Delaying coronavirus action plan for a week may have cost 40,000 lives, claims top British scientist

One of Britain’s most experienced scientists who has advised four Prime Ministers on health strategy has slammed the Government for causing the covid-19 death toll to rise unnecessarily. Sir David King, who was chief scientific adviser from 2000 and worked with Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Theresa May, says Boris Johnson has got … Read more

Did Gavin’s smirking photocall include a warning to his enemies?

Did Gavin’s ‘sinister’ photocall include a warning to his enemies? MPs believe Education Secretary posed with ‘whip on his desk’ to remind ‘circling vultures’ he used to be Chief Whip and ‘knows where the bodies are buried’ Gavin Williamson posed in Department for Education office after A-levels U-turn Mr Williamson was pictured sat behind his … Read more

ANDREW PIERCE: Theresa May’s muddle over women at the top table

Theresa May, Britain’s second female Prime Minister, has sounded off about the absence of women in company boardrooms in a recent report. By gender diversity group Pipeline, the report criticised the fact there are only 13 female chief executive officers at the top 350 FTSE companies. Mrs May thunders in the report: ‘Every single male … Read more