I give pupils and teachers 10/10… and shambolic education chiefs 1/10, says LORD ASHCROFT

Wearing the same blue and green school tie as them, Boris Johnson addressed a group of children last week and said: ‘Education is the great equaliser. It’s the liberator. It’s the transformer of society. And it’s the single most important way in which we can unite and level up across this whole country, and deliver … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Delayed action plan ‘may have cost 40k lives’

One of Britain’s most experienced scientists who has advised four Prime Ministers on health strategy has slammed the Government for causing the covid-19 death toll to rise unnecessarily. Sir David King, who was chief scientific adviser from 2000 and worked with Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Theresa May, says Boris Johnson has got … Read more

Delaying coronavirus action plan for a week may have cost 40,000 lives, claims top British scientist

One of Britain’s most experienced scientists who has advised four Prime Ministers on health strategy has slammed the Government for causing the covid-19 death toll to rise unnecessarily. Sir David King, who was chief scientific adviser from 2000 and worked with Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Theresa May, says Boris Johnson has got … Read more

ANDREW PIERCE: Theresa May’s muddle over women at the top table

Theresa May, Britain’s second female Prime Minister, has sounded off about the absence of women in company boardrooms in a recent report. By gender diversity group Pipeline, the report criticised the fact there are only 13 female chief executive officers at the top 350 FTSE companies. Mrs May thunders in the report: ‘Every single male … Read more

Home Office staff to receive training on history of migration in the wake of the Windrush scandal

Home Office staff to receive ‘comprehensive’ training on the history of migration and race in the UK in the wake of the Windrush scandal Training for Home Office staff to ‘understand history of migration in this country’ Priti Patel pledged to take ‘a more compassionate approach to applications’ The Home Secretary said ‘nothing like’ the … Read more

Russian socialite, 48, becomes Tory party’s biggest female donor with gifts of £1.7m

Russian socialite, 48, becomes Tory party’s biggest female donor with gifts of £1.7m – including £45,000 to play tennis with Boris Johnson and £135,000 for dinner with Theresa May Lubov Chernukhin donated over £335,000 between January and July this year The banker also gave £200,000 to Tory election campaign in November last year She was … Read more

Chinese fixer targets five leaders: New evidence of China’s infiltration of British Establishment

A leading figure in a Chinese group allegedly created to groom foreign elites has been pictured with five British prime ministers. Photographs uncovered by the Daily Mail show how Zhirong Hu has moved among the British Establishment. He has met Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair. Mr Hu is a … Read more

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Theresa May paid £56,000 for speech – and she didn’t even have to leave home

Theresa May often liked to talk about ‘strong and stable’ leadership during her premiership. Well, her political currency certainly is, even though she has long since departed Downing Street. I can disclose that the former Prime Minister was paid a staggering £56,000 for a speech she gave online last month. The event was held by … Read more

Did Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick say that the UK has ‘had enough female Prime Ministers’?

Did embattled Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick say that the UK has ‘had enough female Prime Ministers’? Amber Rudd has said an unnamed senior Tory made the comment last year She claims it came during last years’ Conservative party leadership contest Tory MPs claim that Jenrick was the MP who made the remark, which he denies … Read more