The PM took a relaxed view of farmers’ fears they may have to dispose of over 100,000 pigs because of abattoir worker shortages“If I may say so, the great hecatomb of pigs that you describe has not yet actually taken place. Let’s see what happens.” Bor…
Tory women’s group calls for investigation into police misogyny
Conservative Young Women condemns ‘deplorable’ police response to violence against womenThe Conservatives’ young women’s group has called for an investigation into “the apparent culture of misogyny in the police”, piling pressure on Boris Johnson after…
Boris Johnson: petrol crisis and pig cull part of necessary post-Brexit transition
Prime minister says UK cannot go back to ‘failed old model’ of immigration and low wagesQueues for petrol and mass culls of pigs at farms because of a lack of abattoir workers are part of a necessary transition for Britain to emerge from a broken econo…
For his sake, and Britain’s, now is the time for Boris Johnson to ride off into the sunset | Max Hastings
He could resume his career as an entertainer and we might get a PM worthy of the officeAt the end of The Magnificent Seven, most delightful of all westerns, there is a scene in which the elderly Mexican village sage says to Yul Brynner and Steve McQuee…
UK to slash international travel ‘red list’ to just nine countries
Quarantine will no longer be required for fully vaccinated travellers from 45 other countries from later in OctoberThe prime minister, Boris Johnson, will open up more countries for hotel quarantine-free travel later this week, the Sunday Telegraph rep…
You can’t level up by raising taxes on the poor, Tories tell PM
Top MPs warn No 10 over plans for equality as Conservative conference gets under way in Manchester A group of senior Conservative MPs has broken ranks to openly question how Boris Johnson can deliver on his promise to increase prosperity in poorer part…
Need support levelling up, prime minister? Let Manchester help you | Andy Burnham
Levelling up must be a unifying force so the right towns receive the right resources to help narrow the north-south divideThis weekend, we welcome the prime minister and his government to Manchester and we do so with a big, positive offer: we can help …
Boris Johnson saves Christmas again – cartoon
The ghosts of Christmases past, present and future reflect on a chaotic week for the Tories• You can order your own copy of this cartoon Continue reading…
Stephanie Grisham book sheds light on Trump’s bizarre brushes with world leaders
Memoir reveals Trump once discussed strength of kangaroos in meeting with UK PM – one of the few European leaders he likedBoris Johnson once devoted a considerable part of a meeting with Donald Trump to discussing how strong kangaroos are, as the Briti…
Martin Rowson on the end of furlough – cartoon
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