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Boris Johnson needs a fool. Indeed, all prime ministers need one — and let’s have no cheap cracks from those who suspect his problem is not an absence of fools but a surplus of them. Nor, God forbid, should we heed the sharp-tongued friend of mine who observed: ‘All Johnson has to do if he’s … Read more
President Joe Biden signed three immigration-related executive orders in the Oval Office Tuesday, with the intent to ‘remove the stain’ of President Donald Trump’s policies like child separation. ‘And with the first action today, we’re going to work to undo the moral and national shame of the previous administration that literally, not figuratively, ripped children … Read more
Joe Biden will be keeping busy during the first days of his presidency after vowing to enact several executive orders right away while on the campaign trail. Among the promises Biden has made include mask mandates, striking down the travel ban on predominantly Muslim countries, and having the United States rejoin the Paris Climate Accord. … Read more
Facebook has no plans to lift the block on Donald Trump’s account, Sheryl Sandberg said on Monday. Sandberg, the social media giant’s operations chief, said she was glad Facebook on Wednesday suspended Trump’s account – a move made permanent on Thursday. ‘In this moment, the risk to our democracy was too big that we felt … Read more
Joe Biden plans ‘shock and awe’ repudiation of Donald Trump’s key policies as soon as he enters office with executive orders to end ‘Muslim ban,’ re-start dreamers program and rejoin WHO and Paris Climate Accord Joe Biden plans to implement a series of executive orders immediately after taking office reversing several of the policies put … Read more
Former Department of Homeland Security chief of staff and author of the infamous ‘Anonymous’ 2018 New York Times op-ed Miles Taylor revealed that Trump once said he wanted migrants to be ‘gassed, electrified and shot’ at the border. Taylor made the claim during an interview with Chris Cuomo on CNN Wednesday night, hours after he revealed … Read more
Victory for small firms as insurers finally agree to pay out on business interruption policies By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 21 October 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 21 October 2020 Small businesses are celebrating a ‘huge win’ after insurer RSA decided to pay holders of certain business interruption policies. Hordes … Read more
Women rush to freeze their eggs in fertility ‘insurance policies’ as lockdown slashes chances of meeting Mr Right Inquiries into egg freezing have jumped by 50 per cent at some fertility clinics More women are considering the long-term effects the coronavirus pandemic Freezing eggs allows women to preserve their eggs so they can be used in IVF By … Read more
It is an excoriating verdict that will, undoubtedly, give voice to the rage and anguish of thousands of families: the Government’s pandemic policies violated the fundamental human rights of vulnerable older people in care, a major report has concluded. ‘Inexplicable’ decisions were made that were ‘heedless at best’. The measures exposed elderly residents to the … Read more
Priti Patel’s allies have laid a flurry of embarrassing leaks disclosing brainstorming on asylum policy firmly at the door of the Foreign Office. The past week has seen several reports emerge describing extraordinary measures being mooted by the Home Office to get to grips with migration. One claimed that Ms Patel had instructed her department … Read more