Boris Johnson was facing a Tory rebellion last night over his new national lockdown. Many of his own MPs were outraged by the revelation that the restrictions could last much longer than the planned four weeks – and potentially even run into spring with a brief easing over Christmas. Some indicated they would oppose the measures … Read more
The plotters behind the disastrous attempt to topple Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro in May claim they met with two Trump administration officials and held meetings at two of the president’s hotels prior to the failed coup, according to a new report. The two Trump administration officials, Andrew ‘Drew’ Horn, at the time an aide to … Read more
Rishi Sunak was reluctant to agree to the second national lockdown in light of the threat to the economy and the huge £5 billion cost of furlough, sources said last night. The Chancellor was one of those at the Downing Street meeting on Friday which decided to go ahead with new restrictive measures. A source … Read more
Key points in COVID lockdown Mark 2 Restrictions will start at midnight on Thursday morning and last until December 2. People can only leave their homes for specific reasons, such as to do essential shopping, for outdoor exercise, and for work if they are unable to work from home. Non-essential shops will be told to shut, … Read more
Keeping schools open during the November lockdown in England could mean infection rates stay higher for longer than when nationwide restrictions were first introduced in March, a leading scientist has warned. Former chief scientific adviser Sir Mark Walport said the new restrictions were not as ‘severe’ as the first time round, and that there was … Read more
Key points in COVID lockdown Mark 2 Restrictions will start at midnight on Thursday morning and last until December 2. People can only leave their homes for specific reasons, such as to do essential shopping, for outdoor exercise, and for work if they are unable to work from home. Non-essential shops will be told to shut, … Read more
The head of Britain’s Vaccine Taskforce has been slammed for revealing secret government plans on potential vaccines to financiers at an American venture capital conference. Kate Bingham, a venture capitalist who is married to a Conservative Treasury minister, spent an hour talking about the UK government‘s Covid strategy to a ‘premier webinar and networking event’ … Read more
Boris Johnson finally arrived at the Downing Street podium yesterday, his press conference had been delayed four times over three hours. The Prime Minister had been forced to telescope two days of preparations for the expected Monday announcement into one afternoon following a leak to yesterday’s papers – and amid claims of chaos and infighting … Read more
Ken Livingstone lashed out at ‘the establishment and old Blairite MPs’ today, accusing them of trying to kick Jeremy Corbyn out of Labour for telling the ‘truth’ about the party’s anti_Semitism problem. The former London mayor told MailOnline that the decision to suspend the hard Left former party leader yesterday was not fair and was … Read more
Nigel Farage stumps for Donald Trump and calls him ‘the bravest man I have ever met’ on the campaign trail in Arizona Nigel Farage was brought on stage at a Donald Trump rally in Goodyear, Arizona The Brexit Party leader made a gushing speech about the ‘brave’ President Trump in turn praised Farage as the … Read more