Angela Rayner taunted Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage today as she said Labour had nothing to fear from the Tories or the Brexit Party in its northern heartlands seats like hers.

Under the proposal, the Tories would have put up 'paper candidates' in dozens of Labour strongholds and done little campaigning in an attempt to give the Brexit Party a free run.

Mr Farage stood down candidates contesting Tory-held constituencies but continues to take the battle to Jeremy Corbyn ahead of the December 12 general election.

The Conservative Party's election manifesto flatly ruled out delaying the formal end of the implementation phase.

The Conservatives filed an official complaint to watchdog Ofcom after the decision to substitute the Prime Minister and fellow absentee Nigel Farage with dripping frozen water installations.

Nigel Farage (pictured today), who intends to spoil his own ballot paper, savaged Boris Johnson's 'oven-ready' Brexit deal and claimed it will give the UK 'many long years of indigestion' and 'agony'.

DANIEL HANNAN: What a difference an election victory makes. Suddenly, everyone is rushing to be Boris's friend. Those Conservatives who spent years fulminating against him are now praising him.

Andrew Bridgen, the Conservative MP for North West Leicestershire, 55, wrote to the Prime Minister saying that the country needs to 'go through a healing process'.

The Brexit Party leader braced his Eurosceptic supporters for an agreement which will likely impinge on their ideal Brexit wish-list.

TALK OF THE TOWN: Whispers reach me that Boris's new BFF, Georgia 'Toff' Toffolo, is secretly engaged to George Cottrell - the millionaire aristocrat dubbed 'Posh George'.

A pedophile who filmed and photographed himself sexually abusing 47 boys across four countries will spent at least 28 years behind bars.

Professor Bryan Fry, from the University of Queensland's Venom Evolution Lab, took a team of researchers to Indonesia to study slow lorises.

JANET STREET-PORTER: Middle-aged father-of-five (or maybe six) has - yet another - baby: So will Boris Junior be a welcome small dose of 'good news' for house-bound Brits?

The UK's withdrawal from the European Union has dominated the news since 2016 and Johnson has been the leader of the country since July 24 but Bale appeared to be blissfully unaware of it.

For days, Iran denied that it was responsible for downing Flight 752 from Tehran to Kyiv on January 8. Johnson said he would do everything he can to support families of British victims.

The wholesale cost of both petrol and diesel fell by around 0.7 per cent between December 20 and January 9. But, over the same period, the average retail price rose by more than 2.2 per cent.

Boris Johnson today suggested the UK could pull out of the Iran nuclear deal if Donald Trump proposes a replacement for the crumbling accord.

Populist shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's calls for a 'million man march' in Baghdad on Friday fell well short and the crowds dissipated after a few hours.

'Positive' talks are underway about a four-stamp set to be released in January 2021, after the year-long transition period comes to an end.

The One Direction star threw his arms in the air and yelled the politically-charged Vossi Bop lyric at the top of his voice during an intimate gig at the Electric Ballroom in Camden, north London.

The two party leaders clashed over the pandemic as they faced each other for the first time at Prime Minister's Question in the hushed surroundings of the mostly-empty House of Commons.

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has heaped praise on manager Jose Mourinho, saying it's 'a privilege' to talk to him on a daily basis. 

In a clip captured on Sunday, the curious animal can be seen approaching the busy forecourt of an Engen service station in Saint Lucia.

He the celebrity gardener, who recently won a Logie for Most Popular Presenter.

'These aren’t disgruntled or dis-empowered people,' he says of the murderers who killed nearly 130 in Paris and allegedly brought down a Russian plane in October. 'These are radical terrorists who want to kill us.'

The Republican lawmakers threw their support behind the new Prime Minister and offered him and the British people their 'unwavering support' as the country prepares to leave the European Union.

Jenny McGee, 35, was singled out for praise alongside Luis Pitarma, 29, by the Prime Minister after treating him at St Thomas' Hospital in central London.

Boris Johnson is concerned a 'Labour mole' is operating within Whitehall, say government sources. Confidential Treasury documents were leaked to Labour during the election campaign.

Jeremy Corbyn last night refused four times to say Qassem Soleimani was a terrorist - and also described the Iranian general's killing by the US as 'illegal' . 

The Conservatives now have a massive 17-point advantage over Labour, according to the latest research by Opinium - up from around 12 points at the election.

Jeremy Corbyn is said to have put forward the reviled former Commons custodian for a seat in the upper chamber, as well as some of his closest left-wing cronies.

Six weeks after the dramatic election victory, YouGov research put the Conservatives on 49 per cent, far ahead of their main rivals on 29 per cent.

Boris Johnson today accused Jeremy Corbyn of a 'grotesque failure' to understand UK efforts to tackle climate change as the PM shrugged off criticism from a sacked ex-minister.

Boris Johnson today risked a major row with Donald Trump after he claimed the UK's extradition arrangements with the US are 'imbalanced'.

HENRY DEEDES: The Leader of the Opposition kicked off by attacking this week's deportation of foreign nationals to Jamaica, citing the case of a black boy deported for a drugs charge.

There has been 'a noticeable pick-up' in the housing market since Boris Johnson defeated Labour's Jeremy Corbyn in December, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors said.

The Prime Minister found time to visit Connection at St Martins in the Fields church in London to promote his new plans to tackle the scourge of rough sleeping.

The newly-elected Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has savaged Boris Johnson's handling of the coronavirus crisis, accusing the Prime Minister of making 'serious mistakes'.

The pensioner's silver Honda Jazz was captured on dashcam hurtling towards oncoming traffic on the A30 near Sherborne, Dorset, at 4.30pm on April 27.

Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has revealed he could return to action as early as January as he continues his recovery from a dislocated elbow sustained in October's 3-0 defeat to Brighton.

EXCLUSIVE BY SAMI MOKBEL: The Spurs captain has been missing since sustaining a serious elbow injury in the 3-0 loss to Brighton in October but he has now returned to light training.

Mention 1996 to a music-lover and they will probably think of Oasis or the Spice Girls. But those bands, huge though they were, only had Britain's second- and third- biggest-selling albums of the year.

Altaf Hussain, who lives in Mill Hill, north London, faced Westminster Magistrates' Court today after a speech he made over the phone was played on loudspeaker to his supporters in Karachi.

Usman Khan's body was released by the City of London coroner and flown to Islamabad, Pakistan, by his family. They have since carried out the Islamic funeral in the Kashmiri village of Kajlani.

STEPHEN GLOVER: Boris Johnson's sombre television address last night marked a moment in this nation's life which all who watched it are likely to remember for as long as they live.

Boris Johnson's sombre television address last night marked a moment in this nation's life which all who watched it are likely to remember for as long as they live. 

STEPHEN GLOVER: Boris Johnson (pictured) has urged the people of this country to accept the arduous terms of a lockdown, and by and large, the people of this country have acquiesced.

STEPHEN GLOVER - Let us be honest. The fact that Boris Johnson has been taken into intensive care suggests that he is gravely ill. We must pray for him. I certainly am.

STEPHEN GLOVER: Many people will have been uplifted by Boris Johnson's (pictured) stirring speech yesterday outside No 10.

Tailbacks stretched around the block at takeaway chains in Edinburgh, Wakefield and Glasgow today as drivers waited to get their coffee fix.