Why it matters that The Rest Is Politics gets everything wrong Opinion On issues from Trump to Syria, Alastair Campbell and Rory Stewart’s wildly popular podcast The Rest is Politics is actively making its millions of listeners less informed, says James Price “I wasn’t fundamentally wrong because I was patronising to people. I was wrong because I’m an optimist and I hate the idea of being wrong [...]
‘Private discussion’ had but no job offer made to Dominic Cummings – Downing Street Politics No job offer was made to Dominic Cummings during a meeting with Rishi Sunak, Downing Street has said. The former Vote Leave campaign director previously claimed the Prime Minister had sought a “secret deal” with him in a bid to win next year’s election. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said a “private political discussion” had [...]
Sunak wanted ‘secret deal’ says Dominic Cummings Politics Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reportedly hoped to strike a ‘secret deal’ to help win the next election with Dominic Cummings.
Covid-19 Inquiry: Five things we learned during Boris Johnson’s evidence December 7, 2023 Boris Johnson was sworn into the UK Covid-19 inquiry to give evidence on his handling of the pandemic. Here's five things we learned.
Dominic Cummings created ‘culture of fear’ in No10, Matt Hancock tells Covid inquiry November 30, 2023 Matt Hancock has accused Dominic Cummings of creating a “culture of fear” in government that undermined the pandemic response, as he defended his record at the Covid-19 inquiry.
Boris Johnson was ‘bamboozled’ by Covid-19 data, Vallance tells inquiry November 20, 2023 Boris Johnson was “bamboozled” by the graphs and data presented to him by scientists during the Covid-19 pandemic, the UK’s official inquiry has been told.
No10 on ‘back foot’ from Brexit when Covid struck and rules broken daily, inquiry told November 1, 2023 No10 was on the “back foot” from Brexit when the pandemic struck the UK and rules were broken on a daily basis inside Downing Street, the official UK Covid-19 inquiry has heard.
Covid inquiry: Dominic Cummings branded ministers ‘useless f*ckpigs’ as No10 chaos laid bare October 31, 2023 Top No10 aide Dominic Cummings branded cabinet ministers “useless f*ckpigs”, “morons” and “c**ts” in foulmouthed messages revealed to the UK’s Covid-19 inquiry.
UK’s top civil servant said Boris Johnson ‘cannot lead’, COVID inquiry WhatsApps reveal October 30, 2023 Cabinet secretary Simon Case messaged former chief of staff Dominic Cummings while the coronavirus pandemic ripped through Britain, saying the then-Prime Minister’s behaviour left him “at the end of my tether”, the UK COVID-19 Inquiry has heard.
DARPA exec Highnam set to lead Cummings’ £800m research agency ARIA January 31, 2022 Peter Highnam is set to become the new chief executive of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency, the UK’s new pioneering research body and the brainchild of Dominic Cummings. Dr Highnam is currently working as the deputy director of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), and an official announcement is expected this week [...]