Boris Johnson said he would rather see ‘bodies pile high in their thousands’ than order a third lockdown, it was claimed last night. The explosive remark is said to have come after he reluctantly imposed the second lockdown, sources told the Mail. Downing Street last night strongly denied the Prime Minister made the comment, insisting … Read more
‘I’m used to doing this at the moment’: Boris Johnson reveals he is helping bottle-feed his son Wilfred as he helps out with newborn lambs on the election campaign trail PM mucked in with new season arrivals on a campaign trail visit to Derbyshire He was at Moor Farm in Stoney Middleton in the north … Read more
The Treasury’s top civil servant today revealed that David Cameron called and texted him on behalf of Greensill at the height of the pandemic – as the Bank of England also disclosed records of approached for the ex-PM. Sir Tom Scholar said Mr Cameron contacted him repeatedly in March and April last year as the … Read more
Downing Street slapped down a sacked former minister today after he accused the Prime Minister of surrounding himself with ‘cowards’ and ‘desperately weak people’. Johnny Mercer vented his fury at No10 after being axed as veterans minister in a row over the treatment of veterans of the Troubles. He had expressed frustration at a lack of progress … Read more
Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng says he may go VEGAN to help combat climate change as he warns ‘lifestyle’ changes will be necessary to hit the Government’s emissions targets Government has pledged to cut emissions by 78 per cent on 1990 levels by 2035 Kwasi Kwarteng said target will require people to change parts of their … Read more
Former veterans minister Johnny Mercer has stepped up his war of words with Downing Street after he accused Boris Johnson of surrounding himself with ‘cowards’ and ‘desperately weak’ special advisers. Mr Mercer was sacked earlier this week after expressing frustration at a lack of progress over legislation to protect British veterans who served during the Troubles … Read more
A former minister who was sacked after a row over the treatment of soldiers in Northern Ireland has said the Government is the ‘most distrustful, awful environment’ he has ever worked in. Johnny Mercer left the Government yesterday after expressing frustration at a lack of progress over legislation to protect British veterans who served during … Read more
A Downing Street molehunt is under way today after the leaking of private texts in which Boris Johnson promised Sir James Dyson he would ‘fix’ a tax rule so the tycoon’s staff could help make ventilators for the NHS. Mr Johnson mounted a furious defence of his efforts to ramp up the pandemic response as he was berated … Read more
It is with a heavy heart that I am forced to offer my resignation from your government. I am very proud of the small team in the Office for Veterans Affairs who have worked hard against a strong prevailing wind in Government to establish themselves and start the significant piece of work of getting the … Read more
People in the UK could be offered pills to treat Covid at home from autumn this year thanks to a new antivirals taskforce being set up by No10. Boris Johnson today said he will assemble a team of scientists to find ways for people to recover from the virus without going into hospital because the … Read more