Rarely do tributes between political opponents extend beyond leaden platitudes. Before yesterday, the most sincere words of support I’ve heard between party leaders came after David Cameron’s son Ivan died aged six, prompting Gordon Brown to address the House. Watching the hitherto emotionally impregnable Brown, whose own daughter died as a baby, shattered with grief … Read more
The coronavirus spike in Germany shows why the UK must not lift lockdown measures too early, Dominic Raab insisted tonight. The Foreign Secretary pointed to the experience on the continent as he warned that easing the draconian restrictions before the time is right risks ‘undoing all the hard work’. The stark message came at the … Read more
Keir Starmer warns UK’s united front on coronavirus is crumbling due to government’s refusal to publish an ‘exit strategy’ – as Dominic Raab says nothing will be announced on easing curbs for another WEEK Dominic Raab stood in for Boris Johnson at PMQs again after partner had baby Sir Keir Starmer urged more details about … Read more
Shops are readying themselves to reopen with strict rules for all customers who will be banned from trying on clothes before buying them or using the in-store toilets or cafe for many months. Dominic Raab has braced Britain to prepare for a ‘new normal’ and the Foreign Secretary, who has been deputising in Boris Johnson’s … Read more
Dominic Raab today blasted ‘irresponsible’ critics for demanding the UK government set out how it will ease the nation’s coronavirus lockdown. Tory donors, Cabinet ministers and Sir Keir Starmer have all told Boris Johnson he must publish his strategy for loosening restrictions as the Prime Minister prepares to return to work tomorrow. But Mr Raab … Read more
Tory donors, Cabinet ministers and Sir Keir Starmer have told Boris Johnson he must set out how he will ease the UK’s coronavirus lockdown as the Prime Minister prepares to return to work tomorrow. Mr Johnson has been recuperating at Chequers since he was released from hospital on April 12 after his intensive care battle with … Read more
Calls for Sir Keir Starmer to sack shadow minister Lloyd Russell-Moyle who claimed Tory Government ‘conspired to murder people’ Lloyd Russell-Moyle MP said: ‘I do not think it is an exaggeration when we say the Conservatives have conspired to murder and let die British citizens’ The Brighton MP was one of the few Jeremy Corbyn supporters … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer tasks Stephen Lawrence’s baroness mother with leading review into the impact of coronavirus on BAME communities Baroness Doreen Lawrence’s son was killed in a racist attack 27 years ago Research suggests 34.5 per cent of critically ill patients were BAME background This is despite 10.8 per cent of the population being black or … Read more
‘We WILL meet testing target’: Dominic Raab vows to get 100,000 coronavirus tests carried out every day by next week Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab defended the target as he clashed with Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer A tiny number of MPs joined in the Commons while most dialled in remotely Downing Street yesterday confirmed that just … Read more
Andrew Gwynne, Labour MP for Denton & Reddish, watching PMQs with one-year-old grandson Lyle It was an historic moment as British MPs sat in a ‘virtual Parliament’ for the first time ever as the coronavirus pandemic rages in Britain. But politicians taking part in Prime Minister’s Questions from the safety and comfort of their own … Read more
Labour leader Keir Starmer tore into Dominic Raab over coronavirus testing and PPE blunders today as they faced off at the first ‘virtual’ PMQs. Standing in for Boris Johnson in the Commons, the Foreign Secretary defended the painful progress towards the target of 100,000 tests a day by the end of the month. But after … Read more
Dominic Raab faced off against Sir Keir Starmer in the Commons today as MPs returned to work in the first ever ‘virtual’ parliament. The Labour leader and Boris Johnson‘s stand-in were among the few MPs in the chamber for Prime Minister’s Questions’ this afternoon as the hybrid legislature met for the first time. With just … Read more
Two-thirds of children have not taken part in online lessons during the coronavirus lockdown amid fears pupils are struggling to learn at home while schools remain shut until ‘June at the earliest.’ Schools have offered remote classes to prevent youngsters from falling behind with their learning as Education Secretary Gavin Williams refused to set a … Read more