Boris Johnson humiliated as top Scottish Law officer Lord Keen formally quits government in day of chaos

Boris Johnson has pledged to help more young people in the UK to get on the property ladder for the first time.At present, many youngsters struggle to buy their own home - as a result of high deposits and high interest rates on mortgages.But now the PM has said he wants to see an end to this, and has pledged to turn “generation rent into generation buy” with long-term, fixed-rate mortgages of up to 95% of the value of a home for first-time buyers.The Prime Minister said the policy could lead to

interview with Andrew Marr on this BBC this morning, the prime minister said the UK could still be in for a 'tough winter'.

Covid-19.The Tory backlash to further lockdown restrictions emerged during a lengthy coronavirus debate in the House of Commons.Former minister Sir Desmond Swayne claimed it was a "sacking offence" for Government' scientists to warn how 200 or more people in the UK could die each day by mid-November if the current rate of infection was not halted.He also questioned if the Prime Minister has been "abducted by Dr Strangelove and reprogrammed by the Sage over to the dark side" - a reference to the

Boris Johnson in a hilarious spoof of one of the Prime Minister's Downing Street coronairus daily brieifings. The Little Britain comedian nailed the Prime Minister's floppy blond hair and stuttering delivery in a special prelude to tonight's Great British Bake Off series opener - Lucas' first as presenter.

Covid-19 as he ordered a new round of harsh restrictions.The Prime Minister's grave warning comes after talks with health experts and the leaders of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.Johnson said pub curfews and tougher fines are being brought in across England to get the rate of infection down - but said failure could lead to a return to measures last ordered in March.In the Commons, Johnson said: "We always knew that while we might have driven the virus into retreat, the prospect of a

coronavirus pandemic - he criticised the UK for having "one of the highest death rates in the world" from coronavirus. Sir Keir said a second national lockdown would be a “sign of government failure, not an act of God” that would take an “immense toll” on public health and the economy.Speaking from Doncaster, the Labour leader said: “The warnings yesterday from the government’s advisers were stark.

a second wave of coronavirus is 'now coming in' to the UK.He made the comments during a visit to the Vaccines Manufacturing Innovation Centre construction site near Oxford on Friday.He said: “On Monday we brought in the measures that we did, the ‘rule of six’, to really try and restrict what people are doing and to bring in a new buffer – and to make it absolutely clear, the ‘rule of six’: indoors six maximum, six outdoors maximum.“But the crucial thing is at the same time to observe the basic

Boris Johnson has said a second wave of coronavirus is coming to the UK.The Prime Minister said it was 'inevitable' that Covid-19 would hit the country again.He made the comments during an interview with reporters on Friday evening during a visit to the Vaccines Manufacturing Innovation Centre construction site near Oxford.It comes as the country has seen a big increase in infections rates 'over the last few days'.He told broadcasters: “Obviously, we’re looking very carefully at the spread of

Boris Johnson is warning that a second wave of coronavirus has arrived in the UK, as scientists reported the "widespread growth" of the virus across the country. The Government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies ( Sage ) said the R number - representing the number of people an infected person will pass the virus to - has risen to between 1.1 and 1.4, meaning cases could rise very quickly.