A total of 2,323 cases of the Indian Covid variant have now been found in England, Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced today and figures show it now accounts for at least one in five infections. Mr Hancock said in a statement to Parliament today that 483 of the cases were in Bolton and Blackburn and … Read more
Matt Hancock today defended the timing of travel restrictions on India but dodged questions on whether the decision was linked to Downing Street‘s planned trade mission as Labour urged the Government to delay the resumption of global travel tomorrow amid concerns over a third virus surge. Critics have warned that tougher action should have been … Read more
Every year, around 55 million people die worldwide. Some deaths are due to newsworthy events and major pandemics. But many more, three-fifths of them, are attributed to mundane diseases of chronic inflammation. Imagine if the news led with the number of people who died from heart disease each day. Imagine if we had a regular … Read more
So where WAS Patrick Vallance? Government says he ‘does not attend every press conference’ after questions were raised over why he was missing from Downing Street briefing Chief Scientific Adviser’s absence from press conference did not go unnoticed Sir Patrick is usually a fixture alongside Prof Chris Whitty and Boris Johnson His department, the Government … Read more
Boris Johnson threatens to suspend all checks on goods crossing the Irish Sea if the EU doesn’t stop its hardline approach Prime Minister is considering suspending checks on goods crossing the Irish Sea Sources say he fears the resulting disruption could destabilise Northern Ireland The row is over the Brexit deal which prevents checks made at … Read more
UK’s ‘green list’ for quarantine-free travel won’t expand ‘very rapidly’, warns Boris Johnson in yet another blow to the tourism industry Foreign travel to 12 countries on the list can restart from Monday PM: ‘We will certainly be making sure that people travelling abroad will be subject to all the tests and constraints to prevent … Read more
Peregrine falcon found dead near Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’ Downing Street home may have been shot, police fear Peregrine falcon found with ‘blood spot’ on its abdomen in Whitehall, London Conservationists believe the bird may have been shot and killed with an air rifle Wild birds protected under UK law and there are 1,500 pairs … Read more
Ministers last night approved plans aimed at slowing the spread of the Indian variant, after cases doubled in a week. Older people living in areas of high infection are to be offered their second dose of the vaccine early to protect them. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has also been asked to … Read more
Details of who paid for Boris Johnson‘s controversial refurbishment of his Downing Street flat could be revealed within weeks, his new adviser on ministerial behaviour said today. Lord Christopher Geidt, a former aide to the Queen, told MPs that he planned to release the long overdue register of ministerial interests by the end of May. … Read more
A Covid conspiracy theorist who won a county court judgment against Boris Johnson for ‘defaming her’ is an is ‘an eccentric loner’, her neighbours said today – as Downing Street had the claim struck out. Yvonne Hobbs, 59, lives in the picturesque Leicestershire village of Ashby Parva, on the outskirts of Lutterworth, on a smallholding where … Read more