CRAIG BROWN: The news you missed in lockdown (Part II) – Dilyn the dog is yappy, not happy, at No 10

Dilyn, the terrier regularly photographed alongside Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his fiancee Carrie Symonds, has announced that he will shortly be leaving Downing Street for ‘exciting new challenges’.  Downing Street continues to deny all reports of a ‘rift’, but a number of reports over the summer have indicated that Dilyn was dissatisfied with his … Read more

Sir Keir Starmer warns UK’s test and trace system is ‘on the verge of collapse’

Sir Keir Starmer warns UK’s test and trace system is ‘on the verge of collapse’ as cases being to rise – and demands Boris Johnson ‘takes responsibility’ Sir Keir Starmer said Boris Johnson failed to implement a track and trace system He said the PM could have used the summer to implement a proper scheme  … Read more

Politicians across the board unite in condemning XR protesters who blocked printworks

Politicians from across the political sphere have hit out at Extinction Rebellion activists who blocked printworks on Friday.  More than 100 protesters targeted Newsprinters printing works at Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, and Knowsley, near Liverpool, blocking newspapers from leaving the depots.  The move has been widely criticised, with Home Secretary Priti Patel said to be looking at … Read more

Labour plans to portray Sir Keir Starmer as the hero lawyer who foiled a ‘British 9/11’

Labour plans to portray Sir Keir Starmer as the hero lawyer who foiled a ‘British 9/11’ in a bid to ‘outflank’ Boris Johnson on law and order Labour strategists are planning to ‘outflank’ Prime Minister on law and order Starmer oversaw prosecution of terrorists linked to Al Qaeda suicide bomb plot The men planned to … Read more

Labour plans to portray Sir Keir Starmer as the hero lawyer who foiled a ‘British 9/11’

Labour plans to portray Sir Keir Starmer as the hero lawyer who foiled a ‘British 9/11’ in a bid to ‘outflank’ Boris Johnson on law and order Labour strategists are planning to ‘outflank’ Prime Minister on law and order Starmer oversaw prosecution of terrorists linked to Al Qaeda suicide bomb plot The men planned to … Read more

Tory panic as poll finds Covid crisis has poisoned public’s view of the PM

Tories blasted No10 as an ‘incompetent shower’ today amid alarm over a slew of coronavirus U-turns – and signs the crisis has done huge damage to Boris Johnson’s reputation. MPs warned that the situation could not be allowed to continue, with fears that aides are obsessed with ‘gimmicks’ rather than governing and contriving to made a … Read more

Tory panic as poll finds Covid crisis has poisoned public’s view of the PM

The huge damage to Boris Johnson’s reputation from the coronavirus crisis was laid bare today after another humiliating U-turn.  A poll for MailOnline found 39 per cent of the public have a more negative view of the PM due to the shambolic handling of the pandemic. Meanwhile, just 21 per cent said their opinion had … Read more

Facebook takes down Russian-operated troll network targeting UK democracy

Facebook catches the same Russian trolls who meddled in Brexit targeting Corbyn supporters with fake news about Boris Johnson, Keir Starmer and Jacob Rees-Mogg Facebook removed network of fake accounts and pages originating in Russia  Pages and accounts had ‘targeted political debate in the UK and other countries’ In UK they had mainly targeted left-wing … Read more

Conservatives and Labour are now LEVEL in new opinion poll

The Conservative Party and Labour are now level in a shock new opinion poll which is likely to set alarm bells off in Boris Johnson’s rattled camp.  The snapshot survey by pollster Opinium puts both political parties on 40 per cent each when it comes to voting intentions. It marks the first time the Conservatives … Read more

Conservatives and Labour are now LEVEL in new opinion poll

The Conservative Party and Labour are now level in a shock new opinion poll which is likely to set alarm bells off in Boris Johnson’s rattled camp.  The snapshot survey by pollster Opinium puts both political parties on 40 per cent each when it comes to voting intentions. It marks the first time the Conservatives … Read more