9 monthes ago | By The Guardian
The foreign secretary has taken over leading the UK government while the prime minister is in hospital with coronavirus. The Guardian political correspondent Peter Walker looks into what this actually means and what powers Raab will have as deputy PM Dominic Raab: who is the man who'll act as PM while Boris Johnson recovers? See all our coronavirus coverage
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9 monthes ago | By Huffington Post
You're reading The Waugh Zone, our daily politics briefing. Sign up now to get it by email in the evening. Raab In Charge? At an incredibly difficult time, the de facto acting prime minister Dominic Raab got the tone just right when he discussed the appalling situation gripping the government with Boris Johnson in intensive care for coronavirus. Raab kicked off today's Downing Street briefing by saying Johnson was “not just the prime minister” and “not just our boss”, but also a “colleague and friend” who had the whole cabinet's thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery. His personal...
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9 monthes ago | By Huffington Post
With prime minister Boris Johsnon sick in hospital with coronavirus, foreign secretary Dominic Raab has been deputised to take on some of the PMs responsibilities. Raab left his job as a lawyer, entering politics in 2010 as an MP. He has only spent three years as front bencher since he first took a role as Brexit Secretary in Theresa May's 2017 cabinet. He has drawn criticism for some of his comments around feminists, welfare and disability rights.
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9 monthes ago | By The Independent
The Foreign Secretary will take over many of the prime minister's functions, Jon Stone writes
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9 monthes ago | By Wessexfm
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and fellow cabinet ministers would be able to take military action without the consent of the prime minister in Boris Johnson's absence, Downing Street has said.
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The number of people who have died in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus has risen to 87,295 - an increase of 1,280 over 24 hours. The government also said that, as... Read more ...
After keeping us waiting for more than a year, RuPaul's Drag Race UK finally came back into our lives on Thursday night, and wasn't it just a glorious return? While British... Read more ...
Mother-of-five Lorna Cooper, 44, from Glasgow, revealed it's possible to feed a family for just £20.21 a week.She learned to shop on a budget and batch cook after her mother died. Read more ...
An anonymous woman, from the UK, took to Twitter to share the letter a neighbour posted through her door accusing her of 'screaming like a pig' during sex. Read more ...
The government has been forced to deny plans to “lower” workers' rights after it was reported ministers would scrap the 48-hour working week in a post-Brexit overhaul of labour... Read more ...
Lily Allen has revealed she contemplated using heroin and became addicted to the prescription drug Adderall to lose weight while supporting Miley Cyrus on tour at the lowest... Read more ...
Richard Leonard has quit as leader of Scottish Labour. The news comes amid speculation crucial Holyrood elections north of the border could be delayed. Leonard had been a... Read more ...
A Telegraph article that made “misleading” claims about immunity to Covid-19 in order to criticise lockdown and social distancing has been censured by the press watchdog. The... Read more ...
Trained staff in 2,300 Boots and 255 other pharmacies will take customers who use the codeword 'Ask for Ani' to a private consulting room. They will then be assisted by police... Read more ...
With a new series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK about to start, we'll be getting to know a fresh batch of queens over the next 10 weeks. However, you might already be acquainted... Read more ...