As it becomes ever more likely that the winner of the U.S. presidential election on November 3 will be Joseph Robinette Biden, it is natural that the British Government should be increasingly obsessed with what this would mean for the Anglo-American relationship — particularly at the highest level. The relationship between Biden and Boris Johnson … Read more
Boris Johnson scraps target to lower net migration to tens of thousands – as £35,800 salary cap for skilled UK migrants is slashed to £25,600 Prime Minister has ditched the target put forward by Theresa May’s government Under plan, cap needed for skilled migrants to settle in UK lowered to £25,600 Report earlier found net … Read more
We had anger, we had insults. There was even a crosspatch cameo from Theresa May. Yes, after weeks of Covid caterwauling, it was back to good old Brexit. Michael Gove had come to the Chamber to issue a statement on our trade negotiations with the EU. Or, rather, the lack thereof: the PM warned last … Read more
Britain’s first black archbishop was held back from being given a life peerage because officials wanted to make sure he was not criticised in an abuse inquiry. Former Archbishop of York Dr John Sentamu was originally snubbed in a list of 36 new members this summer. A Government source said the honour for the respected … Read more
Downing Street has been slammed after snubbing Britain’s first black archbishop when he wasn’t awarded an automatic life peerage. Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, 71, was expected to receive a life peerage so he would be able to continue sitting in the House of Lords after he retired on June 7. While there is no … Read more
Thousands of diabetics are being put at risk of serious complications after being denied access to lifesaving technology, the UK’s leading diabetes charity has warned. Two years ago, NHS bosses promised 80,000 Britons with type 1 diabetes a wearable blood glucose monitor, such as the £2-coin-sized FreeStyle Libre used by former Prime Minister Theresa May. … Read more
Theresa May’s drive to spend £200m tackling modern slavery comes under fire A review by the official aid watchdog warned there was little evidence of the long-term impact of global projects funded with British taxpayers’ money Concerns were also raised about the UK’s use of the term ‘modern slavery’ The aid watchdog said many projects … Read more
She cut a lonely but soignée figure as she entered the chamber yesterday. Immaculately cut red suit. Perfect hair. She’d even taken the trouble to co-ordinate her face mask with her chic leopard-skin heels. Our former prime minister Theresa May. Has there ever been a leader more perfectly encapsulated by the word ‘enigmatic’? Those hard, … Read more
Former prime minister Theresa May led a Tory revolt against Boris Johnson’s plans to make swingeing changes to planning laws today in her latest attack from the backbenches. The Maidenhead MP criticised proposals by her successor which could see big increases in building in rural areas like her part of the Home Counties. The Conservative former … Read more
Mind-bending visual test shows how the brain tricks the eye to not ‘see’ inverted facial features in upside down images – but can recognise the error when the images are the right way up Dr. Julie Smith, from London, has gone viral on TikTok with mindblowing trick Introduced the ‘Thatcher Effect’ to stunned social media … Read more