Inside the glamorous lives of London’s crazy rich Russians

The release of the long-awaited Russia report this week revealed the grip the country has on the UK, from PR firms, charities, political interests, academia and cultural institutions. The Intelligence and Security Committee of MPs warned that ‘Russian influence in the UK is the new normal’, claiming that oligarchs and their money were welcomed into British … Read more

Inside the glamorous lives of London’s crazy rich Russians

The release of the long-awaited Russia report this week revealed the grip the country has on the UK, from PR firms, charities, political interests, academia and cultural institutions. The Intelligence and Security Committee of MPs warned that ‘Russian influence in the UK is the new normal’, claiming that oligarchs and their money were welcomed into British … Read more

British feminists including Cherie Blair and Jess Phillips rally behind Amber Heard

High profile British feminists have rallied behind Amber Heard amid her ex-husband Johnny Depp’s bombshell libel trial. Cherie Blair, the barrister and wife of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, is understood to have spoken with the actress’ legal team last week, as Depp’s High Court trial entered its second week. The pair met last year … Read more

British feminists including Cherie Blair and Jess Phillips rally behind Amber Heard

High profile British feminists have rallied behind Amber Heard amid her ex-husband Johnny Depp’s bombshell libel trial. Cherie Blair, the barrister and wife of former Prime Minister Tony Blair, is understood to have spoken with the actress’ legal team last week, as Depp’s High Court trial entered its second week. The pair met last year … Read more

Chinese fixer targets five leaders: New evidence of China’s infiltration of British Establishment

A leading figure in a Chinese group allegedly created to groom foreign elites has been pictured with five British prime ministers. Photographs uncovered by the Daily Mail show how Zhirong Hu has moved among the British Establishment. He has met Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair. Mr Hu is a … Read more

Chinese fixer targets five leaders: New evidence of China’s infiltration of British Establishment

A leading figure in a Chinese group allegedly created to groom foreign elites has been pictured with five British prime ministers. Photographs uncovered by the Daily Mail show how Zhirong Hu has moved among the British Establishment. He has met Boris Johnson, Theresa May, David Cameron, Gordon Brown and Tony Blair. Mr Hu is a … Read more

Three wives and a man whose shirking cost him his marriage have a dust-up

As domestic arguments go, it’s one that’s been raging for decades, and probably with the greatest intensity. Who does, or more importantly doesn’t, shoulder the bulk of the housework in a relationship? Former prime minister Tony Blair reignited the row at the weekend when he revealed he hasn’t done any laundry or cooked since 1997, … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Boris Johnson ‘hopes’ to change two-metre rule

Boris Johnson signalled tonight he wants the two-metre coronavirus social distancing rule axed as soon as possible as he admitted it was poisoning Britain’s economic recovery. The Prime Minister appealed to the nation for patience as he told anxious workers and business owners ‘we hear you’ as he fronted tonight’s Downing Street press conference. Answering … Read more

Lord Hague tells Boris Johnson to listen to Tony Blair and roll-out Covid testing on ‘massive scale’

The number of UK workers on the payroll tumbled by 600,000 between March and May amid warnings of ‘disaster’. Official figures showed employment was down 0.8 per cent in April, as the impact of the coronavirus lockdown started to be felt – although the worst of the hit appears to have been offset by the … Read more

Lord Hague tells Boris Johnson to listen to Tony Blair and roll-out Covid testing on ‘massive scale’

Number of workers on payroll falls by 600,000 between March and May as Lord Hague demands the two-metre rule be ditched NOW to avert ‘disaster’ Former Conservative leader has brandished lockdown a ‘disaster for society’ He has backed former Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair’s calls for mass testing Lord Hague’s comments in Telegraph come ahead … Read more