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Ken Livingstone lashed out at ‘the establishment and old Blairite MPs’ today, accusing them of trying to kick Jeremy Corbyn out of Labour for telling the ‘truth’ about the party’s anti_Semitism problem. The former London mayor told MailOnline that the decision to suspend the hard Left former party leader yesterday was not fair and was … Read more
Donald Trump brands Nigel Farage ‘King of Europe’ before Brexit Party leader calls President ‘the bravest man I have ever met’ at election rally in Arizona Nigel Farage was brought on stage at a Donald Trump rally in Goodyear, Arizona The Brexit Party leader made a gushing speech about the ‘brave’ President Trump in turn … Read more
Henry Dimbleby, the Government’s food tsar, said ministers need to do more to tackle food poverty Boris Johnson’s own food tsar yesterday accused him of ‘not doing enough’ to prevent children going hungry – as he urged Downing Street to spend £1.2 billion tackling the problem. Henry Dimbleby, the co-founder of the Leon restaurant, demanded … Read more
‘Operation Moonshot’ could result in tens of thousands of people self-isolating needlessly, experts warn The strategy, announced by Boris Johnson, aims to test 10million people a day Experts say ‘fundamentally flawed’ plan would make 10,000 daily false positives Government criticised for pursuing plan despite major track and trace issues By Kate Pickles For The Daily … Read more
When Boris Johnson threatened to abandon talks with Andy Burnham on a Covid rescue package, Manchester’s mayor figured he was bluffing. Having come to power on a pledge to ‘level up’ the North, the Prime Minister wouldn’t dare face him down over a £5million gap in their positions, would he? Johnson, who craves being loved … Read more
Sir Patrick Vallance today warned Boris Johnson’s draconian Tier Three coronavirus restrictions may not be enough to halt the surge in infections as he suggested even tighter rules will be needed. The Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser told a Downing Street press conference this afternoon that the ‘baseline’ measures set out in the top tier of … Read more
Boris Johnson today warned Andy Burnham he will move to impose tougher coronavirus restrictions on Greater Manchester unless the mayor backs down in his row with the Government as the Prime Minister also failed to rule out a second national lockdown. Mr Johnson told Mr Burnham that ‘time is of the essence’ as the premier … Read more
Lancashire has agreed to move into the toughest Tier Three lockdown after securing a bigger bailout from the government, it was revealed today. The deal – expected to be announced formally at 11am – emerged as Boris Johnson threatens to force Greater Manchester into the top category despite a furious rebellion from local leaders and … Read more
Boris Johnson is set to force Greater Manchester into a Tier 3 lockdown today, despite a rebellion from Northern Tory MPs who are demanding the Prime Minister ‘looks after’ key ‘Red Wall’ constituents. Several Conservative MPs last night sided with Manchester mayor Andy Burnham who said the Government was making Manchester a ‘sacrificial lamb’ by … Read more
Boris Johnson today told his Cabinet that he has ‘no fear’ of a No Deal Brexit ahead of a crunch EU summit this week. The Prime Minister told ministers that talks with Brussels are at a crucial stage ahead of speaking to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tomorrow. It comes as Tory minister … Read more