Love in the time of Covid-19! Tinder’s annual report reveals how the pandemic has shaped dating while Megxit, BLM and Dominic Cummings were among the hottest topics Tinder have revealed the most talked about topics among singletons in 2020 Trending celebrities included Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and Tom Moore Popular chat up lines included … Read more
A period of calm was expected to follow Boris Johnson’s chief adviser Dominic Cummings’ dramatic departure from Downing Street last month. But now Whitehall is awash with rumours that Simon Case, the youngest ever Cabinet Secretary at only 41, may also be one of the shortest-lived. The Cambridge-educated Case has previously worked for David Cameron … Read more
More evidence of changing of the guard at No10 as Dominic Cummings’ ally Cleo Watson quits after he was ousted in brutal power struggle Dominic Cummings’ ally Cleo Watson is latest Vote Leave veteran to leave No10 Was known as ‘Cummings whisperer’ but not seen as involved in power struggle Boris Johnson struggling to ‘reset’ … Read more
Boris Johnson drafts in former Treasury aide Dan Rosenfield who worked for George Osborne as new No10 chief of staff after Dominic Cummings ousting Boris Johnson has appointed Dan Rosenfield as his new Downing St chief of staff The move comes after power struggle that saw Dominic Cummings ousted Mr Rosenfield worked in the Treasury … Read more
Boris Johnson drafts in former Treasury aide Dan Rosenfield who worked for George Osborne as new No10 chief of staff after Dominic Cummings ousting Boris Johnson has appointed Dan Rosenfield as his new Downing St chief of staff The move comes after power struggle that saw Dominic Cummings ousted Mr Rosenfield worked in the Treasury … Read more
Farewell (and good riddance) to government by The Quad: Boris Johnson is downgrading ‘gang of four’ – himself, Rishi Sunak, Michael Gove and Matt Hancock – to include more colleagues in decision-making ‘Gang of four’ are PM, Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove Boris Johnson wants to include … Read more
Sometimes it’s hard not to feel sorry for Boris Johnson. The gods really do seem to have it in for him. No sooner does he sack two infamous male bullies – advisers Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain – than along comes an official report declaring that Home Secretary Priti Patel is also a bully. Most … Read more
A Tory Minister today refused to apologise after a devastating report laid bare the cronyism and ineptitude that has characterised the Government’s £18billion rush to source PPE and other equipment during the coronavirus crisis. Business Secretary Alok Sharma has denied allegations of wasting taxpayers’ money, claiming the scramble to buy lifesaving clothing for the NHS came at a … Read more
Exposed: Dominic Cummings’s links with two of the four companies detailed in damning PPE report National Audit Office said officials signed contracts for thousands of facemasks But masks turned out to be unusable – wasting hundreds of millions of pounds NAO looked at 8,600 contracts awarded by Government from January to July Cummings has links … Read more
A devastating report today lifts the lid on the cronyism and ineptitude that has characterised the Government’s £18billion rush to source PPE and other equipment during the coronavirus crisis. Michael Gove and Dominic Cummings were both drawn into the debacle after the spending watchdog said officials failed to consider potential conflicts of interests involving companies … Read more