2021-04-27
i Front Page 27th of April 2021
A new poll has revealed half of those questioned think there is a “culture of sleaze” in the government following the Greensill lobbying scandal, writes the i newspaper.
A new poll has revealed half of those questioned think there is a “culture of sleaze” in the government following the Greensill lobbying scandal, writes the i newspaper.
Boris Johnson has dismissed as “total rubbish” leaked newspaper reports that he allegedly said he would rather “let the bodies pile high” than impose a third COVID lockdown, writes Metro.
Two senior Whitehall officials have revealed financier Lex Greensill acquired his privileged role at the heart of the UK government without any contract or explanation of his job, reports the Financial Times.
The Daily Mirror says sports stars have joined a campaign it has launched to crack down on hate.
Britain’s most senior civil servant is still investigating Dominic Cummings as part of an inquiry into who leaked sensitive details of the government’s lockdown plans, according to The Times.
Boris Johnson has been urged to “rise above” attacks by his former aide, Dominic Cummings, the Daily Express reports.
The Daily Star says Britain has secured 100m doses of a French COVID-19 vaccine and “outsmarted the EU once again”.
The government has said a public inquiry into the UK’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic is “not appropriate” at the moment, adding that “the very people who would need to give evidence to an inquiry are working round the clock”, according to The Guardian.