Tory Lord says there are ‘too may fat NHS medics and teachers’ setting a ‘very bad example’ in the fight against obesity and suggests overweight people should be ‘shamed’ into eating and drinking less Lord Robathan criticised ‘a large number’ of overweight medics and teachers Accused them of setting a bad example to patients and … Read more
Charlotte Church urges parents to keep their children at home despite schools reopening in furious rant against the Tory government By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 11:16 BST, 1 June 2020 | Updated: 11:17 BST, 1 June 2020 Charlotte Church has urged parents to defy the government and keep their children at home as schools … Read more
Theresa May wades into Dominic Cummings row as former PM says he ‘did not follow the spirit’ of lockdown rules with 260 mile drive Theresa May has written to her constituents criticising Dominic Cummings Former PM said her successor’s senior aide has broke ‘spirit’ of lockdown rules Almost 100 Tory MPs who have either called … Read more
Boris Johnson will today face a 90-minute grilling from the Commons Liaison Committee over his handling of the coronavirus crisis and his top aide’s decision to travel during lockdown. Questions on Dominic Cummings’ trip from London to Durham, along with three other coronavirus topics, will be crammed into a 20-minute slot after intervention from Committee … Read more
Six Cabinet ministers are thought to have privately told colleagues Dominic Cummings should resign, with 40 Tory MPs calling on Boris Johnson to sack his top aide amid fury over his breach of coronavirus lockdown restrictions. Cummings has faced intense criticism over his decision to drive his family 260 miles from London to Durham at … Read more
FTSE CLOSE: Pound edges up as May lines up Brexit meetings with Merkel and Macron; Boardroom battle at Barclays; Ashley lashes out at Debenhams bosses By This Is Money Published: 08:24 BST, 8 April 2019 | Updated: 17:07 BST, 8 April 2019 The FTSE 100 closed up 5.02 points at 7451.89 and the pound was … Read more
Ever since Chancellor Rishi Sunak turned on the spending taps to save Britain’s businesses amid the lockdown, there have been grumblings in the Tory Party about the gigantic bill that will need paying after the crisis. One can therefore only imagine how they’ll react on discovering that the party’s own coffers could also soon run … Read more
Sadiq Khan today claimed the capital’s jam-packed Tubes are ‘safe’ but sided with union chiefs in saying it is too soon to ease the lockdown because so many Transport for London workers are off sick. The Mayor said he was ‘really worried’ about the impact any easing of restrictions would have on the city’s public transport … Read more
Housing was a huge policy debate during the election and the private rented sector was no exception. Both major parties put forward proposals to shake up the sector and though landlords may be breathing a collective sigh of relief that they’ve been spared the prospect of Labour rent controls, many will still be braced for … Read more
HARRY COLE: MPs and journalists asking embarrassing questions about China claim to be victims of suspicious hacking By Harry Cole For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:42 BST, 3 May 2020 | Updated: 01:08 BST, 3 May 2020 MPs and journalists who’ve been asking embarrassing questions about China claim to be victims of suspicious hacking. … Read more