‘Holiday at home’ tourism minister tells Brits as UK Government cautions against summer travel March 29, 2021 'Holiday at home' tourism minister tells Brits as UK Government cautions against summer travel
UK will not give away vaccines to other countries until all Britons are vaccinated March 29, 2021 The UK will not have any excess Covid vaccines that can be given away to other countries until all Britons have had their first dose at least, despite reports that millions of jabs could be soon handed out to Ireland. A Downing Street source said today that the government believes it will not be able [...]
UK drawing up plans for Covid-19 certificates for office workers March 29, 2021 The UK is reportedly weighing up plans to launch Covid vaccine certificates for white collar workers, which could allow people to go back to the office in large numbers later this year. A review led by Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove on the future of office working is considering implementing the certificates, which would likely [...]
Brexit: One in four small UK exporters halt EU sales March 29, 2021 More than one in four small British exporters have stopped sending goods to the EU since the end of the Brexit transition period on 1 January over frustrations about the amount of new red tape, according to a new survey. A Federation of Small Businesses survey out today showed that 23 per cent of small [...]
UK to remind Brussels that British taxpayers paid for AstraZeneca vaccine March 29, 2021 The UK will tell the EU next week that it must consider the millions of pounds British taxpayers spent on the creation of the Oxford University/AstraZeneca jab as the two sides look to resolve an ongoing row over vaccine exports. The UK and EU are set to resume talks from tomorrow over Brussels’ threats to [...]
Boris Johnson looks to build new global coalition to rival China March 28, 2021 Boris Johnson and Joe Biden are planning to lead a global coalition against China after Beijing imposed sanctions on a swathe of UK lawmakers earlier this week. The pair are reportedly looking to create a rival initiative to China’s belt and road initiative, which sees the country invest in infrastructure in developing countries in a [...]
David Cameron gave banker Lex Greensill access to 11 government departments March 28, 2021 David Cameron gave scandal hit banker Lex Greensill access to 11 government departments to create a new cross-Whitehall financial product, it has been revealed. Greensill, whose finance firm Greensill Capital went bust just weeks ago, was brought into the upper reaches of government by then cabinet secretary Jeremy Heywood in 2012. Cameron went on to [...]
UK considers giving millions of vaccines to Ireland March 28, 2021 The UK is reportedly planning on giving millions of Covid-19 vaccines to Ireland in a bid to stave off a third wave in Northern Ireland. The government is reportedly concerned Northern Ireland could see a surge in Covid cases when travel restrictions are lifted as Ireland has only vaccinated around 10 per cent of its [...]
Boris Johnson slams ‘disgraceful’ attacks on police after Bristol riots March 27, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has criticised protesters after bricks and glass bottles were thrown at police officers during a third night of clashes in Bristol last night. More than 1,000 people clashed with police in the city centre last night during the ‘Kill the Bill’ demonstration against the government’s Police and Crime Bill. In a [...]
‘Snotty tweets’: Amazon clashes with Elizabeth Warren over taxes and unions March 27, 2021 Amazon has become embroiled in a rare public row with US senator Elizabeth Warren over issues including its tax and employment practices. The dispute kicked off on Thursday when the Massachusetts senator posted a video accusing Amazon of “exploiting loopholes and tax havens to pay close to nothing in taxes”. The ecommerce giant replied saying [...]