Boris Johnson‘s push to get Britons back to the office suffered another blow today with a poll showing that three-quarters want to keep working from home. Research for MailOnline found 74 per cent who had been doing their job at home during lockdown would prefer to continue to do so, at least some of the … Read more
Extinction Rebellion activists GLUE their hands to pavement outside Parliament as police haul off more protesters on seventh day of climate chaos in capital after 232 arrests so far New tactic saw protesters blocking entrances to the Houses of Parliament by gluing themselves to cobbles Others chained themselves to a pink slaughterhouse truck by the … Read more
The huge damage to Boris Johnson‘s reputation from the coronavirus crisis was laid bare today after another humiliating U-turn. A poll for MailOnline found 39 per cent of the public have a more negative view of the PM due to the shambolic handling of the pandemic. Meanwhile, just 21 per cent said their opinion had … Read more
First PMQs of the new term and Boris Johnson was, I’m sorry to say, poor. Provocatively poor. It wasn’t just that he hadn’t bothered with any of the necessary holiday reading – it was clear he’d barely glanced at the back covers. After such a political hotchpotch of a summer, this was a showdown the … Read more
Boris Johnson is branded ‘heartless’ by families of Covid victims for declining a meeting after ignoring five requests – despite previously insisting ‘of course’ he would speak with the bereaved Prime Minister said ‘of course I’ll meet the bereaved’ when questioned last week But letter has since emerged in which he said he would not … Read more
Ground control to Major Dom! Maverick No10 chief smartens up his act as he moves senior aides into new Nasa-style Whitehall hub Dominic Cummings has moved No10 aides into a new ‘mission control’ centre The open-plan space in 70 Whitehall is part of overhaul of government systems Mr Cummings has insisted that the government needs … Read more
Boris Johnson has joined jobs network LinkedIn – just a week after rubbishing rumours that he would be leaving Downing Street in six months. Announcing his new profile on the professional networking site, the PM said he was using the platform to ‘connect more directly’ with British businesses. The new profile lists the PM’s previous … Read more
House of Commons returns from summer break but limit of 50 MPs in the chamber stays due to two-metre rule – amid claims the only way of fitting more would be for them to wear masks and give speeches sitting down MPs have been returning to the House of Commons after the summer break Rule … Read more
Boris Johnson today warned there is going to be ‘more of this wretched Covid still to come’ as he convened his Cabinet and told ministers ‘bit by bit’ the UK is ‘getting back on its feet’. The Prime Minister told his top team that ‘we know there will be more outbreaks’ but he is ‘absolutely … Read more
Ben Wallace appears to have forgotten social distancing rules as he stops to SHAKE HANDS on way into Cabinet Boris Johnson is gathering his Cabinet for first time since the summer holidays Defence Secretary Ben Wallace stopped to shake hands as he arrived today The PM is setting out his desire to get the country … Read more