Will foreign aid bill bounce back to £14billion? Slashing of 0.7% spending target to 0.5% may last only one year to avoid Tory revolt Ministers said they would change law to lower the target to spend 0.7% to 0.5% This would have allowed them to slash handouts by £4bn to around £10billion Government is considering alternatives … Read more
Wales BANS English holidaymakers: First Minister Mark Drakeford lifts tourism ban on March 27 – but insists only Welsh people can stay in holiday lets Drakeford said holidays in Wales would be restricted to those living there Self-contained accommodation will be allowed to open on march 27 for Easter But same industry in England does … Read more
Boris Johnson is in Northern Ireland today amid a furious row over the impact of Brexit on the country. The Prime minister was told to to ‘stand up for Northern Ireland’ and ditch the ‘intolerable’ Protocol governing Irish Sea trade post-Brexit by DUP leader Arlene Foster. Extra checks on goods passing through Northern Ireland’s ports from … Read more
Boris Johnson is in Northern Ireland today amid a furious row over the impact of Brexit on the country. The Prime minister was told to to ‘stand up for Northern Ireland’ and ditch the ‘intolerable’ Protocol governing Irish Sea trade post-Brexit by DUP leader Arlene Foster. Extra checks on goods passing through Northern Ireland’s ports from … Read more
BBC axes left-wing satire show The Mash Report as presenter Nish Kumar hits back by calling Boris Johnson ‘a liar and a racist’ BBC show which was accused of left-wing bias will not return for another series Broadcaster said it is axing programme to ‘make room for new comedy shows’ Nish Kumar posted a photo … Read more
Thailand today called off the start of its AstraZeneca vaccine programme just moments before the prime minister was due to get the first shot, after reports of blood clots prompted several European countries to suspend use of the jab. Thai premier Prayut Chan-O-Cha was due to get a televised jab this morning but the event was … Read more
Blow for foreign holiday hopes as Welsh First Minister warns heading abroad in May risks ‘a surge in Covid cases’ Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford said he opposes allowing overseas trips He said the idea of a foreign holiday within two months filled him ‘with horror’ Government taskforce set to report on allowing overseas trips … Read more
‘It’s both safe and effective’: Boris Johnson backs AstraZeneca Covid vaccine after Italy, Norway and Denmark stop giving out the jabs amid blood clot fears The European Medicines Agency said it had received reports of 22 cases of blood clotting among the three million vaccinated with the jab on the Continent Denmark, Norway and Iceland … Read more
Tom Scudamore’s daughter, 14, will get to watch her father race at Cheltenham on TV from school after Boris Johnson had a word with her head teacher Margot Scudamore, 14, will be able to watch her father race on TV at school She had feared she would miss her father’s race a the Cheltenham Festival … Read more
US network CBS today accused the British press of ‘blatantly racist’ coverage of Meghan Markle, using a column by Boris Johnson’s sister out of context as part of its claim the Duchess had been ‘vilified’ by UK tabloids. The column by Rachel Johnson from 2016 had been used by Oprah Winfrey during the bombshell interview … Read more