Not since Nigella recommended roast lettuce has such upset been unleashed on middle-class kitchens. When it was announced last February that Waitrose’s 19-year partnership with Ocado was ending, with arch-rival Marks & Spencer taking its place, wails of disbelief reverberated off granite worktops around Britain. What next for those who want Waitrose sourdough? Or the … Read more
Campsites are bursting at the seams. And thanks to chic new kit — from a portable cinema to chandeliers — Antonia Hoyle and family find you really can enjoy the flap of luxury THIS TENT’S AN AIR-RAISING EXPERIENCE Kepler 9 Nightfall Air Tent, £1,070, blacks.co.uk Not so much a tent as a bungalow in a … Read more
New Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle spends £7,500 of taxpayers’ money replacing John Bercow’s ‘worn-out’ bed in the Palace of Westminster Sir Lindsay Hoyle has spent a total of £12,636 doing up his four-bedroom flat This included £7,523 on mattresses and bedding, according to an explanation The Commons Speaker spent £2,600 on cleaning and polishing furniture … Read more
Sir Lindsay Hoyle today threatened to kick Matt Hancock out of the House of Commons after the Health Secretary interrupted Sir Keir Starmer at PMQs. Mr Hancock was sat next to Boris Johnson on the Government frontbench as the premier was grilled by the Labour leader. Sir Keir demanded answers on the Government’s plans for … Read more
Speaker Lindsay Hoyle tells MPs to ‘stay away’ from House of Commons after calling for a ‘virtual’ Parliament Sir Lindsay Hoyle has urged Ministers not to put themselves and staff at risk Told MPs to stay home rather than travel to Westminster when Commons returns Comes after he urged Government to find ways for Parliament … Read more