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Clive Anderson discusses being neighbours with Boris Johnson Sign up for FREE for the latest news from the world of showbiz SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info BBC Radio 4 host Clive Anderson, 67, was interviewed by presenter Christine Lampard, 41, on Lorraine Kelly’s ITV show last year. Trending During their chat, the presenter asked Clive about his connection to Boris Johnson , 55, as the pair used to live near each other. The Whose Line Is It Anyway star said he had been asked if he was the Prime Minister’s neighbour ahead of the show, to which he said he wasn’t. Despite this, a caption on the screen during his live interview read: “Clive Anderson: Boris was my neighbour.” When asked about his connection … [Read more...] about Clive Anderson clarifies Boris Johnson connection after awkward ITV moment ‘Got it wrong’

Boris Johnson Covid press conference: Follow live Vaccines minister 'not sure' how many self-isolating I'm not in favour of drug reform, confirms Starmer Sturgeon urged to lift Scotland’s Covid curbs Ruth Davidson: Tories must calm down over mid-term wobbles S ir Keir Starmer accused Boris Johnson of thinking "politics is a branch of the entertainment industry" on Tuesday, as he warned that the Government's "incompetence" was becoming clear. Setting out the Labour Party's vision for the New Year in a speech in Birmingham, the Labour leader said Britain has entered a "new phase" in which the Government had "revealed itself to be unworthy of your trust" amid the cost of living crisis, tax rises and sleaze scandals. "I'm afraid at the moment we are going backwards. We have a Prime Minister who thinks the rules apply to anyone but him," he said. "Just when trust in Government has become a matter of life and death, for this Prime Minister it has become a … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson treats politics like a ‘branch of the entertainment industry’, suggests Keir Starmer

Piers Morgan has blasted Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the UK Government for making the Queen ‘sit alone at her husband’s funeral’ following the latest Downing Street party scandal. Leaked emails alleged a ‘Bring Your Own Booze’ party was held in the garden of Downing Street on May 20, 2020 with 100 staff members told to ‘make the most of the weather’ at the height of the pandemic, when millions across the UK were banned from meeting more than one other person outdoors. Around 40 staff are said to have attended the gathering to eat picnic food and have drinks – including Boris and Carrie Johnson. Former Good Morning Britain star Piers, who called for Mr Johnson’s resignation on Tuesday, took to his Instagram on Wednesday morning to launch an attack on the ‘brazen’ behaviour and ‘outrageous hypocrisy’, calling it a ‘disgusting slap in the teeth’ for everyone who followed lockdown rules, which were enshrined in law. The 56-year-old wrote: ‘REMINDER: Boris … [Read more...] about Piers Morgan savages Boris Johnson for ‘making Queen sit alone at her husband’s funeral’ amid Downing Street party scandal

Boris Johnson today made an apology in the House of Commons for attending a lockdown party . The Tory fought to save his premiership after it was revealed a "bring your own booze" gathering was held at his official residence during the first coronavirus lockdown. The beleaguered Prime Minister faced a major grilling at today's PMQs amid calls for him to resign from No10 - including from within his own party - if he is found to have broken strict Covid laws. In his apology speech, he admitted for the first time he attended the drinks party at No. 10 during the first lockdown. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer slammed the "heartfelt apology" offered by Mr Johnson, calling him a "pathetic spectacle of a man who has run out of road". MPs and members of the public have called the apology insufficient and criticised the PM for the lockdown breaches and the "hypocrisy" of his actions. 15:12 Kaisha Langton Every job Boris Johnson has been sacked from The Prime … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson RECAP: Furious MPs call PM to resign after he apologised for attending party

Boris Johnson is expected to be hauled in for questioning as part of the “party-gate” probe, amid claims he and his wife attended a second gathering in the Downing Street garden . Multiple government sources have told The Telegraph they believe the Prime Minister will be interviewed as part of the official inquiry into allegations that parties were held while the country was in lockdown. Alongside Mr Johnson, some of his most senior serving and former aides are also understood to have been quizzed by the investigation team, which is being headed by Sue Gray, a veteran civil servant in Whitehall. Ms Gray, a former director-general of the Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team, took over the probe before Christmas after Simon Case, the Cabinet Secretary, was forced to step aside amid allegations that his own office held a drinks party in December 2020. While Downing Street refused to comment on the claims - or whether Mr Johnson had already been interviewed - a senior … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson expected to face questions over No 10 garden parties

