Queen’s dislike for Tony Blair is ‘bed-blocking’ the honours system

Queen’s dislike for Tony Blair is ‘bed-blocking’ the honours system as gongs cannot be given to politicians who succeeded him without him getting them too, sources say Sources have said that officials wish to correct the imbalance in those honoured  Tory politicians hold 22 and Labour four of the 102 current highest honours   Blair angered … Read more

Tony Blair calls for the UK to use up ALL coronavirus vaccine supplies on one dose strategy

Tony Blair calls for the UK to use up ALL coronavirus vaccine supplies to get at least one dose of the jab to millions of people as NHS doctors are ‘frustrated’ with slow roll-out Former PM said today two-dose plan ‘must be altered and radically accelerated’ Both Pfizer and Oxford’s vaccine are given in two doses … Read more

Tony Blair calls for the UK to use up ALL coronavirus vaccine supplies on one dose strategy

Tony Blair calls for the UK to use up ALL coronavirus vaccine supplies to get at least one dose of the jab to millions of people as NHS doctors are ‘frustrated’ with slow roll-out Former PM said today two-dose plan ‘must be altered and radically accelerated’ Both Pfizer and Oxford’s vaccine are given in two doses … Read more

STEPHEN GLOVER: Boris Johnson has betrayed us at Christmas… he won’t be forgiven

Prime ministers can make big mistakes and be forgiven. But sometimes an error is so defining of failure that the public never forgets. John Major was doomed from the moment Britain crashed out of the European exchange rate mechanism – into which he had led the country two years earlier – in September 1992. The … Read more

STEPHEN GLOVER: Boris Johnson has betrayed us at Christmas… he won’t be forgiven

Prime ministers can make big mistakes and be forgiven. But sometimes an error is so defining of failure that the public never forgets. John Major was doomed from the moment Britain crashed out of the European exchange rate mechanism – into which he had led the country two years earlier – in September 1992. The … Read more

Where’s Wilfred? Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds chose Dilyn for Christmas card

Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have chosen a photo of their rescue dog Dilyn rather than baby Wilfred for their official Christmas card, despite previous Prime Ministers sharing family photos of their children.  The couple’s son Wilfred is now seven months old, and was first seen in July being held by Carrie during a Zoom … Read more

Where’s Wilfred? Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds chose Dilyn for Christmas card

Where’s Wilfred? Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds chose snap of their dog Dilyn rather than new son to front No10 Christmas card… despite previous PMs sharing family photos on cover Seen outside No 10, the Jack Russell cross is pictured donning green tinsel Twitter wags joked that the dog ‘he must share the same hair … Read more

David Cameron and Tony Blair warn foreign aid spending cuts are a ‘profound strategic mistake’

David Cameron said Boris Johnson’s rumoured plan to cut Britain’s foreign aid spending by £5billion would be a ‘moral, strategic and political’ error – while Tony Blair slammed the proposals as ‘a profound strategic mistake’. Intervention from the two former Prime Ministers follows reports that Boris Johnson was planning on slashing the £15 billion international development budget … Read more

David Cameron and Tony Blair warn foreign aid spending cuts are a ‘profound strategic mistake’

David Cameron said Boris Johnson’s rumoured plan to cut Britain’s foreign aid spending by £5billion would be a ‘moral, strategic and political’ error – while Tony Blair slammed the proposals as ‘a profound strategic mistake’. Intervention from the two former Prime Ministers follows reports that Boris Johnson was planning on slashing the £15 billion international development budget … Read more

‘Devolution was a big mistake’: Boris Johnson says handing more powers to Scotland was a ‘disaster’ 

‘Devolution was a big mistake’: Boris Johnson says handing more powers to Scotland was a ‘disaster’ Devolution has been a ‘disaster’ and biggest mistake made by Tony Blair, PM said The Prime Minister made the controversial comments in a Zoom call with MPs Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon immediately seized on the comments By Michael Blackley … Read more