Boris Johnson believes his father should have followed the rules on social distancing, Downing Street has said, after he was pictured without a face mask at his local newsagent. Stanley Johnson, 79, who just months ago flew to his Greek villa despite the pandemic travel warnings, was spotted without a face covering as he went … Read more
Friends of Priti Patel reacted with fury today over leaks that suggested she was behind a range of madcap ideas including processing asylum seekers thousands of miles from Britain. Reports have suggested the Home Secretary was looking at ‘offshoring’ refugees arriving in Britain in places including Ascension island and St Helena in the south Atlantic, … Read more
The Home Office considered putting wave machines in the Channel to stop migrant crossings, it was revealed today – as it emerged asylum seekers could be housed on old ferries or flown to Papua New Guinea. The option was among ‘blue sky’ ideas looked at by officials to discourage migrants from trying to cross in … Read more
Coronavirus infection rates are NOT going up among school-age children, Professor Chris Whitty says in ‘important’ reminder to people worried about the virus spreading in the classroom Professor Whitty said it was ‘important’ to remember rates lower in children Chief medical officer appeared in a televised briefing with Boris Johnson He said school-age children are … Read more
Boris Johnson’s father Stanley faces £200 fine after being seen shopping WITHOUT a facemask in his local newsagent Stanley Johnson caught without a facemask at a newsagents in West London Comes just months after he flew to his Greek villa in defiance of travel warnings Today Prime Minister pleaded with the British public to ‘follow … Read more
Asylum processing centres could be built on the Isle of Wight, the Shetlands or the Isle of Man, it emerged yesterday. The new ‘offshoring’ proposal – which might also see asylum hostels built on other remote Scottish islands – is part of Priti Patel’s over-arching programme to crackdown on the Channel migrant crisis. Under a … Read more
Boris Johnson’s father Stanley faces £200 fine after being seen shopping WITHOUT a facemask in his local newsagent Stanley Johnson caught without a face mask at a newsagents in West London Comes just months after he flew to his Greek villa in defiance of travel warnings Today Prime Minister pleaded with the British public to … Read more
Cherie Blair says it’ll be ‘tough’ for Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds to raise baby Wilfred at No.11 because being PM is a ’24/7 job’ that takes time away from the family and there’s ‘no privacy’ Cherie, 66, had her youngest son Leo, now aged 20, when in Downing Street Asked about Boris, she said … Read more
Former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre has been approached by Boris Johnson to become Chairman of Ofcom, in the latest example of Downing Street’s determination to shake up the Left-wing establishment. The attempt to install Mr Dacre at the broadcasting regulator comes as Whitehall mandarins are trying to put the brakes on the Prime Minister’s … Read more
Hopes of a Brexit deal by next month were put at 50/50 yesterday as No 10 said the EU had a ‘more constructive’ attitude but still had not bridged significant gaps. A deal or no deal are both still possible outcomes ahead of a European Council summit in mid-October, British officials said. They warned there … Read more