Ethics adviser probe into Boris Johnson’s flat refurb to report by end of May May 13, 2021 An investigation by the government’s new ethics adviser into who initially paid for the £58,000 refurbishment of Boris Johnson’s Downing Street flat will report back by the end of the month. Lord Christopher Geidt, recently appointed by Johnson as the ethics adviser for ministers, told MPs today that he was “in the process” of receiving [...]
Government calls Sage meeting to discuss threat to UK of India’s Covid-19 variant May 13, 2021 Government calls Sage meeting to discuss threat to UK of India's Covid-19 variant
Norway to drop AstraZeneca jab from vaccination programme May 12, 2021 Norway will drop the AstraZeneca jab from its vaccine programme, after a government-appointed commission recommended it be excluded. Norway’s Prime Minister Enra Solberg today announced the country would no longer be using vaccine, and added that a decision on Johnson & Johnson jabs was yet to be made. The commission recommended both vaccines should [...]
Boris bad credit score: PM rejects court ruling over £535 in unpaid debt May 12, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected a court ruling that found he has an unpaid debt of £535. The court records listed Johnson at his official address, 10 Downing Street, according to Reuters today. Johnson’s office have said they will ask for the ruling to be removed from his record as it was “totally without merit”. [...]
Calorie labelling to be mandatory for large hospitality businesses from April 2022 May 12, 2021 The government has confirmed it will bring in mandatory calorie labelling for tens of thousands of English restaurants, pubs and cafes from April 2022. The Department of Health announced today that legislation will be brought forward to force all “out-of-home food businesses” with more than 250 staff to display calorie information for all non-prepacked food [...]
Amazon wins €250m in EU back tax battle May 12, 2021 In a fight over back taxes, Amazon will not have to pay €250m to the city of Luxembourg, Europe’s second-highest court heard today. The General Court said that the online retail giant had not received a selective advantage. “The Commission did not prove to the requisite legal standard that there was an undue reduction of [...]
Boris Johnson confirms working from home advice set to be scrapped on 21 June May 12, 2021 Boris Johnson has confirmed the government will scrap its work from home advice on 21 June if its roadmap out of Covid restrictions goes to plan. The Prime Minister told MPs today that he is confident office working will come back en-masse and that “I think it’ll come back remarkably quickly, but it does depend [...]
Boris Johnson announces full independent inquiry into government handling of Covid-19 May 12, 2021 Boris Johnson has today announced a full independent inquiry into his government’s handling of Covid-19 from spring 2022. The Prime Minister said the inquiry should not take place this year while the pandemic is not over and that the probe should be conducted in the “cold light of day”, with devolved governments also set to [...]
France wants to delay UK-EU Brexit financial services pact over fishing row May 12, 2021 France is aiming to block a post-Brexit financial services pact between the UK and the EU over a row about fishing rights. The UK and EU announced in March that it had drafted a regulatory co-operation agreement, known as a Memorandum of Understanding, on financial services, however it is yet to be signed or made [...]
Frost: Post-Brexit Northern Ireland treaty not ‘sustainable for long’ May 12, 2021 The post-Brexit Northern Ireland treaty will not be “sustainable for long” without significant changes, according to Boris Johnson’s minister for UK-EU relations. Lord David Frost said the Northern Ireland Protocol, which sees Northern Ireland follow EU customs union and single market rules, posed “significant challenges” for businesses, while urging the EU to act with “common [...]