Emily Maitlis’s last-minute Newsnight replacement ignores coverage of her being censured

Emily Maitlis’s last-minute Newsnight replacement studiously ignored coverage of the presenter being reprimanded over her Dominic Cummings monologue as she reviewed today’s papers. The BBC admitted Maitlis had breached the broadcaster’s impartiality rules when she asserted Boris Johnson’s chief aide had ‘broken the rules’ regarding lockdown in her introduction to the programme on Tuesday. The … Read more

Ousted Chancellor Sajid Javid leads Tory MP anger over Dominic Cummings

Former Chancellor Sajid Javid has joined the Tory outcry over Dominic Cummings after Boris Johnson ruled out an inquiry into the scandal and pleaded with the country to ‘move on’. In a letter to constituents, Mr Javid said that he did not believe Mr Cummings’ 260-mile trip from London to Durham was ‘necessary or justified’. … Read more

Ousted Chancellor Sajid Javid leads Tory MP anger over Dominic Cummings

Former Chancellor Sajid Javid has joined the Tory outcry over Dominic Cummings after Boris Johnson ruled out an inquiry into the scandal and pleaded with the country to ‘move on’. In a letter to constituents, Mr Javid said that he did not believe Mr Cummings’ 260-mile trip from London to Durham was ‘necessary or justified’. … Read more

Boris Johnson pleads with people to move on from Dominic Cummings row

Boris Johnson flatly dismissed the calls for an official inquiry into Dominic Cummings today as he was grilled by senior MPs, saying the outcry was just a ‘political ding dong’. The PM said he ‘totally understood public indignation’ about the situation, but insisted some of the allegations about his chief aide were ‘not correct’ and … Read more

Boris Johnson pleads with people to move on from Dominic Cummings row

Boris Johnson flatly dismissed the calls for an official inquiry into Dominic Cummings today as he was grilled by senior MPs, saying the outcry was just a ‘political ding dong’. The PM said he ‘totally understood public indignation’ about the situation, but insisted some of the allegations about his chief aide were ‘not correct’ and … Read more

Janet Street-Porter and Saira Khan clash on Dominic Cummings

Janet Street-Porter defended Dominic Cummings in a heated Loose Women debate on Wednesday. The broadcaster, 73, claimed the Prime Minister’s chief adviser may have been forced to take the trip North for childcare by his wife Mary, after he defended his actions and refused to resign. Saira Khan strongly disagreed and slammed Cummings for his … Read more

TripAdvisor SUSPENDS reviews for Barnard Castle after page floods with spoof Dominic Cummings posts

TripAdvisor has suspended all reviews for Barnard Castle after its page was flooded with spoof recommendations mocking Dominic Cummings claim he drove to the town to test his eyesight. Boris Johnson’s chief adviser told journalists on Monday how he made a 60-mile round trip from his parents farm in Durham to the market town, to … Read more

TripAdvisor SUSPENDS reviews for Barnard Castle after page floods with spoof Dominic Cummings posts

TripAdvisor has suspended all reviews for Barnard Castle after its page was flooded with spoof recommendations mocking Dominic Cummings claim he drove to the town to test his eyesight. Boris Johnson’s chief adviser told journalists on Monday how he made a 60-mile round trip from his parents farm in Durham to the market town, to … Read more

Tory civil war over Dominic Cummings rages as poll ratings dive

The Tory civil war over Dominic Cummings escalated again today as an MP accused his colleagues of ‘declaring no confidence’ in Boris Johnson by demanding his chief adviser quits. Devizes MP Danny Kruger accused ‘one wing’ of the party of ‘going bonkers’ and comparing the alleged lockdown breach to ‘the invasion of Suez’. But in … Read more

Vicar who put Matt Hancock on spot over ‘disappointed’ minister won’t look into lockdown fines

Vicar who put Matt Hancock on spot over Dominic Cummings says he’s ‘disappointed’ ministers have ‘rowed back’ on vow to look into fines given to people who breached lockdown for ‘childcare reasons’ Martin Poole was praised for his question at Downing Street briefing last night  Follows fury over Cummings’ trip from London to Durham during … Read more