Is Test and Trace FINALLY getting better? Number of infected patients transferred to system reaches record high of 85% Callers reached 3,012 more Covid-19 cases than they did in the previous week The rise to a record high suggests Test and Trace may finally be getting better It has faced mounting criticism after it failed … Read more
Boris Johnson‘s ex-wife Marina Wheeler has said she faced a ‘traumatic,’ couple of years after battling cancer, only to lose her mother to the disease, while also divorcing the prime minister. Ms Wheeler married Mr Johnson in 1993, but they separated in 2018, reaching a financial settlement on their divorce in February this year, only … Read more
Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford University, says there is a ‘70 to 80 per cent chance’ of vaccinating all vulnerable groups by Easter, ‘provided they don’t screw up the distribution of the vaccine’. By ‘they’ I presume Sir John principally means Boris Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who between them … Read more
Boris Johnson’s eco call to arms: Crackdown on diesel and petrol vehicles could be sped up to bring in ban by 2030 PM Boris Johnson called on world leaders to commit to tackling climate crisis The banning of sales of new petrol and diesel cars could be brought forward Insiders believe that Mr Johnson will … Read more
A rebel group of Tory MPs determined to oppose any extension to Covid lockdown restrictions has swelled to 70, with dozens more considering joining. The backbench Tory MPs have formed The Covid Recovery Group to oppose a third national lockdown after the current one ends in December. The anti-lockdown alliance, which will have Mark Harper, … Read more
Boris Johnson‘s director of communications Lee Cain last night dramatically announced he is quitting amid a blazing power struggle inside Number 10. The longstanding Johnson aide and Dominic Cummings loyalist was only hours before being touted for promotion to the role of Prime Minister’s chief of staff. In his resignation statement, Mr Cain confirmed he had … Read more
Boris Johnson key aide Lee Cain announces he is QUTTING Downing Street after claims PM’s fiancee Carrie Symonds was trying to block him from becoming new Number 10 chief of staff By Jack Elsom For Mailonline Published: 21:25 GMT, 11 November 2020 | Updated: 21:30 GMT, 11 November 2020 Boris Johnson‘s top aide Lee Cain … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing a Downing Street meltdown amid claims fiancee Carrie Symonds is fighting plans to make a former Vote Leave aide his chief of staff. Lee Cain, currently Downing Street‘s director of communications, is said to be in ‘advanced discussions’ about the new post. But leaks about the talks happening have sparked a backlash from … Read more
Britain’s official coronavirus death toll passed the grim milestone of 50,000 today after health chiefs announced another 595 victims in the highest daily count since May. Boris Johnson said the figures was a stark reminder that the UK ‘was not out of the woods yet’ despite promising news about a vaccine earlier this week. Officials … Read more
Boris Johnson distanced himself from Donald Trump‘s attempts to cling on to power in the US today as he branded him the ‘previous president’. In a comment that suggests he believes Mr Trump should cede to his victorious opponent, the Prime Minister praised a ‘refreshing’ discussion he had with president-elect Joe Biden last night. Mr … Read more