JANET STREET-PORTER: Masks were useless, now they’re compulsory

If there’s one phrase I’m sick of (spoken by Boris and Co in a serious tone) it’s ‘scientific advice’ and its partner-in-crime ‘medical advice’. So far members of the public have been the guinea pigs for the Prime Minister’s steep learning curve, ever since Covid-19 arrived in our lives.  And we know from bitter experience … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Nice try, Rishi

Every time I go shopping, I leave with vouchers, a wad of extra paper promising cash and discounts off my next purchases. Loyalty in the hard-fought battle between supermarkets and discount stores, can only be bought with cash, not quality. Spending £60 in Marks and Spencer’s Food Hall today, I was rewarded with a whopping … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER fears pub-bound Brits this weekend

What are your plans for so-called Super Saturday this weekend? If you’ve any sense, don’t leave home. July 4th might spell freedom for some, but – based on recent displays of social distancing on the streets of Brixton, the beaches of Bournemouth and the swampy ponds on Hackney marshes – the partial reopening of pubs … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Lockdown-crazed Brits on a national weekend drinkathon – what could go wrong?

What are your plans for so-called Super Saturday this weekend? If you’ve any sense, don’t leave home. July 4th might spell freedom for some, but – based on recent displays of social distancing on the streets of Brixton, the beaches of Bournemouth and the swampy ponds on Hackney marshes – the partial reopening of pubs … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Good luck with Test and Trace

Matt Hancock says that Test, Track and Trace – the latest Government ‘solution’ for easing lockdown and allowing our lives to return to a version of normal – relies on goodwill and our desire to do our best for the community and ‘our’ NHS. Mr Hancock and Boris Johnson are not coercing us into co-operating, … Read more

Janet Street-Porter and Saira Khan clash on Dominic Cummings

Janet Street-Porter defended Dominic Cummings in a heated Loose Women debate on Wednesday. The broadcaster, 73, claimed the Prime Minister’s chief adviser may have been forced to take the trip North for childcare by his wife Mary, after he defended his actions and refused to resign. Saira Khan strongly disagreed and slammed Cummings for his … Read more

Loose Women’s Janet Street-Porter and Saira Khan explode into heated Dominic Cummings debate

Loose Women’s Janet Street-Porter and Saira Khan EXPLODE into heated debate after Dominic Cummings’ controversial lockdown drive By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 14:25 BST, 27 May 2020 | Updated: 14:35 BST, 27 May 2020 Janet Street-Porter defended Dominic Cummings in a heated Loose Women debate on Wednesday. The broadcaster, 73, claimed the Prime Minister’s … Read more

Janet Street-Porter shuns Boris Johnson’s fitness advice

Janet Street-Porter tells ‘chronically obese’ Boris Johnson to ‘get stuffed’ for trying to make Britons get fit during lockdown By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 13:57 BST, 18 May 2020 | Updated: 14:34 BST, 18 May 2020 Janet Street-Porter has told Boris Johnson to ‘get stuffed’ after he told Britons to get fit during lockdown. … Read more

Janet Street-Porter sparks frenzy suggesting Boris should’ve planned baby’s arrival better | TV & Radio | Showbiz & TV

“Hang on a minute, they’re in the middle of Brexit negotiations but they can’t think about having a baby?” Schofield remarked.  “Well if you want to be Prime Minister where do you place all your [priorities] – Street-Porter continued but was interrupted by Willoughby.  The presenter defended: “You don’t know, we don’t know anything about … Read more

JANET STREET-PORTER: Matt Hancock’s meltdowns have revealed a mediocre minister

This morning the government’s carefully constructed strategy for dealing with coronavirus fell apart when Health Secretary Matt Hancock lost his temper in two media confrontations. First, a feisty exchange with the Today programme’s Nick Robinson, and then on ITV’s Good Morning Britain he exploded in a combative exchange with Piers Morgan. Two meltdowns in less … Read more