School Standards minister Nick Gibb says he ‘WOULD take the knee’ but only ‘in the right circumstances’ – less than 24 hours after Dominic Raab was hit by backlash for saying he would not Dominic Raab yesterday suggested ‘taking knee’ protest from Game of Thrones Today, Nick Gibb said he would ‘take a knee’ but … Read more
People seem weary of Dominic Raab. Too uncaring, they shudder. Too robotic. Something about those deep set eyes which just leaves them cold. It is true that his remarks yesterday criticising Black Lives Matter supporters for taking the knee were remarkably charmless. So too was his Tory leadership campaign last year. Watching his speeches I … Read more
Yet again, the future of Cecil Rhodes hangs in the balance. Intimidated by a delirious mob, the governing body of Oriel – his and my Oxford college – voted to remove the statuette of the 19th-century diamond magnate from its niche high above the city’s high street. Yesterday, the inevitable backlash began, as a former … Read more
‘I kneel for two people – the Queen and my wife’: Dominic Raab faces backlash as he says BLM ‘taking the knee’ protest is from ‘Game of Thrones’ and a symbol of ‘subjugation’ Dominic Raab hit at ‘taking knee’ protest suggesting it is from Game of Thrones Mr Raab said it ‘feels to me like … Read more
Queen Elizabeth II may have played an important but unwitting role in the coup against Iran‘s prime minister because of a muddled telegram, newly-discovered documents have revealed. Communications found in Washington DC’s archives show bungling US officials accidentally told the Shah of Iran that the monarch had urged him to stay in his country to … Read more
Dominic Raab was unaware of Harry Dunn’s death until after prime suspect Anne Sacoolas had fled the UK, the teenager’s family have been told. Mr Dunn, 19, was driving his motorcycle on 27 August last year when he collided with a car in the opposite direction. Ms Sacoolas, 42, is the main suspect involved and was charged … Read more
At last, our Government is displaying a backbone – and a sense of honour – in its dealings with the totalitarian Communist regime of Beijing. Interviewed by the BBC‘s Andrew Marr yesterday, the Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab declared that unless the Chinese Communist Party revoked its decision last week to apply its own tyrannical and … Read more
Tory poll lead crashes to four points amid Dominic Cummings row with 81% of the public saying the aide DID break lockdown rules – as Raab denies knowing he was self-isolating in Durham Tory poll figures have been slumping amid the Dominic Cummings lockdown row Opinium research finds advantage over Labour down eight points in … Read more
Dominic Raab today admitted that lockdown will have to be tightened again if there is an ‘uptick’ in cities or economic sectors. The Foreign Secretary said the government would not hesitate to act as he defended the decision to loosen draconian restrictions in England despite concerns from experts that a spike in infections is ‘inevitable’. … Read more
A majority of Conservative supporters believe that Dominic Cummings should be fired for breaking coronvirus rules, according to a new poll. The Prime Minister’s most trusted aide is under intense pressure for driving 260 miles from London to Durham with his family at the height of lockdown and has faced calls from across the political … Read more