MPs expressed astonishment last night after it emerged Boris Johnson was preparing to spend more than £40billion on his mass Covid testing programme. The ‘absolutely staggering’ sum – almost three times the annual policing budget – will help deliver on his ‘operation moonshot’ pledge to help beat the pandemic. But backbenchers warned that it would … Read more
Boris Johnson distanced himself from Donald Trump’s attempts to cling on to power in the US today as he branded him the ‘previous president’. In a comment that suggests he believes Mr Trump should cede to his victorious opponent, the Prime Minister praised a ‘refreshing’ discussion he had with president-elect Joe Biden last night. Mr … Read more
Business chiefs have warned of the risk of widespread disruption at Channel ports after Brexit because new IT systems set up to handle the transit of more than 17,000 goods a day will not work. Preparations for checks on goods entering and leaving the UK from Kent are likely to cause widespread chaos with the … Read more
Pennsylvania still has hundreds of thousands of votes left to count despite the secretary of state saying results could be returned on Thursday as Joe Biden closes the gap and President Donald Trump loses a legal bid to stop ballot counting in Philadelphia. Pennsylvania is among a handful of battleground states Trump and Biden are … Read more
Dominic Raab has revealed he is self-isolating after coming into contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus. The Foreign Secretary said he would abide by NHS track and trace rules and stay out of public for two weeks. Mr Raab said he will work remotely for the 14 days amid diplomatic challenges with the US over … Read more
Finally! Pennsylvania says it may have election result TODAY that could put us all out of our misery and end wait for America’s next President Pennsylvania ‘s Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar said the state could have a result on Thursday night PA wasn’t due to give a result until Friday; Trump is leading there by … Read more
Democrat Joe Biden edged closer to a potential upset in Georgia – and to a White House win – coming within 1 point of President Donald Trump in the traditionally red state Wednesday night. As the race narrowed, Trump’s campaign announced that they had filed a lawsuit in the state, alleging that a GOP poll … Read more
President Donald Trump sent his son Eric and personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani into Pennsylvania on Wednesday as he mounted a challenge to the state’s Supreme Court decision on the deadline for mail-in ballots amid his worsening chances of winning reelection. In a press conference held in Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon Giuliani and the first son … Read more
President Donald Trump sent his son Eric and personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani into Pennsylvania on Wednesday as he mounted a challenge to the state’s Supreme Court decision on the deadline for mail-in ballots amid his worsening chances of winning reelection. In a press conference held in Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon Giuliani and the first son … Read more
Joe Biden all but declared election victory on Wednesday afternoon after winning Wisconsin and Michigan as President Trump cried fraud and desperately scrambled to undermine the results. CNN has called Michigan for Biden, giving him another 16 electoral college votes which gives him 264 – just 6 away from the 270 he need to claims … Read more