Britain’s top civil servant Sir Mark Sedwill warns Boris Johnson’s cabinet is ‘too large’ for ‘genuine debate’ and says number of departments should be cut Sir Mark Sedwill said Boris Johnson’s Cabinet is ‘too large’ for ‘genuine debate’ He added that criticism of civil servants and ministers had risen in past few years Sir Mark … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon is using her daily coronavirus press conferences as ‘party political broadcasts’ and a lack of scrutiny of her decisions has allowed her to cultivate a ‘Saint Nicola’ persona in Scotland through the crisis, a leading MSP told MailOnline today. Michelle Ballantyne, Conservative MSP for South Scotland, spoke out as the Prime Minister visited the … Read more
China has never been far from controversy in recent months, whether it be down to Covid-19, political unrest, spying concerns or human rights violations. But just how safe is money invested in the economic superpower, and should you pull your support? Experts insist China still offers attractive investment opportunities. The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) Composite … Read more
TikTok Australia has beefed up its campaign to stay open in Australia after federal MPs called for the app to be banned and claimed it was feeding user data to China. The popular video app, owned by Chinese company Bytedance, features an unending loop of 15-second videos and is used by more than 1.6 million … Read more
The BBC is cutting The Andrew Neil Show as the corporation culls a further 70 jobs in BBC News, taking the total number of redundancies to 520. Neil’s political programme has not been on the air during the coronavirus pandemic, but the broadcaster said the show will not return even as the crisis subsides. A BBC … Read more
Facebook is considering a blackout on political ads on its site in the days leading up the U.S. election in November, it was reported Friday. According to Bloomberg, the social media giant is discussing a ban on political ads after weeks of criticism for not fact-checking ads from politicians or their campaigns. Anger over the … Read more
Meghan Markle is reportedly set to produce a film based on a politically-motivated novel, in a project that could ruffle feathers in the White House. The Duchess of Sussex, 38, is believed to have worked out a deal with the author of Election Year, Lloyd Scott. They are said to have drawn up non-disclosure agreements, … Read more
The BBC has banned pundits and guests from wearing Black Lives Matter badges after the logos returned to Sky Sports last night following a row over the movement’s ideology. A senior source at the corporation told the Daily Telegraph that bosses decided they did not want ‘visual symbols of support’ for BLM to be worn … Read more
British military are banned from ‘taking the knee’ in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protests after commanders said it was too political Ministry of Defence has stopped British forces personnel from ‘taking the knee’ Commanders worried the show of solidarity with BLM protests is too ‘political’ Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says armed forces should reset … Read more
More than two-thirds of Britons are worried that minority of political activists have too much say over nation’s monuments, poll finds A huge 80 per cent of those questioned think that Churchill’s statue should stay The polling also showed that 69 per cent of people are proud of the UK’s history Concerns children aren’t being … Read more