Two Republican Senators have blasted President-Elect Joe Biden’s cabinet picks, suggesting they might try to block the nomination process after January’s inauguration. In tweets Sunday, Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas and Sen. John Cornyn of Texas hit out at Biden’s potential picks for Secretary of Defense, Secretary of State, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Director … Read more
As the fraught meeting to discuss the new tiering system drew to a close at 8.16pm on Wednesday, Boris Johnson essayed one of his cod Churchillian riffs – combined with an upbeat sporting reference. ‘This is the beginning of the end,’ said the Prime Minister, referencing the hope offered by the imminent vaccines, before adding … Read more
A secret government memo has warned of a ‘systemic economic crisis’ when Britain leaves the European Union in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic’s second wave. The Cabinet Office dossier raises the spectre of a perfect storm: ‘severe flooding, pandemic influenza, a novel emerging infectious disease and coordinated industrial action, against a backdrop of the … Read more
Little man cave! Mother finds her son, aged two, chilling inside a kitchen cabinet with his iPad, snacks and blanket Two-year-old Noah Alexander walker, from Atlanta, Georgia, was hiding in a den Hilarious clip shows moment mother Blair Walker finds him in a kitchen cabinet He looks frustrated at the intrusion as he continues to eat … Read more
Pip-squeak! Pomeranian squeezes through a TINY gap between the wall and a cabinet A black Pomeranian Spitz was filmed squeezing through a tiny gap on Friday Owners chuckled as the small dog made its way into the cavity behind a cabinet The dog’s fur gave way to reveal its tiny stature at its home in … Read more
Estonian cabinet minister quits after calling Joe Biden and his son ‘corrupt’ Far-right Interior Minister Mart Helme quit on Monday after his comments His son, Martin Helme, survived a no-confidence vote to remain in government The younger Helme said Biden’s U.S. election victory over Trump was rigged A NATO member, Estonia prizes its relationship with … Read more
Cabinet ministers are continuing to make blunders over the new coronavirus lockdown rules despite urging the public to adhere to the restrictions. Michael Gove and Robert Jenrick are among those who have stumbled over the details as Downing Street faces criticism for making the rules too complex. Mr Gove was forced to admit a U-turn … Read more
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today unveiled what she called an ‘incredibly diverse’ cabinet, which includes New Zealand’s first openly gay deputy prime minister and a foreign minister with a Maori facial tattoo. The centre-left leader revamped her ministerial line-up in the wake of a landslide election victory, saying her second-term priorities were responding to Covid-19 … Read more
Disgraced Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay claimed more than £4,400 in expenses for a month after quitting Cabinet for bombarding boy, 16, with 270 texts The MSP quit Nicola Sturgeon’s Cabinet on February 6, the day of the budget It emerged he had bombarded the schoolboy with texts calling him ‘cute’ Figures now reveal he … Read more
Disgraced Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay claimed more than £4,400 in expenses for a month after quitting Cabinet for bombarding boy, 16, with 270 texts The MSP quit Nicola Sturgeon’s Cabinet on February 6, the day of the budget It emerged he had bombarded the schoolboy with texts calling him ‘cute’ Figures now reveal he … Read more