Rishi Sunak backs Red Wall lockdown rebels: Chancellor shares the ‘frustrations’ of Northern Tory MPs over the latest round of coronavirus curbs Chancellor suggested he sympathised with the MPs who penned letter to PM 55 Tories in Northern Research Group demanded roadmap out of restrictions Sunak said, ‘I absolutely share my colleagues’ frustration at restrictions’ … Read more
West Yorkshire looks set to become the next part of England to move into a Tier Three lockdown, after a local MP admitted the toughest restrictions were ‘inevitable’ because of spiralling cases and hospital admissions. Speaking ahead of crunch talks with the Government this evening, Huddersfield MP Barry Sheerman said the new rules – which … Read more
Boris Johnson was facing a growing north and south revolt over lockdown today as some of his newest MPs demanded he produce an exit strategy for some of the areas worst hit by the second wave of the pandemic. In the biggest Tory challenge to his leadership since the general election a group of 54 … Read more
Liverpool mayor Joe Anderson says he could support city being placed into a new Tier FOUR ‘if necessary’ to brings down coronavirus cases faster He said he is not opposed to the introduction of ‘tougher measures if necessary’ Mr Anderson lost his own brother Bill, 61, to Covid less than a fortnight ago Downing Street … Read more
UK ‘is hoping Angela Merkel will push Emmanuel Macron to compromise on fishing rights’ amid warnings that shop prices will rise if there is no Brexit trade deal France is still refusing to compromise over post-Brexit fishing rights during talks UK Government hoping Angela Merkel will ‘unlock’ Emmanuel Macron on issue Comes as logistics bosses … Read more
TALK OF THE TOWN: Ex-PM’s wife Samantha Cameron reveals her battle to keep her skirt from blowing up as she walked down Downing Street By Alistair Foster, Joanna Bell And Sophie Cockerham For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:24 BST, 25 October 2020 | Updated: 00:35 BST, 25 October 2020 Being an MP’s wife is … Read more
Christmas chaos as No10 says families CAN gather this year but minister warns it won’t be ‘normal’ – and Labour claims the only way of saving the festive season is a ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown NOW Downing Street insisted the PM wants families to be able to gather at Christmas Treasury minister warned that the festive … Read more
Number 10 has admitted Britain’s beleaguered Test and Trace ‘must improve’ after it emerged more than 100,000 potential coronavirus patients were missed by the scheme last week. Damning statistics published by the Government today showed the system only tracked down 59 per cent of close contacts of people who tested positive for the virus in the … Read more
New hope for Brexit trade deal ‘within weeks’ as talks resume after EU climbdown on Boris’s demands – but Brussels officials sneer that they are just ‘making it look like he’s won’ Post-Brexit trade talks between the UK and the EU will resume in London today Talks restarting after the UK accepted an olive branch … Read more
When Boris Johnson threatened to abandon talks with Andy Burnham on a Covid rescue package, Manchester’s mayor figured he was bluffing. Having come to power on a pledge to ‘level up’ the North, the Prime Minister wouldn’t dare face him down over a £5million gap in their positions, would he? Johnson, who craves being loved … Read more