Dominic Cummings ‘might’ have broken lockdown rules, say Durham Police May 28, 2020 Dominic Cummings “might have” broken lockdown rules when he made the 30-mile trip from Durham to Barnard Castle, according to the Durham Constabulary. In an official statement, the police force also said that Cummings’ initial trip from London to Durham was not in breach with the coronavirus lockdown laws. However, Durham police said the senior [...]
Shadow chancellor backs long-term UK coronavirus jobs programme May 28, 2020 Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds has pushed for the government to back a UK-wide post-coronavirus jobs programme to deal with expected high unemployment. In an interview with City A.M. Dodds said that the government needed to place a greater emphasis on “upskilling and redeployment” in its response to Covid-19 and should look to Gordon Brown’s Future [...]
‘I’ve never been in a faction’: Anneliese Dodds on her plan to unite Labour under a new economic platform May 28, 2020 Labour’s new shadow chancellor had been an MP for just two-and-a-half years, before being handed the second most important job in Her Majesty’s Opposition. Many would assume that an MP with that rapid a rise up the greasy pole of politics would have to be the consummate Westminster schemer – a modern day Harold Wilson [...]
More than 70 travel bosses sign letter calling for end to quarantine May 28, 2020 More than 70 bosses of travel companies have signed a letter calling on the government to scrap a planned 14-day quarantine for arrivals from overseas. From 8 June travellers arriving from abroad will be asked to quarantine for 14 days or risk paying a £1,000 fine to help stop the spread of coronavirus.. Holiday and [...]
Employers asked to pay staff wages while they self-isolate under test-and-trace plan May 28, 2020 Employers should pay the wages of any staff told to self-isolate under England’s new coronavirus test-and-trace system, Health secretary Matt Hancock said today. The programme is a key plank in the government’s strategy to lift lockdown and restart the economy. From today, contacts of people who test positive for coronavirus will be asked to quarantine [...]
Coronavirus: UK’s test and trace programme launches today May 28, 2020 The UK’s test-and-trace programme, which is intended to drive down the number of coronavirus cases, launches today. Britain abandoned tracing coronavirus cases in March as the virus took hold in the UK and community transmission became widespread. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised to deliver a “world class” system of testing, tracking cases and tracing [...]
Boris Johnson: Post-coronavirus jobs programme ‘very likely’ May 27, 2020 Boris Johnson has said it is “very likely” the UK will embark on a post-coronavirus jobs programme, similar to the Future Jobs Fund brought in after the 2008 financial crash. The Prime Minister said the scheme would likely be implemented in order to create “high class jobs, good jobs, for the country”. Unemployment is expected [...]
England coronavirus track and trace programme to launch tomorrow May 27, 2020 The NHS coronavirus track and trace programme will launch tomorrow across England. Health secretary Matt Hancock described it as an “historic milestone” and that it will play a “big part” in exiting the coronavirus lockdown. Anyone who has coronavirus symptoms will be able to get tested and will need to tell NHS contact tracers who [...]
Boris Johnson: I have seen evidence to show ‘a lot’ of Cummings allegations are false May 27, 2020 Boris Johnson has said he has seen evidence that proves that many allegations about Dominic Cummings’ lockdown travel row are false, however he will not release that information. Speaking to Westminster’s liaison committee today, Johnson said he had seen evidence to show Cummings had not travelled multiple times to Durham, but that he would not [...]
Coronavirus deaths jump to 412 after bank holiday weekend lag May 27, 2020 Coronavirus-related deaths in the UK jumped to 412 today after falling earlier in the week following the bank holiday. The Department of Health said 37,460 people have died with coronavirus in total as of 5pm on 26 May, up 412 on the previous day. Yesterday, the Department of Health said 134 people had died with [...]