Rishi Sunak grilled on ‘more constructive ways to help’ Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info While it was pointed out Rishi Sunak ’s tweet last night to back the Prime Minister was not as “fulsome” as it could have been after Boris Johnson apologised on Wednesday for attending a "bring your own booze" party in the Downing Street garden in May 2020, when the rest of the country was in lockdown. Camilla Tominey, Daily Telegraph associate editor, said he was “already setting himself apart as a first among equals”. Related articles Polling guru Sir John Curtice issues Boris brutal warning Sunak mocked for lukewarm Boris endorsement … [Read more...] about PM in waiting! Rishi Sunak drops major hint he is gearing up to REPLACE Boris Johnson

Coronavirus latest news: 'Hundreds' demand Covid tests after 10 cases linked to pub outbreak Travel latest: Germans flock to Spain after Britons banned Julia Hartley-Brewer: The holiday fiasco proves we are being fed a diet of junk Jeremy Warner: Whisper it, but here comes a 1920s-style, post-pandemic boom Stephen Pollard: It will take more than a boycott to fix Twitter's anti-Semitism blindspot Subscrib e to The Telegraph, free for one month There is currently "no viable alternative to the 14-day quarantine", a Cabinet minister has said, amid growing pressure for the Government to introduce passenger testing instead. Oliver Dowden, the Culture Secretary told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that if ministers "could avoid imposing quarantine in a way that it was safe to do so, of course, we would do that", adding solutions were "under review". But he said: We are not at the point where there is a viable alternative to the 14-day quarantine. There … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson under pressure as minister admits there is ‘no viable alternative’ to quarantine

Boris Johnson warned to 'not waste' his time in Government Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The former Brexit minister, who resigned from his role last month, warned there must be "machinery changes" within the Government to win over the public in a bombshell interview. He also warned Boris Johnson must focus on rebuilding the country as Britons face surging living costs. This comes at a critical time for the Government, with the Conservative Party losing ground in a number of polls to bitter rivals the Labour Party. Related articles Covid LIVE: UK scientists issue urgent 'Deltacron' update Brexit LIVE: City watches on as EU tears … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson warned by Andrew Neil as he backs Lord Frost barbs – ‘Must heed warning’

Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid grilled the minister over Boris Johnson's attendance at the latest lockdown party. MP Edward Argar appeared on the ITV breakfast show this morning, where she quizzed him over the Prime Minister's attendance at a drinks party during the first lockdown. 100 people were invited to the party to "make the most of the weather" and asked to bring their own alcohol back in 2020, where other people were being told they could only meet one person outside their household. Mr Johnson laughed as he refused to deny whether he attended the party during an interview yesterday as he said he couldn't comment on it as there was an internal investigation into the series of alleged lockdown breaches. Susanna Reid quizzed the health minister over the party ( Image: ITV) On today's show, Mr Argar was initially asked if he himself attended the party, to which he denied as he said: "I didn't attend any parties in Downing Street, I don't work at Downing … [Read more...] about GMB’s Susanna Reid asks minister why Boris Johnson can’t say if he was at lockdown party

Ahead of easily one of the most crucial Prime Minister Questions today, Tory ministers have been blasted for being absent from all breakfast television hours before Boris Johnson ’s showdown with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer . Of course, today is likely to be a blistering attack on the PM after leaked emails alleged a ‘Bring Your Own Booze’ party was held in the garden of Downing Street on May 20, 2020 with 100 staff members told to ‘make the most of the weather’ at the height of the pandemic. After Mr Johnson failed to turn up to the House of Commons to face Deputy Opposition Leader Angela Ranyer’s urgent question to the PM yesterday, ministers were notably missing from all breakfast television this morning. Instead, Good Morning Britain rehashed an old clip of Mr Johnson ducking into a fridge to avoid appearing on the programme back in 2019, noting it’s been 1637 days since he last did an interview on the show at all. But ministers weren’t available for … [Read more...] about ‘This can’t be tolerated’: Fury as ministers are no-shows across all breakfast TV ahead Boris Johnson’s PMQs showdown