Frost could not support Plan B restrictions, he says after quitting as Brexit minister December 20, 2021 Lord Frost could not support the government’s Plan B policy, he said today, after quitting as Brexit minister over the weekend. “I left the government, as I think is well known, because I couldn’t support certain policies, most recently on Covid restrictions and ‘plan B’,” said Frost. “I don’t support coercive policies on Covid. The [...]
Lockdown: Downing Street garden photo was a ‘work meeting’, says No 10 December 20, 2021 A photo of Boris Johnson with more than a dozen people with wine and cheese in Downing Street’s garden last May has been called a “work meeting” by No 10. The image, first published by the Guardian, shows the prime minister with his wife and 17 other staff members at a time when there were [...]
Photograph leaked showing Boris Johnson at garden gathering in the midst of the first lockdown December 19, 2021 A photograph of Boris Johnson taken in May 2020 with more than a dozen people drinking wine in the garden of Downing Street has been published by The Guardian.
NHS staff absentee rate doubles in a week December 19, 2021 The number of NHS staff off sick in London has more than doubled in the past week, as the new variant sweeps the capital.
Liz Truss to replace Lord Frost as Brexit negotiator after shock resignation December 19, 2021 Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has been helicoptered in to replace Lord Frost after the UK's Brexit negotiator resigned last night.
Linchpin to Biden’s $1.75 trillion infrastructure bill pulls support December 19, 2021 A key linchpin in ensuring President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion infrastructure bill’s safe passage yesterday ruled himself out of backing it. US senator Joe Manchin, a moderate Democrat who represents a crucial vote for Biden’s bill, said he would not support the package. “I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation,” Manchin told [...]
Piers Corbyn arrested after encouraging people to burn down MPs’ offices December 19, 2021 The Metropolitan Police have arrested Piers Corbyn after he called for MPs' offices during a speech at an anti-lockdown rally yesterday.
Nadine Dorries kicked off Tory MP Whatsapp group for defending ‘hero’ Johnson December 19, 2021 Digital secretary Nadine Dorries has been booted out of a Whatsapp group for Conservative MPs after she defended Boris Johnson.
Germany to ban UK travellers to slow Omicron spread December 19, 2021 Germany will ban most travellers from the UK tonight as it tries to slow the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant.
Modellers exclude South Africa data indicating Omicron is milder than Delta variant, reveals SAGE expert December 19, 2021 Potential best-case scenarios where the Omicron variant is milder than the Delta variant are pointless, according to Graham Medley.