Dominic Cummings wanted Boris Johnson to SCRAP Sage after raging at leaks by pro-lockdown scientists

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

Dominic Cummings WON’T be prosecuted over ‘coronavirus lockdown breach’

Dominic Cummings faced the media on May 25 to give a day-by-day account of his battle against coronavirus and his controversial journey to his parents’ farm in Durham. The Prime Minister’s top aide faced an hour-long television grilling at Downing Street after it emerged on Saturday he had travelled 260 miles north from London with … Read more

Samantha Cameron blasts ‘sexist’ abuse levelled at Carrie Symonds over ‘Princess Nut Nut’ nickname

Samantha Cameron has basted ‘sexist’ abuse leveled at Carrie Symonds over her ‘Princess Nut Nut’ nickname. The 49-year-old wife of former-Prime Minister David Cameron said the criticism the PM’s fiancée received last year was ‘harsh’ and agreed it was ‘flagrantly sexist’. The businesswoman, who owns clothing brand Cefinn, also said it was ‘frustrating’ to deal with Brexit ‘teething … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches Work and Pensions Secretary’s toe-curling TV interview

Over the past few months, a climate of fear has been brewing at the heart of Government. Behind closed doors in Whitehall and Westminster, ministers are said to be gripped by a sense of panic. But this has nothing to do with the pandemic, or with viral mutations arriving here from the favelas of Rio … Read more

Covid vaccine UK: Keir Starmer demands 4m a WEEK injected

Keir Starmer today demanded ministers get four million coronavirus vaccines into the arms of Britons every week by the end of February and bring in ‘flexi-furlough’ for struggling working parents to get through the worst crisis of the pandemic so far. The Labour leader demanded Boris Johnson take firm action to protect families in a … Read more

CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews Doctor Who and The Serpent

Doctor Who Rating: The Serpent  Rating: Daleks in Downing Street – that ought to liven up the Cabinet reshuffles. Admit it, there were moments last year when you’d have paid good money to see a couple of those murderous, upturned dustbins shrieking ‘Exterminate!’ as they chased Dominic Cummings up Whitehall. Doctor Who (BBC1) went one … Read more

Nearly half of Britons think the BBC fails to represent their values

Nearly half of Britons think the BBC no longer represents their values, new research suggests.  The survey, by polling organisation YouGov, found that 48 per cent said the BBC does not adequately represent their views, with the figure rising to 51 per cent in the North of England.  A further 47 per cent of people … Read more

Emily Maitlis’s BBC Dominic Cummings documentary ‘misled viewers’

A BBC documentary about Dominic Cummings broke accuracy rules by implying that Boris Johnson’s former chief aide was prejudiced against Muslims, the broadcaster’s complaints unit has found.  Taking Control: The Dominic Cummings Story, presented by Emily Maitlis, risked misleading viewers by taking quotes from a paper by his think-tank about migration out of context, the unit … Read more

Emily Maitlis’ BBC documentary on Dominic Cummings breached accuracy rules, corporation finds

A BBC documentary about Dominic Cummings broke accuracy rules by implying that Boris Johnson’s former chief aide was prejudiced against Muslims, the broadcaster’s complaints unit has found.  Taking Control: The Dominic Cummings Story, presented by Emily Maitlis, risked misleading viewers by taking quotes from a paper by his think-tank about migration out of context, the unit … Read more

ANNA MIKHAILOVA: So did Dominic Cummings wave through his own £45,000 pay hike? 

ANNA MIKHAILOVA: So did Dominic Cummings wave through his own £45,000 pay hike? By Anna Mikhailova For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:02 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 22:14 GMT, 19 December 2020 ‘The thing that officials will try hardest to do is convey to you that you have no role in personnel decisions … Read more