The Met was far too quick to give up on its No10 party investigation
It is unsurprising that the public have been appalled by the reports of an illegal lockdown Christmas party in Downing Street. But, while Ant and Dec and…
The young are rebelling against the cruelty of cancel culture
Who will save us from the zealotry of the young? The even younger, perhaps? Many of today’s teenagers are – according to Vicky Bingham, headteacher of a…
Finally, Sex and the City got something right about female friendship
In my 40s I fell out with a friend. It had always been a complicated, slightly competitive relationship, but we shared a sense of humour, a keen…
The NHS is hiding a guilty little secret
Plan B is a go. And just like that, more mask mandates, working from home guidance and, most controversially, vaccine passports have been rushed in. While we…
End this dismal cycle of restrictions
Yesterday must count as among the worst days of Boris Johnson’s premiership. The leak of a toe-curling video showing senior aides laughing at a “fictional” Downing Street…
What’s on TV during Christmas 2021 — the best shows to watch this festive season, according to the TV guide listings
Jules Verne’s evergreen adventure story has attracted numerous adaptations. Partly, this is due to the winning simplicity of the plot: a bored Victorian gentleman-adventurer undertakes a bet…
Cancel your Christmas parties, Scots urged amid omicron spread
Scots have been told to cancel Christmas parties after festive gatherings were linked to the rapid spread of the omicron variant. Public Health Scotland said on Thursday…
Scottish households face ‘eye-watering’ council tax hikes
Scots have been warned that they face “eye-watering” council tax hikes after the SNP handed town halls unrestrained powers to ramp up bills. Unveiling her budget at…
Care home visitors could be limited, leaving relatives to face ‘heartbreaking’ choices
Campaign group Rights for Residents described the proposed cap on visitors as “hugely disappointing”, with a spokesman saying: “It just takes us back to where we were…
Quarantine hotels could be axed, with fully-jabbed isolating at home
Writing for The Telegraph, Henry Smith, the Tory chairman of the all-party Future of Aviation group, said continuing to subject people who were fully vaccinated to hotel…
Chorus of confusion as people singing will not have to wear face masks under new Covid rules
The church masks situation is stark given how different it is to the approach adopted by the Government earlier in the year. For the first half of…
Mandatory Covid vaccines ‘unethical’ and ‘impractical’, says Sajid Javid
UK ‘can’t keep going indefinitely’ with non-pharmaceutical interventions At a Downing Street press conference on Wednesday, the Prime Minister said that, from the beginning of the pandemic:…
Tory rebellion grows over Covid Plan B as MPs say they cannot vote for ‘just in case’ restrictions
A Tory rebellion over the new Plan B restrictions has grown as MPs say they cannot vote for “just-in-case” restrictions. Sajid Javid, the Health Secretary, was heckled…
‘My fundamental freedoms are being ripped away’: Readers on moving to Covid Plan B
Covid restrictions are to be tightened across the country just weeks before Christmas, Boris Johnson confirmed in a Downing Street press conference on December 8, in a…
‘As they partied in Downing Street, I said goodbye to my dying dad on the doorstep’
On the day Downing Street hosted their party, I was worried sick about my husband, JJ, who had been blue-lighted to hospital with Covid. He was only…
The Government has broken its side of the bargain
The Government has introduced what it calls “Plan B”, including face masks in non-hospitality indoor settings, working-from-home guidance and vaccine passports for large events. It’s scientific advisors…
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Plan B is a charter for the work-shy — and it could grind the country to a standstill
Last night’s announcement was a sorry affair. Cynical political leaders limiting our freedoms to change the news cycle must be one of the worst offences to democracy…
Paymaster General leads the charge amid raucous army of party critics at PMQs
To say that Michael Ellis had drawn the short straw on Thursday would be an understatement. It had fallen to the Cabinet Office to answer Labour MP…
This fractious Cabinet doesn’t want to topple Boris. It wants to control him
It’s too much to say that Tory MPs have lost confidence in Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. They never had much in the first place, which is…
‘Pingdemic’ strikes No 10 as three ministers forced to isolate after positive Covid test
Three Cabinet ministers were self-isolating on Thursday after the Australian deputy prime minister, who they met earlier this week, tested positive for Covid-19. Dominic Raab, the Deputy…
Brexiteer Gisela Stuart to oversee senior civil servant appointments
Boris Johnson is set to appoint Brexiteer Gisela Stuart to a role that would oversee the appointments of senior civil servants. Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston, who chaired…
Brexit fish wars could escalate after UK says France will not get all remaining 104 licences
If an agreement on “direct replacement vessels” is struck, 38 French and two Belgian boats could qualify to fish in Britain’s six- to 12-mile territorial waters. Ms…
Two more Boris Johnson aides under pressure over Downing Street Christmas party
The Government on Thursday announced that Simon Case, the Cabinet Secretary, would expand his investigation to look into claims that three parties took place last year when…
Leadership challengers begin to stir as Boris Johnson faces his biggest rebellion yet
Boris Johnson has been warned that he faces the biggest rebellion of his premiership over new Covid restrictions, as Tory MPs insist there is “no justification for…