Coronavirus: Iain Duncan Smith wants to scrap social distancing

A former Conservative Party leader has called on the Prime Minister to reconsider the two-metre social distancing rule to ‘get the economy moving’. Iain Duncan Smith said the UK is the ‘only country in Europe’ using the two metre distance, with Germany, Poland and the Netherlands using 1.5 metres. Relaxing the strict social distancing rules, … Read more

Iain Duncan Smith urges Boris Johnson to relax social distancing rule to ‘get economy moving’

A former Conservative Party leader has called on the Prime Minister to reconsider the two-metre social distancing rule to ‘get the economy moving’. Iain Duncan Smith said the UK is the ‘only country in Europe’ using the two metre distance, with Germany , Poland and the Netherlands using 1.5 metres. The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends … Read more

Dragon’s Den’s Duncan Bannatyne heaps praise on the NHS as he proudly announces granddaughter’s birth – The Sun

DUNCAN Bannatyne took to social media earlier today to thank the NHS as he announced the birth of his newest grandchild. Duncan, 71, shared the happy news on Twitter on Sunday morning amid the global coronavirus pandemic. 4 Duncan Bannatyne became a grandfather again this weekend after one of his daughters gave birthCredit: Getty – … Read more

Duncan Bannatyne praises NHS staff as he announces the birth of his granddaughter

He recently hit out at mega-rich stars including Victoria Beckham and Sir Richard Branson for seeking millions of pounds from the taxpayer to bail out their failing companies. But Duncan Bannatyne put the drama aside to praise NHS staff at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh as he announced the birth of his granddaughter. The entrepreneur, 71, … Read more

Duncan Bannatyne, 71, and wife Nigora, 40, look thrilled as they grab ‘first takeaway coffee’

Duncan Bannatyne, 71, and wife Nigora, 40, look thrilled as they grab their ‘first takeaway coffee’ during daily lockdown walk By Katie Storey For Mailonline Published: 18:31 BST, 21 April 2020 | Updated: 18:31 BST, 21 April 2020 They’ve been spending lockdown at home like the rest of the country as the coronavirus crisis continues … Read more

Britain could become even more dependent on China, warns Sir Iain Duncan Smith 

The Government’s goal for a carbon neutral UK by 2050 risks Britain becoming even more dependent on China, Sir Iain Duncan Smith warned last night. The Tory grandee and backbencher warned that a push for electric vehicles risks driving vast public sector contracts for electric buses and car batteries to Chinese firms which have ‘already won … Read more

Duncan Bannatyne’s wife Nigora, 39, puts on a VERY leggy display for throw quarantine challenge

Duncan Bannatyne’s wife Nigora, 39, puts on a VERY leggy display as she drapes a grey throw over herself for bizarre quarantine challenge By Connie Rusk and Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 14:36 BST, 10 April 2020 | Updated: 14:36 BST, 10 April 2020 Duncan’s Bannatyne’s wife Nigora continued to use household soft furnishings for … Read more

Duncan Bannatyne puts on the Ritz in defiance of coronavirus for his wife’s 40th

Duncan Bannatyne refuses to let a global health crisis get in the way of his glamorous social life. The former Dragons’ Den star, 71, defied coronavirus fears at the weekend by taking his wife, Nigora, out for dinner at the Ritz in London for her 40th birthday. ‘We had a big bash planned in Marrakesh … Read more

Iain Duncan Smith compares China to Nazi Germany in Huawei row

Ex-Cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith compares China to Nazi Germany as MPs demand government shuts Huawei out of the UK’s 5G network Tory MPs are demanding government wipes out Huawei role in the 5G project Iain Duncan Smith said it was like giving a German firm a role in UK radar in 1939  Boris Johnson … Read more