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One of Public Health England’s top advisers has accused the Government of doing ‘science by press release’ by announcing things without telling its scientists. Dr Susan Hopkins, who has appeared alongside senior ministers in Downing Street press conferences throughout the pandemic, vented her frustration in leaked emails seen by Politico. The email came in the … Read more
Nancy Pelosi crashed the House impeachment manager’s post-trial press conference Saturday to rage against Mitch McConnell and call out Republicans’ ‘cowardly’ vote to stop Donald Trump from being convicted for ‘incitement of insurrection’. ‘It had not been my intention to come to this press availability,’ Pelosi said as she spoke to reporters on the fifth … Read more
Blimey, Del Boy Hancock has struck it lucky again. He’s scored a whole bunch of testing kits off some outfit called Surescreen. A sun lotion firm? Don’t be a plonker, Rodders. Nah, they’re a top-class healthcare firm in Derby. Cushty. And the Health Sec had only gone and scored 20million of the things. Lovely jubbly! … Read more
‘Britain’s pandemic hero’ and ‘Pray for Tom’: How the international press reacted as Sir Captain Tom Moore battles coronavirus in hospital Captain Sir Tom Moore, 100, was hospitalised Sunday night with coronavirus Family say he was taken to hospital after ‘requiring help with his breathing’ The news has been reported around the world from Australia to … Read more
European newspapers lashed out EU leaders on Saturday after the bloc tried to impose Covid vaccine controls on the Northern Ireland border. EU chiefs had been accused of an ‘incredible act of hostility’ after announcing controls on the export of jabs to the UK, including Northern Ireland. In a move which would have effectively created a … Read more
Matt Hancock infuriates SNP by using Covid press conference to take dig at Nicola Sturgeon’s rogue referendum – saying Scottish Ambulance Service needed bailing out at the weekend proving the UK is ‘stronger together’ Matt Hancock made comments at the Downing Street Covid press conference He said other nations had ‘stepped forward’ to help Scottish … Read more
Prime Minister’s press secretary Allegra Stratton is self-isolating after suspected coronavirus contact Ms Stratton has been in the Downing Street spokesperson role since November Earlier this week she was forced to deny claims PM enjoys a sleep during the day It comes days after it emerged Health Secretary Matt Hancock is also isolating By Tom … Read more
Boris Johnson will lead a No10 briefing tonight as he faces the wrath of Tories demanding a ‘road map’ for lifting Covid lockdown from March. The PM is to hold a press conference from Downing Street at 5pm amid mounting anxiety about how long the country will be under draconian curbs. On a visit to flood-hit Manchester … Read more
Tom Holland revealed on Wednesday that he broke his laptop after discovering, through the press, that he had landed the role of Spider-Man in 2015. ‘I flipped it up in the air. It fell off my bed,’ the 24-year-old actor told fellow MCU Londoner Daniel Kaluuya during a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors. … Read more
Susanna Reid has slammed Home Secretary Priti Patel following her Tuesday night Downing Street briefing. Patel held a press conference to address the widespread confusion that the public have over outdoor exercise, during the Covid-19 lockdown. Patel insisted the rules were ‘simple and clear’ – but Susanna begged to differ. ‘She’s good at using a lot … Read more