Boris Johnson is secretly trying to set up a charity to help pay for a costly makeover of his official flat by his fiancée, it has been claimed. The scheme is based on one used by the White House to raise millions of dollars for interior design, antiques and art. The presidential charity is bankrolled … Read more
Downing Street confirmed today that schools will reopen on Monday, despite fears over a Brazilian strain of coronavirus that has been found in Britain. Six cases of the P.1 variant first detected in the Amazonian city of Manaus have been confirmed in the UK – three in England and three in Scotland. Two were tracked to … Read more
Different dogs were originally bred for different purposes. The Beagle was bred to hunt hares. The Border Collie was bred to herd sheep. The Husky was bred to pull sleds. The Chihuahua was bred to snap at ankles. The Dalmatian was bred to make other dogs look clever. The Rottweiler was bred to make strangers … Read more
Covid vaccines could become a regular part of winter – just like they are for flu, ministers have claimed. Revaccination against the illness is ‘likely to become a regular part’ of managing the disease, the Government has said. Hidden in Boris Johnson’s lockdown-easing roadmap today, it was also revealed that ministers are planning another Covid … Read more
No10 has been urged to pick up the pace of its Covid vaccination drive because the number of doses dished out each day has dipped to below 400,000 for the first time since January. Department of Health statistics show 371,052 jabs were administered each day, on average, last week. For comparison, it almost reached 450,000 … Read more
Downing Street today denied that Carrie Symonds is ‘interfering’ in Boris Johnson’s government insisting that she is on maternity leave and focused on raising their young son. The PM’s spokeswoman said the idea that Ms Symonds is meddling was ‘incorrect’ despite mounting criticism over her power within No10. ‘The PM’s fiancee is on maternity leave, … Read more
Number Ten has long been a hotbed of gossip, intrigue and backstabbing as the power-hungry jostle for position at the court of the prime minister. But even by that yardstick, the events of recent days have been something to behold. And the figure accused of being at the heart of the latest series of power … Read more
Bitter Tory in-fighting broke out last night after a Conservative-friendly think-tank demanded an inquiry into the power of Boris Johnson’s fiancee, Carrie Symonds. Ben Harris-Quinney, chairman of the Bow Group – which boasts Tory heavyweights Norman Tebbit and Norman Lamont among its patrons – called for an independent investigation into the influence that Ms Symonds … Read more
Britain could ease lockdown sooner if No10 was really following the data, a top Sage expert claimed today. Professor Mark Woolhouse, an infectious diseases expert from Edinburgh University, told a parliamentary committee today that the data was pointing to an ‘earlier unlocking’. ‘I completely agree that we don’t want to be overly focused on dates, … Read more
SAGE warned only mandatory hotel quarantine for all UK travellers would ‘come close’ to to stop new strains entering the country, it has emerged. In a recommendation made on January 21, Government scientists said anything other than a ‘complete closure of borders’ or isolating every visitor in designated facilities would be took weak. SAGE’s unusually frank … Read more