Boris Johnson responds to Jeremy Clarkson's savage swipe at the government

Boris Johnson has been told to “get on with his job” and stop blaming everyone else for the poor state of the economy and the looming prospect of more strikes this summer.

Clarkson’s Farm presenter Jeremy Clarkson, 62, has confessed he “has sympathy” for Tom Hanks, 65, following the Elvis actor’s angry outburst last week.The Hollywood actor told a fan to “back the f*** up” after his wife Rita Wilson, 65, was nearly knocked over.Under the heading “Tom’s acting oddly”, Jeremy outlined his reasons for “sympathising” with the actor in his latest column.The former Top Gear star wrote: “So, Hollywood’s nicest man, Tom Hanks, flipped this week and told fans who’d nearly knocked his wife over to “back the f*** off”.“Many will argue these people were simply trying to take his picture or get him to sign a Wilson ball,” Jeremy continued. “But imagine what it’s like to live a life when that intrusion never stops.”Jeremy went on to detail how fame means that stars can never really feel comfortable while out in public.“Every time a famous person goes to the shops, or to the lavatory, or even to a loved one’s funeral, there’s always an army ready to pounce,” he wrote.“And you can’t ever make it go away.

Boris Johnson was taken to hospital for a "routine operation on his sinuses" this morning, Downing Street has said. The Prime Minister's spokesman said Mr Johnson went into an unnamed NHS hospital in London at 6am and he was back in Downing Street by 10am.

Boris Johnson is recovering at home after a minor operation for sinus problems on Monday morning.

Jeremy Clarkson, 62, has revealed what he really thinks about Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 58, after the Tory leader addressed him directly about his concerns on Twitter last week. Although Jeremy acknowledged that he was happy to see Boris making an apparent U-turn on supporting British farmers in his video message, he also shared his fears that the PM’s words were a “long way from any kind of action”.The Grand Tour host cited his own struggles in his latest column.He insisted Boris’ pledge to make sure that the “computer does not say no” when a farmer applies for permission to turn a disused barn into a bistro is irrelevant, as this decision is not actually made by the politician, but by a planning officer.Jeremy divulged: “The planning officer wants to know, for instance, why I’ve installed a septic tank and what it’s for.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has joined Ukraine’s culture minister in affirming that the beleaguered eastern European country should have the opportunity to host next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, saying “they won it fair and square.”

Boris Johnson has said Ukraine should be given the chance to host Eurovision 2023 after it was confirmed that talks were underway to potentially bring next year’s contest to the UK.Ukrainian group Kalush Orchestra won this year’s song competition with a huge 631 points, and it was therefore set to be staged in the country in 2023.However, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) announced “with deep regret” yesterday (June 17) that it will not be possible to do so amid the threat of the ongoing Russian invasion.In a statement, the EBU also revealed that it “will now begin discussions with the BBC, as this year’s runner-up, to potentially host the 2023 Eurovision song contest in the United Kingdom”.“It is our full intention that Ukraine’s win will be reflected in next year’s shows,” the update continued. “This will be a priority for us in our discussions with the eventual hosts.”The competition was last held in the UK in 1998 after the UK won with Katrina And The Waves’ ‘Love Shine A Light’ the previous year.

Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine and nuclear threat, the fallout from Partygate, the cost of living crisis and surging inflation. All of these things have led me to expect a dispirited man.I couldn’t have been wider of the mark.

Boris Johnson has reportedly arrived in Kyiv for a surprise visit to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Lorraine Kelly, 62, has not been very happy with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, 57, since he snubbed her on Good Morning Britain last month.The presenter has taken to Twitter to hit out at the politician for failing to keep his promise to ban hunters from importing trophies of their kills.More than 100 celebrities, including Dame Judi Dench and Ricky Gervais, have urged Mr Johnson to honour his promise to ban hunters from bringing home trophies of their kills.Signatories to this letter were made three years ago with the pledge to "end this barbaric practice".However, since 2019 hunters have imported more than 600 trophies from endangered animals including lions, elephants, giraffes and hippos.Promises to change the law have featured in four Queen's speeches, but there has still been no legislation.Lorraine inserted her opinion in response to Ban Trophy Hunting's Twitter post.It read: "7 years since #Cecil was shot. 3 years since the govt promised to ban trophies.

