‘End the bloody boring daily No10 coronavirus briefings’: Tory MPs say they should be scaled back to once a week to ‘normalise’ the country Daily Downing Street briefings have been held on coroanvirus since mid-March Senior Tories say the government is under pressure to make announcements Calls for the press conference to be scaled back … Read more
No10 tweets reminder that Britons should ‘keep 6ft apart from people you don’t live with’… sparking explosion of memes, ridicule and fury online Government facing backlash after PM backed top aide for travelling in lockdown Today No10 reminded people to keep distance following last night’s briefing People responded by suggesting the rules do not apply … Read more
Boris Johnson’s top aide Dominic Cummings was in Downing Street this afternoon, fuelling speculation he is about to quit over apparent breaches of the coronavirus travel lockdown – as nine Tory backbenchers demanded his head. He arrived in Westminster this lunchtime as the first cracks in Tory unity appeared over revelations he twice travelled 270 miles … Read more
And now we go to… ROBBIE SAVAGE? Ex-Leicester and Wales star makes an unexpected appearance at No10 press conference with question on why country is allowed to play golf and tennis but not football Player-turned pundit, 45, highlighted the mental health benefits of football He contrasted the distancing rules for footballers to those like golf … Read more
No10 has disowned Cabinet minister Therese Coffey after she blamed government blunders on coronavirus testing and care homes on ‘wrong’ science advice. Downing Street heaped praise on its experts and insisted ‘ministers decide’ after the comments by the Work and Pensions Secretary caused a storm. As a furious blame game erupted yesterday, Ms Coffey appeared to … Read more
Boris Johnson has accidentally revealed a memo from a senior aide telling him to dodge a coronavirus showdown with the Tory backbench ‘shop steward’. The PM was photographed carrying the private message about 1922 committee chief Sir Graham Brady as he went in to Downing Street yesterday. Apparently written by Mr Johnson’s private secretary Ben … Read more
Bank holiday barbecues and beach trips will remain forbidden over what is expected to be a weekend of glorious weather as Downing Street insisted social distancing measures remain in place even as Boris Johnson prepares to start easing lockdown. Temperatures are due to hit almost 80F in the next few days, with the Prime Minister … Read more
A woman from the High Commission for Pakistan delivered flowers to 10 Downing Street twice in one day wearing both glasses and safety goggles. On her first visit, the diplomatic official got out of a Mercedes car clutching a huge bouquet and a large envelope to ‘Hon Mr Prime Minister & Ms Symonds, 10 Downing Street’. She returned later … Read more
Not taking any chances! Woman in glasses AND safety goggles delivers flowers from the Pakistani High Commission to No 10 to welcome Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’ baby son Woman from High Commission for Pakistan delivers flowers to Downing Street She got out of Mercedes car clutching the huge bouquet and large envelope It was … Read more
No10 chief Dominic Cummings ‘intervened at SAGE meeting to push for experts to back lockdown’ Dominic Cummings ‘was more than a bystander at a meeting of SAGE experts’ Claims the PM’s top aide pushed scientists to back imposing lockdown sooner No10 has hit back at claims and said all advice provided by SAGE is impartial … Read more