The Government‘s extension of the furlough scheme to cover worker wages during the new lockdown will cost £7 billion, MailOnline understands. As Boris Johnson last night pledged to extend payments at 80% to December, the impact on Britain’s already crippled economy emerged, with one expert claiming the new rules will cost £1.8billion each day. The Prime … Read more
The chairman of the Police Federation has slammed a ‘deeply unhelpful’ leak of the Government‘s plan for a second lockdown which forced Prime Minister Boris Johnson to announce the new measure on Saturday, days earlier than planned. John Apter said the leak ‘created a media frenzy, concern and speculation’ at a time when it was … Read more
Boris Johnson last night promised a ‘massive’ expansion of rapid turnaround tests in an effort to reduce the prevalence of the virus. The Prime Minister announced plans to draft in the Army to oversee the roll-out of tests for ‘whole cities’ within days to ‘drive down the disease’. Fast turnaround tests, which have been trialled … Read more
Return of the loo roll loonies: Anxious shoppers strip shelves of toilet paper and household essentials ahead of national lockdown on Thursday Hundreds waited outside Costcos in Manchester, London and Southampton Shelves were stripped of loo rolls at Poundland in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire Queues formed outside supermarkets as customers sought to get in supplies By Holly … Read more
A new national lockdown across England means people must stay at home unless for specific reasons, such as attending school or college, or going to the supermarket. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the new measures at a Downing Street press conference on Saturday. He said the measures were necessary to avert bleak predictions of 85,000 … Read more
Boris Johnson finally arrived at the Downing Street podium yesterday, his press conference had been delayed four times over three hours. The Prime Minister had been forced to telescope two days of preparations for the expected Monday announcement into one afternoon following a leak to yesterday’s papers – and amid claims of chaos and infighting … Read more
It was the moment when Rishi Sunak finally lost his battle with Matt Hancock and Michael Gove to avert a crippling second national lockdown. The all-powerful Covid Quad committee, which has taken all the key strategic decisions during the pandemic, met in the Cabinet Office on Friday amid doomsday predictions from the Government’s SAGE committee … Read more
Who’s the lockdown leaker? Pro-restriction Matt Hancock is at the centre of leak inquiry after PM had to reveal new rules two days earlier than planned Downing Street has announced an extraordinary inquiry into Government leaks It came after news of the second national lockdown appeared in the papers before some Cabinet members had been … Read more
Who’s the lockdown leaker? Pro-restriction Matt Hancock is at the centre of leak inquiry after PM had to reveal new rules two days earlier than planned Downing Street has announced an extraordinary inquiry into Government leaks It came after news of the second national lockdown appeared in the papers before some Cabinet members had been … Read more
A new national lockdown across England means people must stay at home unless for specific reasons, such as attending school or college, or going to the supermarket. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the new measures at a Downing Street press conference on Saturday. He said the measures were necessary to avert bleak predictions of 85,000 … Read more