Troops may be drafted to enforce the new coronavirus crackdown, Boris Johnson says

Soldiers are to step in so police can target flouters: Troops may be drafted to enforce the new coronavirus crackdown, Boris Johnson says  Downing Street said soldiers could be brought in to support police enforce the latest coronavirus measures  Their role wouldn’t be handing out fines or closing businesses but take over duties such as protecting key … Read more

Boris Johnson’s ‘stern’ expression during address ‘showed clear intention to try to rally troops’

Boris Johnson’s ‘stern’ expression and dramatic hand gestures during his national address ‘showed a very clear intention to try to rally the troops’, a body language expert has claimed. In a televised speech from Downing Street, the Prime Minister, flanked by a Union Jack, said he was ‘deeply, spiritually reluctant’ to make new ‘impositions, or infringe … Read more

Boris Johnson’s speech in full: Prime Minister’s lockdown address to the nation 

Boris Johnson tonight unveiled his new coronavirus restrictions in an address to the nation from Downing Street. Below is his full speech.  Good evening, the struggle against Covid is the single biggest crisis the world has faced in my lifetime. In less than a year this disease has killed almost a million people, and caused … Read more

Professor Chris Whitty warns UK is ‘heading in the wrong direction’

Sir Patrick Vallance today warned the UK faces 50,000 new daily cases of coronavirus by the middle of October and more than 200 deaths everyday by November if the disease is not brought under control as Boris Johnson prepares a fresh crackdown on freedoms.  The Chief Scientific Adviser gave the stark warning as Professor Chris … Read more

Government plans to bring forward ban on fossil fuel vehicles from 2040 to 2030

The Government is expected to bring forward its ban on new fossil fuel vehicles by ten years in order to accelerate the rollout of electric cars in the UK. MPs last week urged the Prime Minister to move the sales ban forward to 2030 in order to help the Government achieve its target of reaching … Read more

ANDREW PIERCE: How Tory jail cuts hacked off David Cameron’s top aide

ANDREW PIERCE: How Tory jail cuts hacked off David Cameron’s top aide By Andrew Pierce for the Daily Mail Published: 02:10 BST, 21 September 2020 | Updated: 02:18 BST, 21 September 2020 Few Tory luminaries, it appears, had more harrowing personal experiences of the coalition government’s austerity measures than David Cameron’s former Downing Street communications … Read more

Chris Whitty will warn Britain is at ‘a critical point in pandemic’

The UK is at a ‘critical point’ in the coronavirus pandemic, Professor Chris Whitty will warn in an address to the nation tomorrow as the Prime Minister lays out new measures to control a second devastating wave of coronavirus. In a televised briefing on Monday, the chief medical officer for England will say the country … Read more

Downing Street threatens to shut bars that let in too many people or don’t take customers’ details

Pubs that break the rules will be shut down on the spot in a planned new crackdown, the Mail can reveal. Bars and restaurants that allow big groups to gather or fail to collect customers’ details will be served with orders forcing them to close immediately. Local authorities and the police will be encouraged to … Read more

Scientists warn Boris Johnson there is ‘no alternative’ to second national lockdown

The Prime Minister said a second lockdown was the ‘last thing anybody wants’ but revealed his administration was considering whether it needed to ‘go further’ than the current national restrictions that were put in place this week Government scientists have spooked Boris Johnson with warnings of hundreds of daily coronavirus deaths ‘within weeks’ as they … Read more

Theresa May photo portrait finally goes on No.10 staircase

Theresa May joins No.10 hall of frame: Portrait photo of Britain’s second female PM finally adorns Downing Street’s yellow staircase By Larisa Brown for the Daily Mail Published: 23:15 BST, 18 September 2020 | Updated: 23:15 BST, 18 September 2020 Advertisement For years, Margaret Thatcher’s portrait has been the only one of a woman to … Read more