Pharma executives study whether mix and match vaccines creater stronger Covid immunity June 11, 2021 Some pharmaceutical executives are starting to believe that mixing and matching different types of vaccines may provide stronger immunity against Covid-19. Pierre Morgon, who sits on the boards of Vaccitech and Univercells, said that he is now convinced that one dose of an Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine matched with one Pfizer or Moderna jab is the most [...]
Boris Johnson: Call UK-US partnership the ‘indestructible relationship’ June 11, 2021 Boris Johnson has called for the UK-US partnership to be called the “indestructible relationship” instead of the special relationship. Johnson said after his first in-person meeting with Joe Biden yesterday that you could also call it the “deep and meaningful relationship”, because it is “a relationship that has endured for a very long time, and [...]
Shiver me timbers! G7 leaders to listen to sea shanties on a Cornwall beach with Boris Johnson June 10, 2021 Boris Johnson’s plan to woo some of the most powerful world leaders at the G7 summit will be aided by a group of musical Cornish seamen on Saturday night. World leaders will be treated to a beach BBQ after the second day of the G7 summit in Cornwall, before settling down to listen to a [...]
UK pledges to share 100m coronavirus vaccines globally June 10, 2021 Ahead of the G7 summit, prime minister Boris Johnson today announced the UK will donate 100m surplus coronavirus vaccines worldwide within the next year. 80m doses will be supplied to the Covax vaccine sharing scheme, while the remaining 20m doses will be shared bilaterally with countries in need. The donated doses will come from the [...]
G7 2021: Boris Johnson says Joe Biden is ‘breath of fresh air’ after first meeting June 10, 2021 Boris Johnson has called his first in-person meeting with US President Joe Biden a “breath of fresh air”, after an extended bilateral in the lead-up to the G7 summit. Johnson and Biden had their first meeting in Cornwall today ahead of the three-day summit, with the pair agreeing to a new Atlantic Charter and a [...]
Frost receives icy warning after giving culture committee the cold shoulder June 10, 2021 The chair of Westminster’s influential culture committee has slammed Brexit minister Lord David Frost for postponing an evidence session today. The government has been under fire for some time over post-Brexit immigration requirements, with confusion over visa access for touring musicians or performers. Frost was due to give evidence on the implications of Brexit on [...]
UK needs to shake off British empire image to avoid Scottish independence, think tank says June 10, 2021 The UK needs to shake off the nationalist stereotypes of its British Empire to avoid Scottish independence, a think tank has reported. Those who favour Scottish independence associate “Britain with empire and empire with evil”, with independence part of “the progressive arc of history”, think tank Council on Geostrategy said. “In short, if the disintegration [...]
Matt Hancock denies Dominic Cummings’ claim he lied to the Prime Minister over Covid-19 June 10, 2021 The health secretary has denied Dominic Cummings’ accusations that he lied to Boris Johnson during the pandemic, telling MPs that he followed the “clinical advice” at all times. Giving evidence to MPs at a joint inquiry by the Health and Social Care and Science and Technology Committees on the government’s coronavirus response, Matt Hancock insisted [...]
China passes law to retaliate against foreign sanctions June 10, 2021 China has passed a law today that will allow it to counter foreign sanctions, according to state broadcaster China Centra Television (CCTV). The bill was passed by China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) standing committee after a second review, after a secret first review in April. Little is yet known of the law, but it comes [...]
Worsening UK/EU relations over Northern Ireland ‘commanding attention’ of Biden June 10, 2021 America’s most senior diplomat in Britain has given Brexit minister Lord Frost a dressing down for Britain’s role in heightening tensions in Ireland and Europe. Yael Lempert, who was instructed by President Joe Biden, said she had been told to issue London with a demarche, a formal diplomatic reprimand and an uncommon move among [...]