More than half a million Brits sign petition to cancel Sir Tony Blair’s knighthood January 4, 2022 Support for a petition to have former prime minister Tony Blair’s knighthood “rescinded” is gaining momentum, as more than half a million people have signed so far. Sir Tony was appointed by the Queen a Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, the oldest and most senior British Order of Chivalry. The [...]
Priti Patel’s new year resolutions: Home Secretary promises ‘relentless’ crackdown on eco-protesters, immigrants and asylum claims January 4, 2022 Home Secretary Priti Patel has promised to be ‘relentless’ this year as she intends to “crack down” on eco-protesters and end the “legal merry-go-round” of “spurious” asylum seeker claims in 2022. In a new year message posted on social media, Priti Patel said she was proud of many things the Government had achieved in 2021, [...]
Johnson: NHS will be under ‘considerable pressure’ from Covid for foreseeable future January 3, 2022 Pressure on the UK’s hospitals from Covid cases will be “considerable” for “the next couple of weeks and maybe more”, Boris Johnson has said. Johnson said the NHS will come under serious strain for the foreseeable future from the Omicron wave, but that harsher restrictions were still not necessary. Covid cases are now at around [...]
UK not expecting deal with Macron over Channel crossings before French election January 3, 2022 The UK does not expect to strike a deal with Emmanuel Macron’s government over migrant Channel crossings before the April French election. Just under 30,000 migrants crossed the English Channel from Calais, France last year – an almost fourfold increase from 2020 – which is the most ever on record. Senior Home Office staff have [...]
Truss warned to set end date for Northern Ireland Protocol talks with EU January 3, 2022 Liz Truss has been warned by unionist leaders that there will be “major implications” if she does not soon set a date to end negotiations with Brussels over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), told The Times that the foreign secretary needs to set a “clear date” to end [...]
Energy chiefs urge government to step in to cool cost of living crisis January 3, 2022 Energy chiefs have called on the government to step in and ease the cost of living crisis looming over British households. The chief executive of Octopus Energy told Times Radio that unless the government intervened in the market, soaring gas prices will hit consumers hard. Greg Jackson said: “Unless action is taken, we will start [...]
Zahawi: ‘Nothing in data’ suggests more Covid restrictions needed January 3, 2022 A senior cabinet minister has declared there is still “nothing in the data” that suggests more Covid restrictions are needed in England as Omicron cases continue to surge. Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi said the government is still not planning to implement stricter Covid curbs, with a decision set to be made by Boris Johnson on [...]
MPs and peers urge Boris Johnson to scrap taxes on energy bills to reduce cost of living crisis January 2, 2022 Twenty Tory MPs and peers have called for the Prime Minister to scrap VAT and environmental levies on energy bills to ease the cost of living crisis.
English schools to move lessons online amid Omicron surge January 2, 2022 Schools in England are set to move some lessons online this term amid widespread absences caused by soaring Covid-19 cases.
Covid: Fewer London hospital patients require ventilation January 2, 2022 Fewer hospitalised Covid patients in London are requiring ventilation compared to previous waves, according to the latest data.