Lord Ashcroft announces he is writing biography of Carrie Johnson

Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie will be the subject of new biography by Lord Ashcroft who previously penned ‘revenge’ book about life of David Cameron Lord Ashcroft has announced that he is writing a biography of Carrie Johnson Ex-deputy chairman of the Tory Party said Mrs Johnson is an ‘impressive person’ The book will follow Lord … Read more

Healthcare company controlled by Lord Ashcroft is given Covid-19 testing role 

Anger as Tory donor’s firm gets £350m coronavirus contract: Healthcare company controlled by Lord Ashcroft is given Covid-19 testing role Deal requires Medacs Healthcase to provide staff for both lab and mobile testing Lucrative contract was awarded without an open competitive tender process  Lord Ashcroft’s involvement fuels controversy over the so-called ‘chumocracy’ By David Rose … Read more

Rishi Sunak’s ex-boss warned he is too nice to win in politics, writes LORD ASHCROFT 

Who is Rishi Sunak? That’s the question I set out to answer when I decided to write a book about how he landed one of the most powerful and influential jobs in government. It all happened so suddenly. One minute almost nobody outside Westminster and Yorkshire, where he is an MP, had heard of him. The … Read more

LORD ASHCROFT reveals 18-hour days battling the Covid crisis has pushed him to the limit

When billionaire tech tycoon’s daughter Akshata Murthy first told her father of her plans to marry, his reaction was typically paternal. ‘When a daughter gets married, a father has mixed feelings,’ Narayana Murthy, sometimes known as ‘the Bill Gates of India’, wrote back to her. He admitted to a twinge of jealousy at having to … Read more

I give pupils and teachers 10/10… and shambolic education chiefs 1/10, says LORD ASHCROFT

Wearing the same blue and green school tie as them, Boris Johnson addressed a group of children last week and said: ‘Education is the great equaliser. It’s the liberator. It’s the transformer of society. And it’s the single most important way in which we can unite and level up across this whole country, and deliver … Read more

How LORD ASHCROFT exposed the most barbaric industry on earth: South Africa’s captive lion trade 

I cannot abide those who are cruel to animals, but the sad fact is that in our digital age, my strong aversion is aroused all too often. I have lost count of the number of people who post on social media platforms such as Twitter so-called ‘kill shots’ of themselves grinning at the camera (or, … Read more

LORD ASHCROFT: Our NHS needs its own army of volunteer reservists – just like the Army 

Lance Corporal Matthew Croucher was on a mission to investigate a Taliban compound near Sangin in Afghanistan in 2008 when he accidentally triggered a booby-trapped grenade. He and his men were heading back to base under cover of darkness when he stumbled into a four-metre tripwire linked to the explosive. Instead of running for cover, the … Read more

LORD ASHCROFT: Norway’s barbaric slaughter of hundreds of majestic minke whales

On the quayside in the picturesque Norwegian village of Andenes, the crew have been preparing their ship for the start of the new season in three days’ time. The engines have been serviced, the wooden meat-cooling pallets have been lifted on to the deck and the deadly exploding harpoons have been loaded. This weekend the … Read more