Dominic Raab says Joe Biden and the US has ‘no greater ally’ than UK November 8, 2020 Foreign secretary Dominic Raab has said the US has “no greater ally or dependable friend” than the UK as Downing Street prepares for a Joe Biden White House. The foreign secretary told the BBC he was “excited” to work with Biden and was “confident” the UK will be able to smooth any fears he may [...]
Vaccine taskforce chief spends £670,000 on PR team November 8, 2020 The chair of the government’s vaccine taskforce has reportedly used £670,000 of the taxpayers’ money on her own team of PR consultants. Kate Bingham was appointed in May and since June has used eight-full time PR consultants, on the equivalent of £165,000 salaries, to oversee her media strategy, according to the Sunday Times. Documents leaked to [...]
Joe Biden pledges to unify nation in US election acceptance speech November 8, 2020 President-elect Joe Biden has said it is “time to heal” the US and bridge the country’s gaping political divides in his election acceptance speech. Biden spook at Wilmington, Delaware just after 1am London time, telling the world that the “grim era of demonization in America” must end. “The refusal of Democrats and Republicans to cooperate [...]
Boris Johnson and other world leaders congratulate Joe Biden on US election win November 7, 2020 Boris Johnson and other world leaders congratulate Joe Biden on US election win
Just Biden His Time: Democrat finally confirmed as President November 7, 2020 Joe Biden has become the 46th President of the United States after winning the key battleground of Pennsylvania, handing him the 270 electoral votes needed to enter the White House. In a drastic flip from red to blue, the Democrat inched past incumbent President Donald Trump in the ‘Keystone’ state, awarding Biden 20 electoral votes [...]
Donald Trump baselessly claims ‘thousands of illegal votes’ counted in Pennsylvania November 7, 2020 President Donald Trump has doubled down on false claims that “illegal” votes have contributed to his poor performance in the US presidential election, as the incumbent lays the ground for further legal challenges to the result. Trump today took to Twitter to claim mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania were “illegal”, as rival Joe Biden continued to [...]
St Paul’s Cathedral awarded £2.1m in government funding November 7, 2020 St Paul’s Cathedral has been awarded £2.1m of government cash as part of a series of lifeline grants for cultural venues during the pandemic. The latest raft of government funding has seen more than £18m handed out to 182 cultural icons around the country. Thirty per cent of the money was awarded to London venues [...]
Prime Minister launches investigation after furlough extension leaked November 7, 2020 Boris Johnson has launched a second leak inquiry in less than a week, after details of the chancellor’s extension of the furlough scheme appeared in newspapers before their announcement in the Commons. Rishi Sunak on Thursday extended the furlough scheme until March for businesses unable to operate during lockdown, while the BoE announced it would [...]
Boris Johnson says UK ‘well prepared’ for no-deal Brexit November 6, 2020 The prime minister said today he hoped a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union could be agreed, but the country was well prepared if final-stage talks with the bloc did not succeed. “I very much hope that we will [get a deal], and obviously that depends on our friends and partners across the Channel,” [...]
US Election: Biden’s (almost certain) win: How it happened November 6, 2020 Live updates on the US Presidential Election 2020 as Donald Trump and Joe Biden go head to head. Rolling coverage as Americans vote.