Dominic Raab deputises as PM as Boris Johnson in intensive care

Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care after his coronavirus condition worsened, handing the reins of government to de facto deputy Dominic Raab. The Prime Minister was transferred to the ICU at St Thomas’ Hospital in London at 7pm this evening – 11 days after testing positive for the deadly disease.  He remains conscious and Number 10 … Read more

Boris Johnson goes into intensive care: Dominic Raab stands in to run the country

Boris Johnson has been moved to intensive care after his coronavirus condition worsened, Downing Street announced tonight. The Prime Minister was transferred to the ICU at St Thomas’ Hospital in London at 7pm this evening – 11 days after testing positive for the deadly disease.  He remains conscious and Number 10 sources stressed he had been moved to … Read more

Boris Johnson has ‘deputised’ Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab

In a Twitter video posted on Friday from quarantine in No11, where he has been in self-isolation, an exhausted-looking Mr Johnson revealed he was still suffering from a high temperature Boris Johnson tonight effectively handed the reins of government to Dominic Raab as he battles coronavirus in intensive care. Downing Street said the PM had … Read more

Dominic Cummings’ uncle and retired judge Sir John Laws, 74, ‘dies after coronavirus diagnosis’

Dominic Cummings’ uncle and retired judge Sir John Laws, 74, ‘dies after coronavirus diagnosis’ Sir John Laws, 74, died with Covid-19 following a serious three-week illness  He first tested negative for the virus, suffering with sepsis and other problems Sir John Laws was also the brother of Dominic Cummings’ mother, Morag He was considered one of … Read more

DOMINIC LAWSON: Yes, we need experts but they’re not the ones who must find a way out of this crisis

Only a certain type engages in professional point-scoring in the midst of a pandemic. But Sir Paul Nurse, the Nobel prize-winning scientist, seems to fit that bill. On Saturday, in a lengthy interview for the Times, the geneticist and former president of the Royal Society laid into Boris Johnson for what he described as a … Read more

Former Costa Coffee boss Dominic Paul appointed new boss of Domino’s 

Former Costa Coffee boss Dominic Paul appointed new boss of pizza group Domino’s By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:20 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 22:20 BST, 31 March 2020 Former Costa Coffee Dominic Paul is to take over at takeaway pizza group Domino’s  Domino’s has picked a former Costa Coffee man … Read more

Dominic Raab looked like someone who’d lost a pools coupon: HENRY DEEDES watches Foreign Secretary

With the Prime Minister confined to the Number 10 sick bay, Dominic Raab was entrusted with Monday’s daily Downing Street press briefing.  It was not so long ago Mr Raab was staking his claim to be the occupant of this Georgian property.  There was an irked, irritable air as he took to the lectern. Ah, … Read more

Dominic Raab raises eyebrows as he LICKS his finger as he stands in for sick Boris Johnson

Dominic Raab has been mocked for licking his finger during the latest coronavirus update in Downing Street. The Foreign Secretary was filling in for Boris Johnson as the Prime Minister is self-isolating after testing positive for the deadly bug. But viewers spotted the 46-year-old MP wetting his finger to turn a page, despite government advice warning … Read more

Coronavirus: Dominic Raab unveils £75m repatriation plan

Dominic Raab today unveiled a massive £75 million repatriation plan to bring back ‘tens of thousands’ of Britons stranded abroad because of the coronavirus crisis.  The Foreign Secretary said the UK government will now step in to provide ‘special charter flights’ from parts of the world where commercial flights are no longer in operation.  The … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Dominic Cummings goes into self-isolation

Boris Johnson’s top aide Dominic Cummings is in self-isolation today after developing coronavirus symptoms over the weekend. The No10 chief has gone into quarantine just days after the Prime Minister became the most senior UK politician to test positive for the disease. Mr Johnson and Health Secretary Matt Hancock are both working remotely after they were … Read more