Boris Johnson ‘AXES plans for TV briefings despite spending £2.6m on converting a room

Boris Johnson ‘AXES plans for TV briefings despite spending £2.6m on converting a room in Downing Street and hiring journalist Allegra Stratton to be the face of them’ Boris Johnson s axed plans for White House-style televised press briefings  The Prime Minister had confirmed the proposals for briefing room last year Megahertz was hired to … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘AXES plans for TV briefings despite spending £2.6m on converting a room

Boris Johnson ‘AXES plans for TV briefings despite spending £2.6m on converting a room in Downing Street and hiring journalist Allegra Stratton to be the face of them’ Boris Johnson s axed plans for White House-style televised press briefings  The Prime Minister had confirmed the proposals for briefing room last year Megahertz was hired to … Read more

Star of the No10 briefings Jonathan Van Tam swaps jabs for a spring jog near his home

Make sure you stick to the roadmap, JVT! Star of the No10 briefings Jonathan Van Tam swaps jabs for a spring jog near his home in Lincolnshire Deputy Chief Medical Officer took time out from worrying about jabs for a  jog Made sure he could be contacted by carrying his mobile phone and headphones He kept … Read more

White House says Biden will NOT have final say on whether Trump can receive intelligence briefings

The White House has said Joe Biden will not have the final say on whether Donald Trump can receive intelligence briefings after the president said his predecessor’s ‘erratic behavior’ means ‘he might slip and say something’. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki poured cold water on what had appeared to be Biden taking the unprecedented … Read more

Joe Biden says Donald Trump should NOT receive intel briefings as ‘he might slip and say something’

Joe Biden has said Donald Trump will not receive intelligence briefings now that he has left the White House because his ‘erratic behavior’ means ‘he might slip and say something’. The president was asked by CBS Evening News Friday night if he believes his predecessor should receive the briefings. ‘I think not,’ he said. When asked why, … Read more

Joe Biden says Donald Trump should NOT receive intel briefings as ‘he might slip and say something’

Joe Biden has said Donald Trump will not receive intelligence briefings now that he has left the White House because his ‘erratic behavior’ means ‘he might slip and say something’. The president was asked by CBS Evening News Friday night if he believes his predecessor should receive the briefings. ‘I think not,’ he said. When asked why, … Read more

ANDREW PIERCE: Plug gets pulled on Allegra Stratton’s ‘West Wing’ briefings 

Today was supposed to be the day on which political history would be made — with the debut of the Government’s first ‘West Wing-style’ Press secretary. The appointment of Allegra Stratton, an experienced print and broadcast journalist, as the face and voice of No 10 who would front weeknight TV briefings to a live audience … Read more

Now Chuck Grassley tells Donald Trump to give Joe Biden access to intelligence briefings

Senator Chuck Grassley said Joe Biden should be given access to intelligence briefings, which he has been shut out of since becoming president-elect as Donald Trump’s administration refuses to acknowledge his victory. ‘I would think – especially on classified briefings – the answer is yes,’ Grassley told a reporter on Capitol Hill Thursday, adding he … Read more

Allegra Stratton to host daily TV press briefings from Number 10

Front-woman or fall guy? Ex-TV presenter Allegra Stratton will front No10’s new White House-style press conferences Downing Street said to have appointed Allegra Stratton as its new TV spokesman Ex-journalist Ms Stratton will host White House-style daily TV press briefings  Ms Stratton joined the Government in April this year to work for Rishi Sunak  By Jack … Read more

No10 ‘appoints Allegra Stratton to host daily TV press briefings’

Front-woman or fall guy? Ex-TV presenter Allegra Stratton will front No10’s new White House-style press conferences Downing Street said to have appointed Allegra Stratton as its new TV spokesman Ex-journalist Ms Stratton will host White House-style daily TV press briefings  Ms Stratton joined the Government in April this year to work for Rishi Sunak  By Jack … Read more