Chesham and Amersham ‘shockwave’ puts crack in Tory Blue Wall
Boris Johnson will be faced with some harsh realities after his party’s stunning by-election loss in the Conservatives’ heartland.
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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson is a British politician and writer serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since July 2019. He was Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 2016-2018 and Mayor of London 2008-2016. Johnson has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015 and was previously MP for Henley from 2001 to 2008. He has been described as adhering to the ideology of one-nation and national conservatism.
PM is a “massive supporter” of Hancock and does not think he is ‘totally f****** hopeless’
Number 10 has not disputed the authenticity of the Dominic Cummings messages.
Today’s front pages: ‘Hopeless bloke said hopeless bloke is hopeless, says hopeless bloke’
The Daily Star told it as it is following a string of leaked WhatsApp messages from the prime minister's former aide.
‘Hopeless Hancock, feckless Johnson’: Reactions to Cummings text leaks
"If Matt Hancock was 'f*cking hopeless', why didn't you sack him?", one person asked of Boris Johnson.
Cummings publishes WhatsApps from Boris as PM heads to Commons for PMQs
The leak shows PM calling PPE “a Disaster” and show he was considering replacing Matt Hancock with Michael Gove.
Elevenses: The UK’s Vaccine Rollout is Faltering
From the newsletter: Can Keir Starmer capitalise on the Johnson-induced delay to 'freedom day'?
Australia trade deal to save UK households ‘up to £1.22 a year’ on imported goods
Just enough for a pack of Tim Tams each.
‘This isn’t even real words’: Reaction to Johnson’s bumbling press conference
The PM pushed back the final phase of his road map to July 19th in a ham-fisted Downing Street address.
‘Hoyle comes to the boil’: Speaker hits out at Johnson for ‘running roughshod’ over MPs
"It took 222 days in post, but finally Lindsay Hoyle behaved like a Speaker of the House," one person said.