President Donald Trump said Tuesday that it was ‘unselfish’ of acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly to resign his post but noted he had ‘no role’ in getting rid of the official who caused a firestorm for his administration with his profanity-laced tirade to the crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt. ‘I had no role in it,’ … Read more
In a Twitter video posted on Friday from quarantine in No11, where he has been in self-isolation, an exhausted-looking Mr Johnson revealed he was still suffering from a high temperature Boris Johnson tonight effectively handed the reins of government to Dominic Raab as he battles coronavirus in intensive care. Downing Street said the PM had … Read more
Thomas Modly, President Trump’s acting Navy secretary, told sailors on the USS Theodore Roosevelt that their fired captain was ‘naive’ and ‘stupid’ for the missive he wrote complaining about the lack of help for the coronavirus-infested ship and then complained about the flak he was receiving for relieving Captain Brett Crozier of his duties. Modly … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer has made leadership rival Lisa Nandy his shadow foreign secretary as the new Labour leader announced a series of senior appointments to his top team – and ousted allies of Jeremy Corbyn. Sir Keir has handed massive promotions to shadow junior Treasury minister Anneliese Dodds who he has made his shadow chancellor … Read more
Matt Hancock today blasted sunbathers for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules as he said it is ‘quite unbelievable’ that a ‘small minority’ of people are refusing to stay at home. The Health Secretary said the government’s guidance for people not to go outside apart from in very specific circumstances was ‘not a request, it is a … Read more
Lord Armstrong of Ilminster, long-serving cabinet secretary in Margaret Thatcher’s government and confidant of three Prime Ministers dies aged 93 Lord Armstrong served as Cabinet Secretary under Margaret Thatcher The adviser was best known for being ‘economical with the truth’ He used the phrase during his questioning in the infamous Spycatcher trial By Jack Newman … Read more
Britons are still being told face masks do not protect them from coronavirus despite the US dramatically switching its stance overnight and advising all Americans to wear them. Health Secretary Matt Hancock today said the UK would not change its approach because he claims there is little evidence to show the masks help, and they … Read more
Matt Hancock was savaged this morning over his pledge to boost the UK’s coronavirus testing capacity to 100,000 by the end of the month after he admitted the government is yet to find a reliable antibody test. The Health Secretary yesterday vowed to dramatically ramp up the number of tests being carried out amid a … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock demands Premier League footballers ‘play their part’ in tackling coronavirus crisis and ‘take a pay cut’ Matt Hancock said ‘everybody needs to play their part’ in fighting coronavirus He said given the ‘sacrifices’ others are making, footballers should take pay cut Comes amid growing pressure on star players after clubs put … Read more
Business Secretary Alok Sharma today fired a broadside at UK banks as he warned them it would be ‘completely unacceptable’ to ‘unfairly refuse’ loans for coronavirus-hit firms. The government previously set out the terms of a bailout for businesses to allow them to access money in order to stay afloat. But many firms have detailed … Read more