Boris Johnson will call EU leaders to defuse threats of blocking Covid vaccines

Boris Johnson is preparing to call EU leaders demanding they shun ‘vaccine nationalism’ amid fears they will push ahead with an export ban that could delay the UK’s rollout by months. The PM will urge the bloc to respect legal contracts for supplies after Ursula von der Leyen delivered an extraordinary threat to hold hostage … Read more

Boris Johnson will call EU leaders to defuse threats of blocking Covid vaccines

Boris Johnson is preparing to call EU leaders demanding they shun ‘vaccine nationalism’ amid fears they will push ahead with an export ban that could delay the UK’s rollout by months. The PM will urge the bloc to respect legal contracts for supplies after Ursula von der Leyen delivered an extraordinary threat to hold hostage … Read more

Ministers cast further doubts on summer holidays abroad

Ministers cast further doubts on summer holidays abroad and warn booking now is ‘risky’ as they ‘work on new “traffic light” scheme to resume non-essential travel’ amid fears over spiking Covid numbers in Europe Ben Wallace said it is ‘premature’ and ‘potentially risky’ to book holiday abroad  Ministers said to be working on new ‘traffic … Read more

Ministers cast further doubts on summer holidays abroad

Ministers cast further doubts on summer holidays abroad and warn booking now is ‘risky’ as they ‘work on new “traffic light” scheme to resume non-essential travel’ amid fears over spiking Covid numbers in Europe Ben Wallace said it is ‘premature’ and ‘potentially risky’ to book holiday abroad  Ministers said to be working on new ‘traffic … Read more

Ben Wallace and Tobias Ellwood in texting war over Army cutbacks

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and committee chairman Tobias Ellwood in texting war over Army cutbacks Mr Wallace used private text message to tear into defence committee chairman Mr Wallace appeared to accuse Mr Ellwood of a ‘Ladybird book’ approach earlier Rows are latest sign of Tory tensions over tomorrow’s defence command paper  By Brendan Carlin … Read more

Ben Wallace and Tobias Ellwood in texting war over Army cutbacks

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and committee chairman Tobias Ellwood in texting war over Army cutbacks Mr Wallace used private text message to tear into defence committee chairman Mr Wallace appeared to accuse Mr Ellwood of a ‘Ladybird book’ approach earlier Rows are latest sign of Tory tensions over tomorrow’s defence command paper  By Brendan Carlin … Read more

Translator who served in Afghanistan becomes first to be given sanctuary in Britain

Heroic Afghan translator who served alongside UK troops in Afghanistan becomes first to be given sanctuary in Britain after more than 18 months in the ‘worst refugee camp on Earth’ Translator Nesar served alongside UK troops for almost two years in Afghanistan First translator to be allowed sanctuary in Britain from outside his homeland The … Read more

Translator who served in Afghanistan becomes first to be given sanctuary in Britain

Heroic Afghan translator who served alongside UK troops in Afghanistan becomes first to be given sanctuary in Britain after more than 18 months in the ‘worst refugee camp on Earth’ Translator Nesar served alongside UK troops for almost two years in Afghanistan First translator to be allowed sanctuary in Britain from outside his homeland The … Read more