Budget 2020 at a glance: Key points of Chancellor’s speech

In his first Budget as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak today announced a wave of coronavirus-battling measures It was a Budget that was supposed to be about the Boris Bounce, but instead the Chancellor ended up trying to contain coronavirus. Battling the effects of a coronavirus outbreak and the UK’s attempts to stop it … Read more

Race is on to find anyone in contact with Nadine Dorries

Health minister Nadine Dorries’ coronavirus diagnosis caused chaos in Parliament today as the race began to trace anyone that came into close contact with her over the two weeks in which she may have been carrying the infection but showed no symptoms. The 62-year-old Tory MP, who began feeling ill on Friday, is now in self-isolation for the … Read more

Boris Johnson and his very busy love life

The news today that Boris Johnson’s girlfriend Carrie Symonds is pregnant, and that the pair are engaged, marks the latest chapter in the PM’s turbulent love life. His first marriage at the age of 23 to Allegra Mostyn-Owen in 1987 collapsed six years later after it emerged he was having an affair with childhood friend … Read more

How Carrie Symonds went from humble Tory press officer to Boris’ incredibly influential First Lady 

Carrie Symonds’ gushing announcement tonight that she is engaged to Boris Johnson and ‘hatching’ a baby caps a remarkable rise for the former Tory staffer – from PM’s mistress to fully fledged First lady.  Ms Symonds, 31, worked for the Tory party from 2009, before hitting the headlines when her affair with Mr Johnson came … Read more

US concerns about Huawei ‘WILL be raised during Brexit trade talks’ with UK

US concerns about Huawei’s involvement in building the UK’s 5G network ‘WILL be raised during Brexit trade talks’ with Boris Johnson and Donald Trump now not due to meet until JUNE US officials met UK counterparts in Number 10 yesterday to discuss Huawei US delegation reportedly said Brexit trade talks will be linked to Huawei … Read more