Boris Has a Son

NEW: Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of a "healthy baby boy at a London hospital earlier this morning".

Both mother and baby are doing very well, their spokesman said

— Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) April 29, 2020

The dynasty is assured!

Happy #EdBallsDay

Number 10 Gives Hacks The Finger

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Stand By For Phase 2

Boris Johnson says UK close to winning Phase 1 of battle against Covid-19. Plans for Phase 2 have been under preparation for weeks and will start to be unveiled later this week (“days ahead”).

— Andrew Neil (@afneil) April 27, 2020

“I want to serve notice now that these decisions will be taken with the maximum possible transparency and I want to share all our working and our thinking – my thinking – with you the British people.”

— Mason Mills (@MrMasonMills) April 27, 2020

Boris Responds To Kay Burley

Best response to Kay Burley. pic.twitter.com/i7qzS8Wabq

— Ben (@Jamin2g) April 27, 2020

Piers Morgan Tries To Rig The System

Apparently nearly 2000 people have now complained to @Ofcom about me grilling Care minister Helen Whateley too 'unfairly' when she couldn't answer even basic questions.
If you think I should continue grilling ministers in the way I've been doing, please tell @OFCOM. Thanks.

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) April 22, 2020

OFCOM needs to explain how it is he got hold of these figures, are they not meant to be confidential?

Virtual Parliament Opens

Oh that's so fucking weird pic.twitter.com/obryn2Enxn

— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) April 22, 2020

Watch it live here

Semi Virtual Parliament To Open Tomorrow

Parliament will resume tomorrow (Tuesday) with a maximum of 50 in either chamber, with rigorous requirement for social distancing.

The Commons chamber will have large TV screens placed where the clocks are now sited, above the Speaker's chair and attached to the galleries facing the government and opposition benches, so that remote contributions can be seen by everyone on the benches.

Let's see how that works then!

The Media Aren't Listening

Dominic Raab couldn't have been more clear.

Was #LauraKuenssberg listening?#coronavirus #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/JBqszfa51K

— News Addict 🇬🇧 (@addicted2newz) April 16, 2020

Journalist Driven Mad and Starts Shouting at Flags

Can the government please dispense with the Union Jacks on display at the daily press conference? We are not the USA. Ministers speak for the government, not for the country. If they wish for our support and respect, they must earn it, not borrow it from a flag.

— Peter Hitchens (@ClarkeMicah) April 15, 2020

Guardian Fails Again!

For clarity - my parents asked me to deliver some essentials - including medicines.

They are both self-isolating due to age and my father's medical condition and I respected social distancing rules.https://t.co/XlRujT8S5Y

— Robert Jenrick (@RobertJenrick) April 9, 2020

I wouldn't use the Guardian to wipe my armpits with!

Stupidity Abounds!

Labour Councillor Thinks Boris's ICU Stay is a "Publicity Stunt" https://t.co/lOe0binqUj pic.twitter.com/7w9bwKMY6p

— Guido Fawkes (@GuidoFawkes) April 9, 2020

Gove Is Self Isolating

Michael Gove is self isolating because a member of his family is displaying Covid-19 symptoms.

Boris Is In ICU

Get well soon Boris!

What a Weekend!

Well that was a hell of a weekend!

- The Queen rallies the nation
- Keir Starmer confirmed as leader of Labour
- Ongoing Labour reshuffle as Starmer purges the stench of Corbynism (eg Burgon gone)
- Scottish CMO resigns in shame
- Boris hospitalised

The Queen Nailed It!

Around 24 million TV viewers watched the Queen's Broadcast to the nation on Sunday evening

BBC One - 14.06m
ITV - 5.33m
Channel Four - 2.50m
Channel Five - 0.62m
BBC News Channel - 0.70m
Sky News - 0.76m

A total of 23.97 million not including other platforms pic.twitter.com/6hdqEyaszz

— lizo mzimba (@lizo_mzimba) April 6, 2020

Going, Going, Gong!

What an arse.

Remember him this way.pic.twitter.com/h5SichYdr1

— Old Holborn ✘ (@Holbornlolz) April 3, 2020

Hancock Doesn't Know If Boris Will Come Out of Isolation Today

Sturgeon Appears On North Korean TV

Today's unexpected face on North Korean TV's global #Covid19 round-up - @NicolaSturgeon pic.twitter.com/arUgKmVFPI

— Alistair Coleman (@alistaircoleman) April 2, 2020

Scotland Backs Off From Abandoning The Rule of Law..For The Moment

BREAKING: Ministers drop plan for more trials without juries https://t.co/l9gLvarN95

— BBC Scotland News (@BBCScotlandNews) April 1, 2020

I suspect they will try this again, later down the line!