Princess Anne appears in high spirits while touring a prison in Northern Ireland 

Princess Anne appeared in high spirits today as she was seen laughing and joking with staff while touring Northern Ireland‘s main high security prison. The Princess Royal, 69, visited Davis House, at HMP Maghaberry in Lisburn, which opened recently after a £54 million revamp.  Maghaberry is the only high-security prison in Northern Ireland and operates … Read more

Pension scam sanctioned in Whitehall could cost military veterans up to £50,000 each

Forces veterans have had their futures ruined by a Government-sanctioned pension scam. Although some are still suffering trauma from tours of Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland, they now face working into their eighties after losing nest eggs worth up to £50,000. They said they had been ‘betrayed and abandoned’ by the Government which registered the … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: No squatter now – truly, Boris Johnson is Lord of the Manor!

He arrived here five months ago unelected. To many, he was simply a part-time occupant stubbornly claiming squatters’ rights. Not any more. Shortly after 3pm yesterday afternoon, the heavy door to 10 Downing Street slowly creaked open and the newly affirmed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland emerged to … Read more

Arlene Foster warns Boris Johnson he may NOT be able to count on DUP support

‘Once bitten twice shy’: Arlene Foster warns Boris Johnson he may not be able to count on DUP support after the election as she demands written guarantees there will not be customs checks between the UK and Northern Ireland after Brexit Arlene Foster said the DUP is still opposed to the Prime Minister’s Brexit deal … Read more

Boris Johnson insists there will be no checks on GB-NI trade

Boris Johnson insists that goods travelling between Great Britain and Northern Ireland will NOT be checked after Brexit as he dismisses leaked papers brandished by Jeremy Corbyn Boris Johnson insisted there was ‘no question’ of checks on goods going to NI He acknowledged there could be checks if goods are going on to the Republic  … Read more

Boris Johnson points out Jeremy Corbyn supported the IRA for FOUR DECADES

Boris Johnson has used Jeremy Corbyn’s longstanding support for the IRA to undermine the Labour leader’s security credentials as the race for Number 10 enters the home stretch. In a fiery exchange at Friday’s BBC head-to-head in Maidstone, the PM used a question about the Union to dredge up his rival’s sympathies with the terrorist … Read more

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn clash in final election TV showdown

Boris Johnson warned that Jeremy Corbyn will ‘take the country back decades’ and fail to end the Brexit ‘chaos’ tonight as they crossed swords in the final election TV showdown. In front of a primetime Friday night audience on BBC One, the PM urged the public to back his EU deal to ‘unlock the potential’ of … Read more

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn brace for final head-to-head TV clash

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn are bracing for a potentially decisive TV election smackdown tonight – just six days before the country votes. The PM and the Labour leader are facing off in the final head-to-head of the campaign, in front of a primetime Friday night audience on BBC One. The clash – chaired by Nick … Read more