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SNP MPs said they will vote against Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal when it comes before the Commons on Wednesday. Westminster leader Ian Blackford said the agreement was a ‘disaster for Scotland’ and an an ‘unforgiveable act of economic vandalism and gross stupidity’. SNP leader and Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has already accused the Conservatives of … Read more
Rishi Sunak has congratulated Boris Johnson on securing the post-Brexit trade deal with the EU in what he hailed an ‘enormously unifying moment for our country’. The Chancellor, who was accused of being ‘absent’ in the run up to Christmas, said the agreement was a good deal for British families, businesses and jobs. He also addressed … Read more
He’s only eight months old but little Wilfred Johnson is showing that he’s ready to do his bit to cheer up Britain this lockdown Christmas. The Prime Minister’s son, sporting curly blond locks and with his fingers covered in brown paint, carefully puts the finishing touches to his own hand-made painting – to send to an … Read more
Britain and the EU finally agreed the long-awaited – and long haggled-over – Brexit deal today. But it is more the end of the beginning, with politicians, trade experts and industry leaders ready to pour over the pages of the agreement in the coming days. It’s the document the (political) world has been waiting for … Read more
There have been many key milestones on the way to a trade deal between Britain and the EU — an agreement which ends the transition period and brings Brexit to fruition. Policy Editor DANIEL MARTIN reports. January 23, 2013 David Cameron announces plans for an in-out referendum following a renegotiation of Britain’s membership in the … Read more
The top scientific adviser who quit after breaking lockdown to see his married lover played a major role in the dramatic U-turn on Christmas. Professor Neil Ferguson was among those attending a meeting of Nervtag – the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group – to discuss the new mutant strain of coronavirus on … Read more
Wednesday night’s Brexit dinner – a dinner that descended into a deadlock that threatens to tip Britain towards No Deal – had actually started with a joke. As Boris Johnson spotted the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier approaching, he attempted to break the ice with a moment of humour. Smiling and pointing a finger … Read more
The doctor who helped save Boris Johnson’s life while he was in intensive care battling coronavirus has himself contracted Covid-19. Professor Nick Hart is director of respiratory and critical care medicine at Guy’s and St Thomas’s Hospital in London – where the Prime Minister was kept in April after becoming gravely ill. The Trust last … Read more
Boris Johnson’s 80-year-old father Stanley today said he is ‘all for’ people getting vaccinated against coronavirus and said he will get a jab as soon as he can. An upbeat Mr Johnson Sr told the PA news agency that he will ‘certainly go and be vaccinated’ and intends to ‘encourage others to do so’. ‘Of … Read more
Nigel Farage vows to field candidates against EVERY local councillor who backs Boris Johnson’s ‘ridiculous’ push for ‘green roads’ By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 13:37 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 13:38 GMT, 6 December 2020 Nigel Farage today vowed to field candidates against every councillor who backs Boris Johnson’s ‘green roads’ … Read more