Boris Johnson roasted after asking if hair dryer could kill Covid
“His mentor Trump had suggested that injection of bleach could kill Covid.”
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Boris Johnson ‘prioritised views of Daily Telegraph over evidence’ on the impact of lockdowns, Covid inquiry hears
The Prime Minister complained that lockdowns were ‘causing us to lose the backing of generally supportive elements of the media’
Top civil servant Simon Case said Carrie Johnson was ‘the secret PM’ during pandemic, WhatsApp messages show
“I was told that Dom was the secret PM. How wrong they are. I look forward to telling select cttee tomorrow – “oh fuck no, don’t worry about Dom, the real person in charge is Carrie.”
Rachel Reeves says Labour will appoint Covid corruption commissioner to help recoup billions lost to fraud
“The cost to the taxpayer of Covid fraud is estimated at £7.2bn. Every cheque signed by Rishi Sunak…We’ll appoint a Covid corruption commissioner, a hit squad of investigators…to take the fraudsters to court…We want that money back.”
GB News slammed by Ofcom once again over breaching broadcasting rules
“This is the second significant breach of the Code recorded against GB News . In light of this, we are requesting that GB News attends a meeting with Ofcom”
5 ridiculous arguments in Boris Johnson’s Partygate defence dossier
Johnson faces an investigation from the Privileges Committee, the findings of which will be critical to his political survival.
GB News’ guest delivers some Brexit home truths, in awkward interview for Rees-Mogg
Jacob Rees-Mogg was forced to awkwardly defend Brexit this week, as an economist on his show managed to coolly rip our departure from the EU apart in just a couple of sentences.
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of news on the left…
Good Law Project reveals the names of those who referred Covid testing firms into the “VIP” lane
Tory MP Liam Fox referred the firm Surescreen Diagnostics to Matt Hancock, and they landed a £500 million contract. Surescreen subsequently donated £20,000 to Liam Fox.
Boris Johnson pictured campaigning with Tory councillor linked to ‘furlough fraud’
In March, North Tyneside Conservatives were accused of abusing the furlough scheme