Boris Johnson's ethics adviser resigned suddenly because he was put in "an odious position" when asked to consider measures that “risk a deliberate and purposeful breach of the ministerial code”.

Boris Johnson has been dealt a huge Partygate blow with the resignation of his independent adviser on Ministerial Interests.

Lord Geidt has become the second of Boris Johnson's ethics advisors to quit. The dramatic announcement comes just days after the Independent Advisor on the Ministerial Code defended his role to a committee of MPs.

Lorraine Kelly has dished out a classy response to the Prime Minister after he seemingly forgot who she was.

Longtime daytime TV presenter Lorraine Kelly has said that Prime Minister Boris Johnson has so far snubbed her invitation to appear as a guest on her self-titled ITV show. The 62 year old presenter has said that Boris is welcome as a guest on her TV show “whenever he likes” after the prime minister asked “Who’s Lorraine?” when appearing on ITV last month. The prime minister took part in a Good Morning Britain interview in May, and Susanna Reid who had mentioned Lorraine's show, which airs place at 9am every weekday - and has since 2010 - straight after GMB.

Piers Morgan's TV show during a row about Stanley's Prime Minister son, Boris Johnson.The PM's father appeared on Piers Morgan's Uncensored TalkTV show on Tuesday night (June 14), but the interview took a turn for the worse.The former Good Morning Britain host spoke to Stanley about his PM son Boris, but Stanley ended up branding Piers a "cheater" and claiming the broadcaster had 'lured him in'.Stanley defended his son's actions during the Partygate scandal and told Piers he was confident Boris would still be Prime Minister in two years' time.But the 81-year-old ended up ditching the interview as he'd had enough of Piers, so he walked off before the segment was over.Wrapping up the interview, Piers said: "It is great to see you, [and] as always an effervescent presence."Stanley replied: "You are a cheater, I've got to tell you" before adding: "You know, you lured me in here..."Piers cut in to say: "I'm a trophy hunter, I lured in the trophy."Stanley fired back: "I don't think I am a trophy."Piers continued: "There's nothing wrong with defending your son and we got to talk about trophy hunting and your book."And I showed you doing a handstand, the words you're looking for, Stanley are 'Thank you, Piers.'"However, Stanley decided to get up from his seat and leave the room before Piers could go to an ad break.Stanley shook Piers' hand and said: "See you all, folks,"Piers then urged Stanley: "Tell Boris to come in soon."The former ITV star looked rather taken aback before carrying on with the programme.He joked: "I think he's going to go and get Boris out of the fridge,"Earlier on in the interview, Piers quizzed Stanley on the chances Boris would remain PM.The host told Stanley: "The stats are now heavily against him.

Boris Johnson is set to face MPs later today in what is expected to be another fiery session of Prime Minister's Questions.

Jeremy Clarkson was left enraged by the government rules around selling crayfish, which he claims “continue to wreak havoc” at his Diddly Squat Farm.The Clarkson’s Farm presenter wanted to sell the crayfish at his farm shop, but has so far been prevented from doing so.Jeremy, 62, wants to fund work on a lake by catching and selling crustaceans in it as “glorified prawn cocktails”.The former Top Gear presenter went on to explain: “The problem is the crayfish I have are American.“They’re labelled an invasive species.“The Government’s forced to spend millions employing a team to make and apply rules about what can and can’t be done with them.” The Amazon Prime star was told by the Environment Agency that it is “currently unable to process applications to trap crayfish”.This put an end to his plans, leading Jeremy to slam the government and the way it operates.He fumed: “The upshot is the crayfish will continue to wreak havoc."Whereas if the government employed fewer spies and fewer bureaucrats and wrote fewer rules, it'd be a little bit better.

Boris Johnson has contradicted Prince Charles as he defended the controversial Tory plan to send cross-Channel migrants to Rwanda.

TV star Jeremy Clarkson is seething after being banned from selling crayfish in his farm shop. The 62-year-old wants to fund work on a lake by catching and flogging crustaceans in it as “glorified prawn cocktails”.

Jeremy Clarkson, 62, spoke out in support of Len Goodman, 78, after he confessed during TV coverage of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations that his grandmother had sneered at the thought of cooking coronation chicken. According to her, the curry powder used to make it was "foreign muck" - but Jeremy has dismissed claims of racism."The response was immediate.