Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer agree to suspend election campaigning due to Prince Philip’s death

Boris Johnson and Sir Keir Starmer agree to suspend campaigning ahead of elections in May as mark of respect following the death of Prince Philip The PM Boris Johnson and Sir Keir Starmer spoke on the phone this afternoon They agreed to suspend campaigning ahead of elections scheduled in May Political parties across UK have … Read more

Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer agree to suspend election campaigning

Boris Johnson and Sir Keir Starmer agree to suspend campaigning ahead of elections in May as mark of respect following the death of Prince Philip The PM Boris Johnson and Sir Keir Starmer spoke on the phone this afternoon They agreed to suspend campaigning ahead of elections scheduled in May Political parties across UK have … Read more

Prince Philip dead: Boris Johnson leads political leaders tributes to Duke of Edinburgh passing away

Boris Johnson today led the UK’s political leaders in paying tribute to Prince Philip as the Prime Minister said the country ‘gives thanks’ for his ‘extraordinary life and work’.  Mr Johnson said ‘our nation’s thoughts must turn’ to the Queen and her family after Buckingham Palace announced the Duke of Edinburgh’s death at the age … Read more

Gavin Williamson ‘is pleading with Boris to make him chief whip’ in reshuffle

Gavin Williamson ‘is pleading with Boris to make him chief whip’ in reshuffle as Tory MPs brand him a ‘failure’ who should be ‘forgotten’ MPs convinced Gavin Williamson is pushing to become chief whip in reshuffle Mark Spencer is believed to want Defra when Boris Johnson overhauls his team Aides insisted that Mr Williamson is … Read more

Covid-19 UK: All the times Boris Johnson has moved the goalposts on setting us free

When lockdown was first introduced on March 23 last year, Boris Johnson promised it would be reviewed in less than a month.  But more than 380 days later the country remains under strict Covid restrictions, despite an array of figures now showing cases are at their lowest levels since the end of summer — when … Read more

Boris Johnson accused of ‘running scared’ of Scottish voters amid questions over election visit

Boris Johnson accused of ‘running scared’ of Scottish voters as Scots Tory leader Douglas Ross admits he is ‘not sure’ the Prime Minister will campaign in Scotland ahead of May’s Holyrood elections Ross said today that he was ‘not sure’ Mr Johnson would come north to campaign Scots Tory boss had ‘previously expected’ UK party leader … Read more

Students must be allowed to return to campus, university chiefs tell Boris

University chiefs have urged Boris Johnson to allow students to go back to campuses this month after the Prime Minister failed to mention their plight in his press conference on Monday. Boris Johnson this week confirmed that from April 12, non-essential shops, gyms, hairdressers, zoos and theme parks in England can reopen – while pubs and … Read more

In the final extract of his memoir, ALAN DUNCAN gives withering take on Boris Johnson’s new reign 

It’s a massacre! In the final extract of his excoriating memoir, Alan Duncan gives his withering take on Johnson’s new reign. Our final extract from Alan Duncan’s riotous diaries opens as Theresa May, beleaguered in No 10, finally announces the date of her departure as prime minister. Meanwhile, Tory MPs are already throwing their hats … Read more

Lockdown WILL end on time: Boris insists ‘no reason’ to delay after SAGE third wave scenarios

Boris Johnson today insisted the country is still on track to end lockdown by summer, despite doomsday modelling by SAGE predicting tens of thousands of coronavirus deaths when restrictions are lifted. The Prime Minister said he couldn’t ‘see any reason for us to deviate from the road map’ which is due to see all legal … Read more

Boris Johnson’s vaccine passports plan in jeopardy

Boris Johnson‘s plans for domestic vaccine passports are in jeopardy after it was claimed Sir Keir Starmer and Labour will oppose the rollout of the documents.   Some 40 Tory MPs have already made clear they are against ‘Covid Status Certification’, warning that introducing the checks in everyday life would create a ‘two tier’ nation.  The … Read more