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Another day, another handout. This time, it’s the turn of publicans to receive a little bit of Xmas cheer from our giveaway government. Faced with howls of rage from the brewing industry who claim that the latest Covid tiers will see three quarters of British pubs go out of business, Boris and Rishi held an … Read more
No doubt like many of you, I have spent the last few days trying to get my head around the Government’s latest response to coronavirus, and the fact that, for the most part, it seems to have gone down like a dry cough in a crowded train carriage. And I’ve concluded that, when it comes … Read more
Boris Johnson will launch a desperate bid to ‘reset’ his premiership this week after the chaotic bloodletting that saw Dominic Cummings axed. The PM is planning to set up a new ‘policy board’ as he scrambles to reconnect with increasingly mutinous Tory MPs. He will offer more support to backbenchers in the ‘Red Wall’ northern … Read more
He’s the state-educated ex-journalist who once dressed as a chicken to chase David Cameron around the country but went on to be his successor’s media supremo. Lee Cain is a rare everyman figure in the blue-blooded hierarchy of Old Etonian Boris Johnson’s No 10 operation before his decision last night to quit as director of … Read more
Boris Johnson’s new lockdown plan sent shares in retail and leisure firms plummeting today as the stock market reacted to his hastily released plans. British Airways owner IAG, Wetherspoons, Cineworld, JD Sports, EasyJet and pub and restaurant owner Mitchells and Butlers all saw heavy falls in their share price this morning. Airlines, pubs and non-essential retail … Read more
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Boris’s dad FINALLY gets the message! Stanley Johnson wears a mask on the Tube after previously being spotted in shop and airport without one The PM’s father shared a photo of him with Thérèse Coffey and MP John Penrose It comes after Stanley was slammed for not wearing a covering in a supermarket He was also … Read more
Scores of revellers descended onto the streets of Leeds and Birmingham to enjoy a night out tonight before the Government’s new restrictions to stop the spread of a second wave of coronavirus came into force. Party-goers, including those who had recently arrived to the UK cities to begin their academic year at university, swapped a night in … Read more
Pubs shut at 10pm? I think I need a drink! Revellers enjoy one last night before Boris’s Covid crackdown comes into force later this week Students and revellers hit the streets of Birmingham to enjoy a night out Crowds of people spotted queuing outside The Bristol Pear pub in Selly Oak Comes after Prime Minister … Read more
Boris Johnson’s ‘moonshot’ plan for mass testing to save Christmas is already facing a huge backlash today after a leaked memo revealed it could cost £100billion – and experts warned it could yield millions of false positive results. The PM mooted the radical scheme at a Downing Street press conference last night as a way … Read more