Government’s spokesman says don’t rinse plates before dishwasher but No10 has a poor eco-rating 

Fix your carbon footprint first, Boris! As Government’s green spokesman says don’t rinse plates before using dishwasher, it emerges No10 Downing Street has a poor eco-rating Allegra Stratton advised public not to rinse dishes before using a dishwasher But the message has been somewhat diluted after it emerged that No10 itself has an especially poor carbon … Read more

Boris and Carrie Johnson DID take a mini-moon! No10 confirms the couple spent the long weekend away

The honeymoon is over! Boris and Carrie Johnson are back at work after spending weekend away on a ‘mini moon’ at Chequers after postponing longer break until next year The couple escaped to Chequers in Buckinghamshire for a couple of days  They married on Saturday in a surprise ceremony at Westminster Cathedral Spokesman: ‘The PM … Read more

No10 is tight-lipped over Boris Johnson’s £535 county court debt

Boris Johnson’s ‘unsatisfied’ £535 debt is revealed: No10 stays tight-lipped as register shows county court ordered him to repay the sum in OCTOBER Court records show that Boris Johnson has an ‘unsatisfied’ debt of £535  Ruling was made against the PM in October last year according to the register No10 is yet to comment on … Read more

No10 is tight-lipped over Boris Johnson’s £535 county court debt

Boris Johnson’s ‘unsatisfied’ £535 debt is revealed: No10 stays tight-lipped as register shows county court ordered him to repay the sum in OCTOBER Court records show that Boris Johnson has an ‘unsatisfied’ debt of £535  Ruling was made against the PM in October last year according to the register No10 is yet to comment on … Read more

Inquiry into No10 flat funding could become biggest investigation since ‘Cash for Honours’ scandal 

The inquiry by the Electoral Commission into the funding of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street makeover has the potential to become the biggest investigation directly affecting No 10 since the New Labour ‘Cash for Honours’ scandal. While the MPs’ expenses scandal involved senior ministers, No 10 was not directly implicated, and only a handful of backbench MPs … Read more

No10 launches official probe into leak of Boris Johnson’s private texts

No10 launches official probe into leak of Boris Johnson’s private texts to Sir James Dyson amid Tory fears of a civil service mole Leak probe launched into how PM’s private messages came to be made public Billionaire inventor Sir James Dyson offered to help with ventilators at no profit  Asked for tax status of staff … Read more

Labour-supporting director of Sky TV drama about Boris Johnson’s first year at No10 quits

Labour-supporting director of Sky TV drama about Boris Johnson’s first year at No10 ‘quits amid tensions between production firms after script inaccuracies’ Michael Winterbottom replaced by Julian Jarrold, credits include The Crown  His decision to step down ‘temporarily’ said to have taken place last month  Sources say there are tensions between the production companies involved  … Read more

No10 plays down prospects of handing spare Covid vaccines to Ireland before JULY

Downing Street today played down the prospects of spare coronavirus vaccines being handed to Ireland before July. The PM’s spokesman stressed that the ‘first priority’ is still to cover all UK adults, despite claims that 3.7million doses have been earmarked for gifting in a ‘poke in the eye’ for the EU’s slow rollout. The comments … Read more

No10 insists Boris Johnson’s ‘greed is good’ boast to 1922 committee was sandwich jibe at chief whip

Number 10 insists Boris’s ‘greed is good’ boast to 1922 committee wasn’t about UK’s hugely successful vaccine drive – but a jibe at his burly chief whip who was gobbling up a CHEESE SANDWICH as he spoke Boris Johnson made comments during private meeting of the 1922 Committee He said: ‘The reason we have the … Read more

No10 pushing for compulsory Covid vaccines for care home staff amid fears about low uptake

Health Secretary Matt Hancock today confirmed the Government is pushing for coronavirus vaccines to be made compulsory for care home staff. Ministers have grown increasingly concerned about low uptake among carers in parts of England and latest data shows as little as a third have had the jabs in London. Mr Hancock admitted mandatory vaccination … Read more