Coronavirus vaccines will start to roll out next month if one is approved by the British drug regulator, Matt Hancock confirmed today. The Health Secretary said in a TV briefing that the Government has officially asked the regulator, the MHRA, to consider licensing the vaccine made by pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and BioNTech. A late-stage study … Read more
Coronavirus vaccines will start to roll out next month if one is approved by the British drug regulator, Matt Hancock confirmed today. The Health Secretary said in a TV briefing today that the Government has officially asked the regulator, the MHRA, to consider licensing the vaccine made by pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and BioNTech. A late-stage … Read more
Most draconian coronavirus curbs must stay in place when England comes out of its national shutdown next month or it will result in another Covid-19 ‘rebound’, ‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson has warned. The Imperial College London scientist, who resigned from SAGE in May after being caught breaking lockdown rules, said infections were plateauing thanks to … Read more
Coronavirus vaccinations could be offered to all adults as soon as January 31 after healthcare workers and the most vulnerable start receiving the jabs early next month, according to leaked NHS reports. Providing everything goes to plan, those over 80 can expect to start receiving jabs in mid-December. Those under 70 will then be offered … Read more
Brussels says a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK is ‘both close and far away’ due to ‘persistent’ deadlock on crunch issues like fishing rights after top-level talks are suspended following EU official’s positive coronavirus test Top-level trade talks were suspended yesterday after EU official tested positive Brussels now believes that a trade deal with … Read more
The Prime Minister’s adviser on standards sensationally quit today as Boris Johnson refused to sack Priti Patel as Home Secretary in the wake of a report into bullying. Sir Alex Allan resigned this morning as Ms Patel apologised for ‘her past behaviour’ in the wake of his long-awaited probe into the senior Cabinet minister’s relationship … Read more
Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt All Britons should be tested for coronavirus once a month and those who get a negative result must receive a ‘freedom pass’, Jeremy Hunt has said. The former health secretary has called on ministers to come up with ‘proper incentives’ for people to get tested, self-isolate and receive a vaccine. … Read more
Unions squared up for a fight with Rishi Sunak today as it was revealed millions of public sector workers face a pay squeeze to help pay for the coronavirus pandemic. Chancellor Rishi Sunak plans to use next week’s spending review to unveil a new era of ‘pay restraint’ to plug the black hole in the public finances … Read more
Matt Hancock suggested today the mass roll out of a coronavirus vaccination programme could be just weeks away Vulnerable Britons could start to be vaccinated against coronavirus within weeks, Matt Hancock suggested again today. The Health Secretary raised hopes last week when he said it could be possible to dish out Pfizer’s vaccine – which looks … Read more
Brexit talks are in chaos again as Michel Barnier goes into isolation as one of his negotiating team tests positive for Covid-19 EU’s chief negotiator will isolate for at least a week in line with Belgian rules Despite the setback, Downing Street insisted that talks would restart remotely EU ambassadors will be briefed on Friday … Read more