Britain will begin formal negotiations with the US on a trade deal next week via video conference

Britain will begin formal negotiations with the US on a trade deal next week via video conference after Boris Johnson promises to ‘drive a hard bargain’ International Trade Secretary Liz Truss will begin the talks by video conference More than 100 negotiators will be involved in the first round of negotiations These talks will be … Read more

Britain will begin formal negotiations with the US on a trade deal next week via video conference

Britain will begin formal negotiations with the US on a trade deal next week via video conference after Boris Johnson promises to ‘drive a hard bargain’ International Trade Secretary Liz Truss will begin the talks by video conference More than 100 negotiators will be involved in the first round of negotiations These talks will be … Read more

Nigel Farage defends travelling 100 miles to film footage about UK migrant crossings

Nigel Farage has defended travelling 100 miles from his home in Kent to film footage about UK migrant crossings. The Brexit Party leader was filmed at Pett Level, a beach in east Sussex, claiming it was the ‘favoured location’ for migrants to land in the UK. He was later also videoed in Hastings where he interviewed … Read more

Top Tories join calls to ban Dominic Cummings from coronavirus scientific briefings

Top Tories have joined calls to ban Dominic Cummings from coronavirus scientific briefings. The former Brexit secretary David Davis is among those pushing for Cummings and Ben Warner, an adviser who ran the Tories’ private election computer model, to be prevented from attending future meetings of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage).  Davis said that … Read more

Top EU negotiator Michel Barnier rages at deadlock as UK trade talks resume 

Michel Barnier accuses the UK of dragging its feet and warns that EU negotiations could collapse by June Brussels chief negotiator Michel Barnier warns that negotiations could collapse Mr Barnier accuses UK of dragging its feet amid dispute over fishing rights   PM’s Brexit envoy tells Mr Barnier UK seeks Canada-style free trade agreement By David … Read more

Dominic Cummings is a member of secretive SAGE group advising the government

The Prime Minister’s adviser Dominic Cummings is a member of the secretive scientific group that steered the Government’s response to coronavirus, it has been revealed.  Mr Cummings’ name was on a leaked list of members of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) as far back as February.  The list, which was seen by The Guardian, … Read more

Dominic Cummings is a member of secretive SAGE group advising the government

The Prime Minister’s adviser Dominic Cummings is a member of the secretive scientific group that steered the Government’s response to coronavirus, it has been revealed.  Mr Cummings’ name was on a leaked list of members of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) as far back as February.  The list, which was seen by The Guardian, … Read more

Boris Johnson was ‘driving’ response despite ‘skipping’ FIVE Cobra meetings, says Gavin Williamson

Boris Johnson was ‘driving’ the government’s coronavirus response despite ‘skipping’ five Cobra meetings at the start of the outbreak, Gavin Williamson insisted tonight.  The Education Secretary defended the PM’s handling amid a mounting backlash at the slow action in gearing up to the looming crisis. Mr Johnson has been accused of taking a backseat role … Read more

Boris Johnson was ‘driving’ response despite ‘skipping’ FIVE Cobra meetings, says Gavin Williamson

Boris Johnson was ‘driving’ the government’s coronavirus response despite ‘skipping’ five Cobra meetings at the start of the outbreak, Gavin Williamson insisted tonight.  The Education Secretary defended the PM’s handling amid a mounting backlash at the slow action in gearing up to the looming crisis. Mr Johnson has been accused of taking a backseat role … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘missed five Cobra meetings on coronavirus’

Boris Johnson has come under renewed scrutiny for lackluster coronavirus planning after it was revealed he skipped five Cobra crisis meetings in the weeks leading up to Britain’s outbreak. The Prime Minister was accused of taking a backseat role in shoring up the country’s pandemic response, despite mounting concern from scientists about the accelerating health … Read more