Boris Johnson blames Chinese for coronavirus pandemic telling world leaders it was triggered by ‘demented’ people who ‘grind up the scales of a pangolin’ in a bid to become more ‘potent’ He made the remarks in a virtual speech to the One Planet Summit yesterday Pangolins are heavily-trafficked scaly anteater-like creatures found across Asia Endangered … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have been branded ‘shameful’ after it emerged they splurged nearly £541,000 on flowers during the pandemic. Political publication Politis revealed the couple spent €600,000 (£540,709) on blooms for Elysee Palace, their official residence in Paris, last year. It means their flower budget is nearly five times bigger than … Read more
Sacré bleu! French are better at torching cars than giving Covid vaccinations as vandals burn 861 vehicles on New Year’s Eve – more than twice the number of people inoculated over the last five days of December France lamentably slow over New Year to roll out Covid vaccination programme But country is efficient at torching … Read more
Macron says Brexit is the product of ‘lies and false promises’ in annual address delivered hours after his father denounced him as a ‘self-serving’ politician Emmanuel Macron has told how Brexit is the product of ‘lies and false promises’ Macron questioned the strength of Britain’s sovereignty following its departure His father Jean-Michel Macron, 70, spoke publicly … Read more
Will Michel Barnier run for French president? EU negotiator hints at challenge to Macron after Brexit deal is done, saying he is ‘available and mobilised’ Michel Barnier has sparked speculation that he may run for French president Without being specific, Barnier announced that he is ‘available and mobilised’ France is less than two years away … Read more
British Army troops came to the rescue of thousands of weary truckers this Christmas as stranded drivers finally started to head home after days of being stuck in their cabs on a Kent airfield. The soldiers sacrificed their own time with their families and loved ones to help more than 8,000 drivers get their vehicles … Read more
Around 1,600 lorry drivers are still waiting to cross The Channel after spending Christmas Day separated from their families in their cabs but more are arriving ‘every hour’. Despite efforts to help those stranded in their trucks get home before the festive season, thousands were still left waiting around yesterday as 800 military personnel were drafted … Read more
Around 3,000 lorry drivers are still waiting to cross The Channel after spending Christmas Day separated from their families in their cabs but more are arriving ‘every hour’. Despite efforts to help those stranded in their trucks get home before the festive season, thousands were still left waiting around yesterday as 800 military personnel were drafted … Read more
Give it a few years and I predict that Britons will look back on this unholy Brexit affair and credit two unlikely factors with saving the day: The pandemic… and the ghastly Germans. While the EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier and his compatriot, the French president Emmanuel Macron, were all for giving you Brits a … Read more
Ambassadors from across Europe today pored over the details of the UK-EU trade agreement, after Boris Johnson last night hailed the historic deal as a ‘Brexit gift’ to Britain in a Christmas video message. As millions across Europe began celebrating Christmas Day, diplomats from each of the 27 EU member state were given a briefing … Read more