Civil servants are making a ‘mockery’ of Boris Johnson’s push to get staff back into the office by advertising ‘work from home only’ jobs, MPs said last night. While Ministers have ordered officials to return to their desks, Whitehall departments are putting up recruitment adverts saying office work will not resume any time soon. MPs … Read more
Britain will not ‘blink’ in crunch Brexit talks this week, Boris Johnson’s chief negotiator has declared, in a marked ratcheting up of pressure on Brussels. In an exclusive interview with The Mail on Sunday, Lord Frost warned his EU counterpart Michel Barnier the UK would not become a ‘client state’ of Brussels by accepting restrictions … Read more
Civil servants could strike over Government plans to get workers back to desks this month as unions claim it is still not safe to return to the office. Boris Johnson last night set a target of four in five workers to return to Whitehall each week by the end of the month, with mandarins also providing … Read more
A host of government departments are still unable to carry out a number of crucial services, despite a civil service union boss’ claim that Whitehall staff are functioning ‘very effectively’ from home. Foreign nationals looking for a faster decision on their visa or settlement application are told on the Home Office website that such procedures … Read more
A defiant civil service union boss has hit back at Boris Johnson’s call to return to the office by accusing the Prime Minister of trying to shame government workers back to desks. Mr Johnson last night set a target of four in five workers to return to Whitehall each week by the end of the … Read more
Britain’s former ambassador to the US Lord Darroch blames Boris Johnson for his resignation after explosive memos which described President Trump as ‘inept’ and ‘incompetent’ were leaked Lord Darroch claimed Prime Minister helped force his abrupt exit from his role He was Britain’s most important diplomat when under attack from Mr Trump Lord Darroch later … Read more
Boris Johnson was facing a dramatic revolt from his own MPs last night over Covid testing at borders. Former ministers joined furious business chiefs in demanding immediate action to get Britain flying again. David Davis, Chris Grayling, Theresa Villiers and Paul Maynard were among senior Tories to speak out against the Government. MPs reported a … Read more
Get back to work! Boris Johnson orders civil servants to return to their desks as officials (belatedly) try to lead from the front Prime Minister set target of four in five workers to return to Whitehall each week At beginning of lockdown there were 423,000 civil servants employed full time In a letter to … Read more
The economy will nosedive until Covid testing is brought in at borders, furious business chiefs said last night. Demanding urgent action from Boris Johnson, they warned 14-day quarantine was crippling travel, wrecking trade prospects and jeopardising the recovery. The chief executive of Heathrow accused the Government of ‘doing nothing to protect jobs’. ‘What makes me … Read more
An ambulance on an emergency call was today caught in an Extinction Rebellion traffic jam as protesters blocked Parliament in London and tried to storm Cardiff’s new BBC building. Footage shows the response vehicle stuck with its lights flashing at a roundabout on Millbank, Westminster, with no way of getting through. Demonstrators had blocked off … Read more