 55, was admitted to St Thomas’ Hospital in … Read more
Boris Johnson is making ‘very good progress’ in his recovery from coronavirus, Downing Street says Johnson was moved out of the ICU at St Thomas’ after three nights this Thursday Downing Street said on Friday he had managed to start walking around the ward Carrie Symonds sent him pregnancy scans of their unborn baby during recovery … Read more
Carrie Symonds has sent Boris Johnson pregnancy scans of their unborn baby as he continues to recover from the coronavirus in hospital. Ms Symonds, 32, also wrote to the Prime Minister as it was revealed he has been up and about on a ward in St Thomas’, central London. Mr Johnson was doing ‘short walks’ … Read more
Chief nurse Ruth May pleads with Britons to stay at home this Easter weekend to save thousands of lives as she blasts ‘enormously frustrating’ covidiots Ruth May begged the nation to stick to the lockdown rules during daily briefing She also paid tribute to frontline staff who had died after contracting Covid-19 It comes after … Read more
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Stanley Johnson (pictured) said: ‘I think this is all pretty straight forward now, he must rest up’ Boris Johnson has been up and about as his recovery from coronavirus continues apace, Downing Street revealed tonight. The PM has been doing ‘short walks’ – although No10 stressed that he … Read more
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Stanley Johnson (pictured) said: ‘I think this is all pretty straight forward now, he must rest up’ Boris Johnson has been waving at staff in hospital as his condition stabilises, Downing Street revealed today. The PM gestured to show his ‘gratitude’ to NHS staff as he was moved … Read more
Whitehall officials drawing up the government’s disaster contingency plans ‘never considered senior ministers being taken out one by one by disease’ Whitehall disaster plan ‘did not consider scenario of losing ministers one by one’ Plan had focused on what happens if many ministers ‘taken out’ in military strike Lack of planning for a disease sweeping … Read more
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Stanley Johnson (pictured) said: ‘I think this is all pretty straight forward now, he must rest up’ Boris Johnson’s father today warned he will need time to recover before ‘picking up the reins’ at Downing Street despite being moved out of intensive care. The PM looks to be … Read more
A furious row broke out among Government scientists tonight over whether they raised the alarm early enough over just how deadly coronavirus could be. A devastating Reuters investigation published today suggested that the scientific committees that advised Boris Johnson didn’t study, until mid-March, the option of a stringent lockdown. However, the chief scientific adviser Sir … Read more
A cabinet minister has broken the lockdown rules twice, it emerged last night. Robert Jenrick, a key player in the Government’s response to coronavirus, travelled 150 miles from London to his £1.1million second home in Herefordshire, where he is now living with his family. He was also seen visiting his parents in Shropshire at the weekend, … Read more
Dominic Raab read the riot act to Britons ahead of the sunny Easter weekend tonight saying lockdown must stay in force until the coronavirus outbreak peaks. The Foreign Secretary appealed to the public to keep following social distancing rules as he took the daily Downing Street briefing, insisting there will be no more information about … Read more
Tory MP Jack Lopresti is slapped down by Downing Street after calling for a ‘temporary relaxation’ of coronavirus restrictions to allow churches to OPEN on Easter Sunday Jack Lopresti called for a ‘temporary relaxation of restrictions’ this weekend Worshippers could ‘engage in private prayer whilst observing social distancing’ Bristol MP said churches should be treated like … Read more
Downing Street is under growing pressure to explain the continued absence of Priti Patel from the government’s daily coronavirus press conferences. They have been running since March 16 and have seen numerous senior ministers drafted in to update the nation on the latest in the fight against the deadly disease. But the Home Secretary is … Read more