England cuts Covid-enforced self-isolation from seven to five days January 13, 2022 People who test positive for Covid in England will be able to leave self-isolation after five days instead of seven from Monday, health secretary Sajid Javid has announced. Anyone who tests positive for Covid can leave self-isolation if they have two negative lateral flow tests after five full days, which brings England’s advice in line [...]
Next slide please: Professor Van-Tam leaves England’s deputy chief medical officer role January 13, 2022 Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam has announced he will be leaving his role as England's deputy chief medical officer.
Sunak absent: PM is ‘dead man walking’ say Tory MPs as Conservative calls for Boris Johnson to step aside grow louder January 13, 2022 Calls within the Conservative Party for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to step aside are growing louder, as a number of senior Tories say he should go after Johnson apologised for attending a “bring your own booze” gathering in the garden of No 10 during England’s first lockdown. The Prime Minister insisted he believed it had [...]
Westminster unconvinced by Britcoin, reveals report January 13, 2022 Peers remain unconvinced of the benefits of Britcoin, an electronic version of the pound backed by the central bank, according to a report.
Truss to restart talks with EU over Northern Ireland Protocol today January 13, 2022 Liz Truss will restart talks with the EU over the Northern Ireland Protocol today, with the foreign secretary claiming there is a “deal to be done”. Truss, who will meet with European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic at Chevening, said the EU has a “clear responsibility to help fix the myriad problems caused by the [...]
UK and India launch trade negotiations for post-Brexit deal January 13, 2022 The UK will officially launch negotiations for a post-Brexit trade deal with India today at an event in New Delhi. International trade secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan will make the formal announcement alongside Indian minister of commerce and industry Piyush Goyal, with the two set to outline parameters of the talks. A trade deal with India, one of [...]
Northern Ireland Protocol is unique opportunity for businesses, says expert January 12, 2022 An international trade expert has encouraged UK businesses to capitalise on Northern Ireland's continued EU access post-Brexit.
Red hot inflation to burn £20bn hole in UK public coffers January 12, 2022 Red hot inflation sweeping throughout the UK is set to burn a £20bn hole in the country’s public finances, one of the City’s leading economists warned today. Britain’s intensifying cost of living crisis will erode Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s room for tax giveaways in the run up to the next election. A swelling interest bill triggered [...]
Scottish Tory leader Ross Douglas calls for Boris Johnson to resign January 12, 2022 The leader of Scottish Tory party has called for Boris Johnson to resign as his premiership comes under increasing threat over the Downing Street parties scandal. Ross has told Sky News that Johnson has to go as Prime Minister after admitting today that a lockdown-busting party happened on 20 May 2020 in the Downing Street [...]
French police arrest suspect over murder of British family in the Alps January 12, 2022 French police have arrested a suspect over the unsolved murder of a British family in the Alps a decade ago. Police said a man in custody was there to ‘verify’ his schedule for the days around the attack. Iraqi-born British engineer Saad al-Hilli, his wife Iqbal, Mrs al-Hilli’s mother Suhaila al-Allaf and a cyclist, Sylvain [...]