ANDREW PIERCE: Patel gets overwhelming support from Thatcherite Conservative Voice group

Following a flurry of accusations of bullying, Home Secretary Priti Patel was defended last week in a statement by 100 allies, including election guru Sir Lynton Crosby and William Shawcross, former chief of the Charity Commission. Patel faces a Cabinet Office investigation into the allegations (which she denies) after Sir Philip Rutnam, the Home Office’s … Read more

Prince Andrew is given FOUR-GALLON bottle of wine as a 60th birthday gift… despite being teetotal

He has been teetotal since he was a teenager so I’m not quite sure what Prince Andrew would have made of one friend’s gift to help his 60th birthday celebrations go with a swing – a four-gallon bottle of wine. As the menu for his recent bash reveals, Andrew was given caviar and a melchior … Read more

Bond lyricist Don Black on why he’s protective of Andrew Lloyd Webber

He is the laser-sharp lyricist behind James Bond’s most stirring theme songs, the man with the Midas touch. The Oscar-winning writer was responsible for five 007 classics: Thunderball, Diamonds Are Forever, The Man With The Golden Gun, Surrender from Tomorrow Never Dies and The World Is Not Enough. Such is Black’s standing in Hollywood that … Read more

Lady Louise Windsor and father go horse riding – while Prince Andrew also takes to the saddle

Lady Louise Windsor and her father Prince Edward braved the chilly weather today and went horse riding together near Windsor Castle. The pair were spotted riding side by side with Lady Louise, the Queen’s youngest granddaughter, taking the saddle of a white horse and the Earl of Wessex seated on a brown horse.  The father … Read more

ALEX BRUMMER: Andrew Bailey applies the balm in parliament

ALEX BRUMMER: Andrew Bailey applies the balm in first appearance before the Treasury Select Committee as Bank boss By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 4 March 2020 | Updated: 22:07 GMT, 4 March 2020 Never waste a good crisis. Andrew Bailey’s first appearance before the Treasury Select Committee as anointed Governor … Read more

Andrew Garfield reviews lines with director Lin-Manuel Miranda as he shoots Tick, Tick… Boom

Andrew Garfield was spotted looking over his lines with his director Lin-Manuel Miranda during the first shoot day of their new film in New York on Tuesday. The dynamic duo have teamed up for Tick, Tick… Boom, adapted from a semi-autobiographical stage musical by Jonathan Larson of Rent fame. Lin-Manuel, 40, who shot to international … Read more

Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Andrew Manze album reviews: A real curate’s egg and an offer of favourites

Sheku Kanneh-Mason                            Elgar                           Decca, out Friday Rating: Andrew Manze                         Vaughan Williams                    … Read more

New Bank boss Andrew Bailey to face court grilling over RBS scandal

New Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey to face court grilling over RBS scandal By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:14 GMT, 3 March 2020 | Updated: 23:14 GMT, 3 March 2020 Headache: New Bank of England boss Andrew Bailey  The Bank of England’s new Governor is preparing to defend himself in court … Read more