Boris Johnson urged to bring forward emergency Budget amid cost of living crisis

HOLLY Willoughby was left unimpressed by This Morning guest Beverley Turner today after she insisted unemployed mums should get a job to ease cost of living crisis. The presenter, 41, argued the situation was "impossible" as desperate families 'live' in McDonald's with their kids to dodge energy bills.

video snippet of the series.The Sky Original drama is co-written and directed by Michael Winterbottom. The series, first named “This Sceptered Isle,” is based on Boris Johnson’s first months as UK Prime Minister, showing how the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hit Britain.Alongside Branagh, who won the Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for “Belfast” this year, Ophelia Lovibond will star as Carrie, and Andrew Buchan will play Matt Hancock.Highlights of the plot include Johnson’s dealing with COVID-19, Brexit, and the overlapping of his personal and political lives.

A new drama show depicting the Prime Minister's handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been met with a huge wave of criticism with viewers slamming the upcoming release as "tone-deaf" and saying "it's too soon".

How soon is too soon for a COVID-centric miniseries? For Sky Atlantic, not soon enough, as their series on Boris Johnson and the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic “This England” hits small screens this Fall. READ MORE: Michael Winterbottom To Direct A TV Seris About UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s COVID-19 Response Kenneth Branagh stars as the blonde, mop-headed Prime Minister in the five-episode series.

Boris Johnson has been urged to “sack the chancellor” and take action to meet the cost of living crisis.

This England, starring Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson.The series, co-written and directed by Michael Winterbottom, is based on Johnson’s first months as prime minister and the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in the UK.A synopsis reads: “The drama takes us inside the halls of power, as Johnson grapples with COVID-19, Brexit, and a personal and political life wracked by controversy.“The events in government are interwoven with first-hand testimonies from around the UK, from the experts and scientists racing against time to understand the virus; the doctors, nurses and care-home workers on the frontline working tirelessly and heroically to contain and overcome it; and ordinary people whose lives were thrown into turmoil.”Alongside Branagh, the show stars Ophelia Lovibond (Feel Good) as Carrie Johnson and Andrew Buchan (The Crown) as former Health Secretary Matt Hancock.While an exact release date is yet to be announced, This England is scheduled to be released on Sky Atlantic and NOW later this year.Branagh was recently cast in Christopher Nolan’s next film Oppenheimer, alongside Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr, Florence Pugh and Rami Malek.The film follows theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Murphy) and his contributions to the Manhattan Project which led to the creation of the atomic bomb.

It’s no secret that the cost of living crisis has hit Brits from each part of the country. As more and more of us look for ways to ease the pressure on our bank accounts, Rishi Sunak may be on his way to providing some relief. The chancellor is set to tackle energy bills with a package in July, before focusing on general tax cuts in the autumn.Though summer may be on its way at the moment, heating homes in the winter is a worry for many.

Boris Johnson is set to face members of parliament in the House of Commons later today at Prime Ministers Questions.

Inflation has hit new records as the cost-of-living crisis surges in the UK, newly released figures have shown.

Rent prices in Manchester have soared by 19 per cent since this time last year, in what is now described by Rightmove as the most 'competitive rental market ever'. Those looking to rent a property in and around the city centre can now expect to pay an average of £1,067 per month for a standard home or apartment, a price which is unaffordable for many.

K.J. Yossman Julia Donaldson’s “Romeo and Juliet”-inspired story “The Smeds and The Smoos” is set to be adapted for a BBC Christmas special starring Oscar-nominee Sally Hawkins (“The Shape of Water”), “Bridgerton’s” Adjoa Andoh and comedian Bill Bailey.Oscar-nominated production company, who have previously adapted nine of Donaldson’s children’s books for the BBC, will once again take the helm on the project, which will also be based on Axel Scheffler’s original illustrations, with Blue Zoo Animation Studio providing animation services.Donaldson and Scheffler are the duo behind iconic children’s stories including “The Gruffalo.”Daniel Snaddon (“The Snail and the Whale”) and Samantha Cutler will direct based on a screenplay by Julia Smuts Louw.

Tory chancellor Rishi Sunak has been dismissed as the “dude from Silicon Valley” who blamed a government computer systems for failing to increase benefits in line with inflation.

Boris Johnson’s government has been warned that it risks breaking international law and starting a European trade war by breaking up the Northern Ireland protocol.

Boris Johnson is preparing to trample over the Brexit deal for Northern Ireland and risk sparking a major trade war with the European Union.

Boris Johnson would lose his seat as well as Tory control of Downing Street if there was a general election tomorrow, polling shows.

Energy bills are showing no sign of decreasing as the UK battles to cope with the cost of living crisis. Inflation has skyrocketed to a record seven percent following the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

A 73-year-old was shocked to discover her energy bills had soared by as much as £4,480 a month amid the cost of living crisis. Mum-of-three Phyllis Kennedy was used to paying just £120 per month for her bills before it skyrocketed to a whopping £4,600.

A Tory Minister has been mocked for claiming that poor people struggling with the cost of living crisis should get a better job.

Tipping Point contestant took a cheeky swipe at the Prime Minister during the latest episode of Tipping Point. Ben Shephard was back asking the questions as the celebrity spin-off of the popular ITV game show returned on Sunday (May 15) evening.

NHS prescription charges in England are to be frozen in the latest move by ministers to ease the cost-of-living crisis amid fears the squeeze on family incomes is damaging the Tories. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said the charges – which normally rise in line with inflation – will be held this year to “put money back in people’s pockets”.

Boris Johnson’s U-turn on junk food, with one denouncing the plans as “unConservative”. Boris Johnson (PA)The cost of obesity-related illnesses places a huge financial burden on taxpayers and the NHS, Lord Bethell said. The latest move was not “aligned with the kind of Conservative principles that I’m familiar with”, he added.

Katie Hopkins has had a moan about being forced to sell her £1m home after losing a libel case.

Nazanin Zaghari Ratcliffe has told Boris Johnson how she lived in the “shadow of his words” for “the best part of four-and-a-half years”.

Boris Johnson plans to slash 90,000 Civil Service jobs to free up cash for measures to ease the cost-of-living crisis with possible tax cuts.

As The Walt Disney Co. continues to be a Republican target in the political culture wars, President Joe Biden once again is trying to turn the tables on the attacks on the Mouse House.

Discount online supermarket Motatos is coming to the UK next month.

The head of Ofgem has warned that Scots households should anticipate another raise in energy prices this year.

getting canned from the series. And how he’s fighting back in the press, posting an open letter defending his actions, positioning himself as “collateral damage,” a victim of “cancel culture” run amok in Hollywood.First, though, let’s catch up with a couple of other men of a certain age who’ve recently landed in hot water — like 71-year-old Bill Murray, who last month got tossed from the set of “Being Mortal,” Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut, after complaints of “inappropriate behavior,” which reportedly included teasing female co-stars, getting flirtatiously “touchy” and pulling on at least one actress’ ponytail. There’s also the case of former child star Fred Savage, who is only 45 but who started acting when he was 11, giving him 34 years in the business.

Martin Lewis is urging seven million people across the UK to make sure they are getting all the support they are entitled to claim from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) by doing a quick online check-up.

Coronation Street fans are out for justice after Peter Barlow discovered the surgeon who helped save his life used his operation as a competition with his doctor mates. During Monday night's edition of the ITV soap, the recovering alcoholic was ecstatic after being given a clean bill of health a year after his liver transplant last year.