Boris Johnson ‘joked Joe Biden “is one of the few world leaders I haven’t insulted”‘ as Number 10 prepares for crunch first phone call with President-elect Boris Johnson said to have made remark when discussing election with aides No10 is busy war gaming the crucial first phone call between PM and Joe Biden Sources close … Read more
The men in dark suits rapped on the doors of the Cabinet ‘doves’ as the nation settled down to watch Strictly Come Dancing last Saturday evening. The celebrity dance show was running late because Downing Street had crashed a press conference by Boris Johnson into the prime-time schedules – a rushed and chaotic response to … Read more
Boris Johnson today refused to be drawn on the outcome of the US presidential election as he said the UK must ‘wait and see’ who wins the keys to the White House. Donald Trump has delivered an extraordinary condemnation of the conduct of the election, demanding a halt on the counting of mail-in ballots. The … Read more
The Government and its scientific advisers were lambasted today for using ‘dodgy coronavirus data’ to justify a devastating second lockdown. Tory MPs warned SAGE‘s doomsday predictions had eerie echoes of the controversial dossier that sent Britain to war with Iraq. It emerged last night a graph claiming England would see up to 1,500 deaths a day by … Read more
An official prediction that coronavirus deaths would soon pass those registered in the first wave has been quietly corrected by the government, it emerged last night, because they were too high. The projections led to the country being hit with a second national lockdown and were shown at a Downing Street press conference last Saturday. … Read more
Britain’s statistics watchdog today criticised Number 10 for not being transparent enough with the data it used to justify England’s second lockdown. The UK Statistics Authority — which has slammed ministers before for overblown claims about their testing capacity — argued that numbers presented to the public have not always been backed up by ‘transparent … Read more
Rishi Sunak extended the furlough scheme until March today amid renewed lockdowns and demands from Nicola Sturgeon. In another dramatic policy shift, the Chancellor admitted in a statement to the Commons that the recovery had ‘slowed’ and businesses now faced heightened ‘uncertainty’. Workers will be able to get furlough at 80 per cent of their … Read more
The Bank of England pumped another £150billion into the economy as lockdown began today – amid fears that it will send GDP plummeting and destroy jobs. The Bank has increased its mammoth bond-buying programme to £895billion, warning that UK plc’s recovery was already ‘softening’ before the squeeze was announced on Saturday. Interest rates are being … Read more
Britain today recorded another 492 Covid-19 victims in the highest daily death toll since May — but infections are no longer spiralling. Department of Health figures show the number of laboratory-confirmed victims today is the most since 500 were announced on May 19. More than 1,000 infected Brits were succumbing to the disease each day … Read more
Rishi Sunak is being ‘bounced’ by the Prime Minster into extending the furlough scheme package after lockdown ends Prime Minister wants Rishi Sunak to ensure furlough money available for country Details being ironed out before Chancellor brings the policey forward to public Boris Johnson pledged to extend Government’s furlough payments on Monday By Bhvishya Patel … Read more