Keir Starmer has called on the prime minister to “get a grip” of the coronavirus crisis and accused the government of making “a difficult situation ten times worse”. The Labour leader’s stinging attack on Boris Johnson’s weak leadership and mismanagement of the pandemic comes in an “exclusive interview” published by the Guardian at 9.00pm on […]
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Jacob Rees Mogg has long been painted as an anachronistic, outdated parliamentary throwback from the 19th century which even his supporters have difficulty defending. However, now the Common’s very own pantomime villain is facing new charges of depriving and effectively “euthanising” vulnerable MPs by insisting they return to Westminster to vote in person – without […]
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Eleven people have been arrested outside the US embassy in London following protests in solidarity with the demonstrations that have engulfed the United States, sparked by the death of a black man by police in Minneapolis. Marchers took to the streets of London, Manchester and Cardiff today (Sunday) in defiance of the coronavirus ban on […]
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The government is ploughing ahead with its plans to ease the lockdown in England despite growing concerns from its scientific advisers about the timing of the loosening of rules and restrictions. Up to a dozen experts from the SAGE (Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies) committee and its subcommittees have warned it is too early for […]
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Boris Johnson has announced the further easing of lockdown rules in England where groups of up to six people will be able to meet outdoors for the first time since March – but warned the move could be reversed if the coronavirus infection rate begins to rise again. The Scottish government has eased their lockdown […]
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The European Union (EU) is keen to offer Britain a two-year transition period after Brexit provided that the latter pump more cash into the bloc. EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier announced on Wednesday that EU leaders would consider extending the 11-month transition phase after the UK formally left the bloc on January 31. “Such […]
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The UK’s ruling Conservative Party saw its lead in polls drop by a few points amid a political battle over the prime minister’s siding with his closest aide, David Cummings. A YouGov survey for The Times published on Wednesday showed that the Conservative’s lead dropped by four points to 44% as compared with the Labour […]
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Boris Johnson has refused to launch an inquiry into Dominic Cummings’ breach of lockdown and instead urged the country to “move on” from the story that refuses to go away. The prime minister will have hoped today’s surprise announcement – that England’s track and trace system to combat coronavirus will start tomorrow (Thursday) – would […]
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When the first wave of the pandemic hit the UK, the government introduced special support measures for coronavirus and the homeless. Rough sleepers got hotel rooms as councils worked to get everyone off the street. The councils’ action came in response to the government’s special homelessness advisor, Dame Louise Casey, introducing the ‘get everyone in […]
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The health secretary has hailed a drug which speeds up a Covid-19 patient’s recovery time as “probably the biggest step forward in the treatment of coronavirus since the crisis began”. Matt Hancock announced the drug remdesivir will be made available on the NHS after early data from clinical trials showed it reduces recovery time for […]
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