Labour takes nine-point lead over Tories in wake of Number 10 parties saga December 12, 2021 Labour has taken a nine-point lead over the Conservatives in new polling as Boris Johnson faces the fallout of revelations that his staff had illegal Christmas parties last year. A new poll from Opinium/The Observer puts Labour at 41 per cent and the Conservatives at 32 per cent, giving Sir Keir Starmer’s party the biggest [...]
Ongoing Covid booster drive to eat into health and social care levy funds December 12, 2021 An ongoing booster vaccination programme to deal with recurring coronavirus pressures will eat into funds yielded from the new health and social care levy earmarked for the NHS. The government could be forced to use some of the money produced from the 1.25 per cent levy on a permanent booster campaign, with the total bill [...]
One-third of London Covid cases is Omicron variant, says Zahawi December 12, 2021 One-in-three Covid-19 cases in London are now the Omicron variant, according to education secretary Nadhim Zahawi. Zahawi said there could be up to 160,000 cases of the highly transmissible variant in the UK already, despite the official recorded number being only 1600. The education secretary also confirmed that there are now people who have been [...]
Over 30s able to book Covid booster jab from next week December 12, 2021 People aged 30 and over in England will be invited to book a Covid booster jab from Monday. It follows scientists’ warnings that the country should prepare for a wave of infections from the new coronavirus variant Omicron in the new year. According to NHS England, some 3.5m out of the 7.5m people aged 30 [...]
Rishi Sunak thrown into parties scandal after Treasury held lockdown gathering December 11, 2021 The Chancellor has come under scrutiny after details have emerged of his an office drinks party held by his department during lockdown last year. Around two dozen civil servants attended the Treasury party, held in celebration of Rishi Sunak’s spending review, according to The Times, which first reported the news. The event took place on [...]
Staying Covid-secure in the run-up to the festive period December 11, 2021 | Sponsored The success of the UK’s vaccine rollout means that we know more about the virus and can implement the necessary precautions to keep ourselves and others safe over the festive season. Preparing for the festive season The emergence of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has reminded all of us that the virus is still all [...]
Calls for Cressida Dick to resign after inquest finds Met Police failings “probably” led to more victims of the serial killer Stephen Port December 10, 2021 An inquest jury found this afternoon that mistakes by the Metropolitan Police "probably" contributed to the deaths of the victims of serial killer Stephen Port, leading to calls for Cressida Dick's resignatio
Conservative’s poll lead falters amid Christmas party scandal December 10, 2021 The Conservative party’s poll lead has reportedly faltered today, amid allegations of prime minister Boris Johnson and his party the Covid-19 lockdown rules they imposed. A YouGov poll showed the ruling party to sink by three per cent to 33 per cent of the vote since December 2, while opposition party Labour gained four per [...]
High Court rules Julian Assange can be extradited to US December 10, 2021 The High Court has ruled Julian Assange can be extradited to the US, after it won the latest round of the protracted legal battle.
Fishing row or fishing war? French timeline for remaining licences ends today December 10, 2021 The UK has reportedly denied France its remaining 104 fishing licences, as it demands French fisherman prove they have previously used local waters. France had outlined a deadline for today, in hopes of securing the permits – before it will resort to blocking ports and curbing British trade. The government has asked French fisherman to [...]