Revealed: Boris Johnson scrapped Cabinet Ministers pandemic team six months before coronavirus hit Britain The PM abolished the Threats, Hazards, Resilience and Contingency Committee MPs such as Michael Gove and Matt Hancock were part of the pandemic team The group was scrapped by Mr Johnson just days after he entered No10 last July COVID-19 hit … Read more
Boris Johnson said yesterday he was ‘looking for the moment’ to relax the two-metre social distancing rule. It raised hopes that the Prime Minister could switch to a one-metre rule within weeks after a combination of ‘frightening’ economic statistics and a fall in the number of coronavirus infections. Despite their reservations, government scientists believe any … Read more
Minister Grant Shapps says chief nurse Ruth May ‘will be back here again’ amid claims she was dropped from a coronavirus press conference after refusing to back Boris Johnson’s aide Dominic Cummings over alleged lockdown breaches’ May asked her views and blocked from appearing after declining to support aide Cummings admitted driving 260 miles from London … Read more
Thousands of Black Lives Matter protesters turned out in London today despite Boris Johnson’s calls to abandon demonstrations. Police officers were booed as they moved in to detain two of the protesters in Hyde Park after activists defied the Prime Minister’s instructions. Around 20 officers moved through large crowds of peaceful protesters sitting on the … Read more
Britain appears to be faring worse than its European counterparts as coronavirus lockdowns crush their economies. The UK reported a record-breaking 20.4 per cent fall in GDP in April on Friday, the first full month after people were ordered into their homes. While most other countries do not report monthly GDP figures, some countries do … Read more
Hidden deep in the annex to the Government’s coronavirus ‘road map to recovery’ plan lies a surprising admission. It turns out the two-metre rule isn’t actually a rule at all. The 51-page document, published last month, says: ‘Public Health England recommends trying to keep two metres away from people as a precaution. ‘However, this is not … Read more
Priti Patel’s allies have hit out at a BBC comedian’s racially-charged jibe on Twitter about her not liking curry has sparked a wave of racist abuse calling her a ‘coconut’. Guz Khan, who appears on BBC3 show Man Like Mobeen, posted a photo of Ms Patel pulling a face with the message: ‘Shall we have a … Read more
Priti Patel hit back today after Labour MPs accused her of ‘gaslighting’ BLM protesters by talking about her own experiences of racism. The Home Secretary voiced fury after Labour frontbenchers signed a letter criticising the way she spoke about her own background. Dozens of MPs have put their name to the missive expressing ‘dismay at … Read more
Pupils in England will undergo a ‘massive catch-up operation over the summer and beyond’ to allow them to receive the remedial help they need after months out of the classroom. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson today announced there would be a ‘big summer of catch up’ for children who had missed their education amid the … Read more
Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer took potshots at each other in the Commons today as parents vented fury about the lack of a plan to get schools back up and running. In petulant exchanges at PMQs, Mr Johnson faced an onslaught from the Labour leader who accused him of ‘flailing around’ while millions of children … Read more