21 month transition period

Boris Johnson is set to become the first British leader to take Prime Minister's Questions without being in the House of Commons - as 10 of his MPs joined him in quarantining over coronavirus fears. Mr Johnson is preparing to take the regular session via Zoom on Wednesday - subject to the agreement of Parliamentary authorities -  as he fends off criticism of a mask-free gathering in No10 last week where he posed for pictures with Ashfield MP Lee Anderson. Mr Anderson later tested positive for coronavirus , and a further eight MPs who were either at the meeting or crossed his path in parliament have now been forced like him and the PM to follow rules on social distancing. In a video posted from his Downing Street flat this morning, the PM said he was 'fit as a butcher's dog' and 'bursting with antibodies' but was following Test & Trace rules. Images released by Downing Street this afternoon showed him taking a meeting via Zoom from his office in No10. The dramatic … [Read more...] about Now TEN Tory MPs join Boris Johnson in quarantine as his post-Cummings ‘reset’ is plunged into chaos by a maskless meeting with a Covid-infected backbencher: Prime Minister hosts Zooms from isolation as he prepares to make history with first ‘virtual’ PMQs

Boris Johnson last night begged families to stay at home as the Covid-19 death toll hit a grim new record - with the Government launching a new campaign blitz to scare people into obeying lockdown rules. England's Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty has appeared in adverts urging us to stay at home as the new variant of the virus rips across the country. Two terrifying new posters also show a patient dying in hospital and a healthcare worker wearing full PPE, warning Britons: 'If you go out, you can spread it. People will die.' Mr Johnson said that infections were rising at an alarming rate, despite the new national lockdown imposed at the start of the week. And he warned the only way to prevent thousands more deaths was to follow the rules. The Prime Minister said: 'I know the last year has taken its toll. 'But your compliance is now more vital than ever. Once again, I must urge everyone to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives.' Another 1,325 Covid … [Read more...] about Boris tries to scare us into lockdown: Whitty launches new government Stay at Home drive backed up by terrifying ads of dying Covid patients as Britain suffers record 1,325 deaths and 68,000 cases in a single day

From entertaining her friends by dancing on tables in saucy outfits, to her scandalous marriage to a Russian prince, her life was a heady mix of mischief and glamour right to the end. Society beauty Princess Emma Galitzine, who was once hailed as having 'the naughtiest face in London ' and the behaviour to match, passed away last month at the age of 70 after suffering a fall at home. Married four times, her first husband was the Daily Mail's diarist Nigel Dempster,  Fleet Street's undisputed king of gossip for 32 years, and his wife's colourful life could certainly have provided ample fodder for his columns. Born Emma Magdalen de Bendern in the 50s, she was renowned for her flirtatious and fun-loving behaviour, and during one dinner party, decided to change into skimpy riding gear and thigh-high boots to perform a dance on the table for guests after the main course. After splitting from Nigel in 1972, she wed businessman Giles Trentham, and Prince George Galitzine from one … [Read more...] about Princess Emma Galitzine, ex-wife of Mail gossip columnist Nigel Dempster, who married 4 times, was dubbed the ‘naughtiest face in London’ and scandalised society by arm-wrestling husbands at the hunt ball dies aged 70