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Last spring, after fielding questions at the despatch box in the House of Commons, the welfare minister Will Quince sat down to review his recorded performance, something he hadn’t done in a long time. He was horrified by what he saw — not because there were fluffed lines, or he had failed to master his … Read more
Ursula von der Leyen has taken a barbed swipe at Boris Johnson over his ‘space race’ approach to vaccines as she faces a huge backlash over the EU shambles. The European Commission president complained that some countries saw the drive to inoculate populations as a Cold War style ‘confrontation’. The comments, as she addressed students attending … Read more
‘All cheques and no balances’: Labour blasts Boris Johnson over £2billion cost of ‘crony contracts’ handed to Tory friends and donors during the coronavirus pandemic Labour’s Rachel Reeves attacked a lack of oversight over contracts handed out Accused Government of overseeing an ‘an unseemly gold rush’ of PPE contracts Said: ‘This crisis has been an opportunity … Read more
Boris Johnson has ordered a probe into attempts by far-left activists to ‘hijack’ movements such as Black Lives Matter and Extinction Rebellion. Bosses behind the investigation say they will look at the impact of ‘progressive extremism’ on cause groups – something described as a current ‘blind spot’ by those leading the probe. As well as … Read more
Ursula von der Leyen lashes out at Boris Johnson’s ‘space race’ approach to vaccines as bitter German minister points to UK’s higher death rate and ‘endless suffering’ Ursula von der Leyen swiped at the ‘space race’ approach on vaccines at summit EU and UK have clashed over supplies as bloc struggles with its chaotic rollout … Read more
An ex-private schoolboy who met Prime Minister Boris Johnson, George Osborne and David Cameron as a child was stabbed to death on his way to pick up some orange juice from Waitrose. His heartbroken mother has paid tribute to her ‘beloved’ son after the ‘barbaric’ public attack and pleaded with Mr Johnson for help. Sven … Read more
A top aide to Boris Johnson is today caught up in a conflict of interest row over claims he helped broker a deal for China’s new embassy on behalf of the Government while being paid by two of the companies involved. Lord Udny-Lister helped the Foreign Office lead talks with China over its £255million deal … Read more
Right from the start, the UK’s airports have consistently supported measures that protect public health. This is despite knowing the financial pain additional travel restrictions would bring to our businesses. In many cases, we have led the way in pulling industry and Government together to work on future measures to enable travel to resume safe … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing a battle royale on lockdown today as Tories demands all curbs are dropped in May when over-50s are vaccinated – but SAGE modelling suggested even a slower easing could mean 130,000 more deaths. The PM is under renewed pressure to step up the reopening of the country after the government accidentally … Read more
Government scientific advisers claim Boris Johnson is being ‘overcautious’ by keeping schools shut until March 8 amid growing push for the PM to bring forward reopening and as ministers ‘consider extending the school day’ to boost learning Boris Johnson has said that the earliest schools will return in England is March 8 But some Government … Read more