Revealed: Top civil servant in charge of Britain’s coronavirus response quits amid growing acrimony between Downing Street and the Whitehall machine Respected mandarin Tom Shinner is the latest high-profile figure to leave No 10 insiders insisted that Mr Shinner’s job was only a temporary secondment One friend said he was contractually obliged to return to … Read more
Jack Whitehall and Kate Middleton went to the same secondary school – not that you’d know it. The comedian, 32, has expressed his chagrin at the prestigious Marlborough College that they readily advetise the fact that the future Queen of England was a pupil there in her teens, but never mention Jack. In a chat with … Read more
A prominent organiser of Britain’s Black Lives Matter protests believes the campaign has been ‘hijacked’ by a group of far-Left activists. In an outspoken attack, Imarn Ayton, 29, also voiced fears that people may have donated towards a high-profile online fundraising campaign without realising that those behind it want to tear down capitalism and abolish … Read more
Over a private lunch in his Downing Street flat three weeks ago, Boris Johnson persuaded the Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill that it was time to stand down. It was an amicable conversation as Sedwill had been thinking for a while it was time to move on. The burden of the job had become too … Read more
Michael Gove urges radical post-Brexit revamp of Whitehall to make it ‘less southern, less middle class’ Cabinet Office Minister spoke of how ‘distant’ government is from many people He said in a speech that it should be closer to the 52% who voted Leave in 2016 Mr Gove referred to Franklin D. Roosevelt’s appeal to … Read more
Foreign Office is set to cave in over Clive of India’s statue in Whitehall as most senior diplomat privately admits ‘it may have to go’ Permanent Secretary Sir Simon McDonald made the concession in a Zoom call The divisive statue of imperialist Baron Clive of India is in Whitehall, London Clive has been blamed for … Read more
Jack Whitehall admits he was ‘terrified’ when he contracted coronavirus as he thought he had given it to his 80-year-old father Michael By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 00:03 BST, 9 June 2020 | Updated: 00:11 BST, 9 June 2020 Jack Whitehall revealed he was worried he’d given his 80-year-old father Michael coronavirus when he … Read more
Jack Whitehall pours Bailey’s over his cereal in his latest TikTok clip as eagle-eyed fans point out the contents of his VERY boozy fridge By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 11:57 BST, 26 May 2020 | Updated: 11:57 BST, 26 May 2020 He has been entertaining himself during lockdown by posting a number of hilarious … Read more
Few companies are more critical to Britain’s manufacturing future than aero-engine giant Rolls-Royce. That’s why, along with BAE Systems, it is protected from overseas takeovers by a golden share. Understandably, there is huge anxiety as to why Rolls-Royce chief executive Warren East has decided that a quick bounce back from a Covid-19 induced slump is … Read more
Jack Whitehall wakes up his model girlfriend Roxy Horner to ask her if she’s heard of Chris Moyles during hilarious FaceTime radio interview By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 12:13 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 12:13 BST, 19 May 2020 They have been isolating together during the lockdown. But Jack Whitehall’s model girlfriend Roxy … Read more