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Boris Johnson gave a Cabinet seat to his former Brexit negotiator after he threatened to quit over a Downing Street power struggle, it was claimed last night. Lord Frost was given Michael Gove’s job of overseeing the UK’s new relationship with Brussels and ‘driving through changes to maximise the opportunities of Brexit’. In a massive promotion, … Read more
Boris Johnson is urged to scrap the ban on care home visits by March to give a ray of hope to the elderly who have been cut off from their loved ones during the pandemic Six charities have banded together to urge Boris Johnson to allow visits to care homes by relatives from the beginning … Read more
Anti-lockdown Tories have piled further pressure on Boris Johnson to lift restrictions, telling him experts say the numbers don’t justify keeping Britain closed until July. The Prime Minister has vowed to use ‘data not dates’ when deciding how and when to end the measures in place to control the spread of coronavirus, but is facing … Read more
Dominic Cummings wanted Boris Johnson to SCRAP the Sage committee after raging at leaks by pro-lockdown scientists amid fears some of them were using their position to push for tougher restrictions The PM was encouraged to act against Sage over concerns that some of the group’s experts were using their roles to publicly push for … Read more
Boris Johnson makes his top Brexit adviser Lord Frost a Cabinet minister just weeks after dropping plans to make him National Security Adviser Lord Frost is to become a minister in the Cabinet Office, Downing St said Comes weeks after PM axed plans to make him the National Security Adviser Frost is ex-ambassador to Denmark … Read more
The Duke of Edinburgh is an active man, who has enjoyed good health well into his later years. But as his age advanced beyond 90, concerns for his well-being have increased after he faced a number of scares. Abdominal surgery, bladder infections, a blocked coronary artery and a hip replacement have seen him admitted to … Read more
Boris Johnson today suggested pubs, bars and restaurants will be the final parts of the UK economy allowed to fully reopen under his lockdown exit strategy as the PM faced a growing Tory backlash over the roadmap. The Prime Minister said his plans, which he will unveil on Monday, will be ‘based firmly on a … Read more
‘Stay at home’ message will be shown the door: Strict lockdown rule is set to be lifted by Boris Johnson as he prepares to give green light for outdoor sports as the country takes it first steps out of Covid-19 restrictions The Prime Minister will end tough stay at home restrictions next month Ministers plan … Read more
Boris Johnson was accused of shifting the goalposts again on lockdown after he said that infection rates must fall to ‘really, really low’ levels before restrictions could be lifted. The Prime Minister had previously said that the level of Covid deaths, vaccine rollout, new variants and pressure on hospital beds were the main determinants. Speaking at … Read more
Boris Johnson today promised Britons will not need to carry a ‘vaccine passport’ to go to the pub when the country eventually escapes lockdown. The Prime Minister shot down reports the controversial scheme is being looked at as a tactic to keep the economy open when restrictions are finally lifted. But he conceded that some form … Read more