Cummings: Johnson resisted lockdown as Covid deaths only among elderly July 20, 2021 Dominic Cummings has alleged that Boris Johnson was reluctant to introduce stricter Covid restrictions amid a surge in cases last autumn because he thought the disease was only killing the over 80s. “I no longer buy all this NHS overwhelmed stuff” Cummings said the prime minister had messaged him. Cummings claimed that Johnson wanted to [...]
Vaccine passport compulsory for nightclubs and large events from September July 19, 2021 Vaccine passports are set to be made mandatory for nightclubs and mass events from September amidst low vaccine take-up among younger age groups. Boris Johnson said once all adults have been given the chance to get both jabs by September they will be forced to show proof they are fully vaccinated to enter mass events. [...]
Hong Kong’s parliament expected to pass controversial ‘anti-doxxing’ law July 19, 2021 A new law proposed by Hong Kong’s government would give the city’s privacy watchdog the power to request malicious sharing of individuals’ information be removed from websites, even if the content is hosted outside Hong Kong. Hong Kong authorities revealed details of the bill on Friday, effectively criminalising doxxing activities – disclosing personal information without [...]
Frost expected to threaten to break with Northern Ireland Protocol on Wednesday July 19, 2021 Boris Johnson’s defacto Brexit minister has confirmed he will update parliament on the Northern Ireland Protocol this week, with rumours swirling he will threaten to deviate from the post-Brexit arrangement. Lord David Frost told a parliamentary committee meeting today that the protocol “must work in a different way if we’re to find the stable route [...]
Over two-fifths of Hong Kong migrants plan to start business in the UK July 19, 2021 The UK could be set for an entrepreneurial boost from an unlikely source – with almost half of wealthy Hongkongers coming to the UK set to start their own businesses. According to UKHK.org, a charity supporting Hongkongers in the UK, a new survey of Hongkongers found more than half (52.1 per cent) have or intend [...]
Labour calls for reimposition of work from home advice on freedom day July 19, 2021 Labour has today called for the government’s work from home advice to be brought back and for face masks to be mandatory just hours 12 hours after Covid restrictions were shed en masse in England. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said Boris Johnson’s government needs to “think again on their reckless plan” to leave Covid [...]
‘Lower prices, more choice’: UK mulls tariff cuts for exports from developing countries July 19, 2021 The government is set to trim tariffs on UK imports from developing countries to both boost their economies and bring Brits “lower prices and more choice”. Around 70 countries currently qualify for the new Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS), which will also introduce simpler bureaucratic rules when exporting to the UK once approved. The UK [...]
Boris Johnson urges caution on freedom day as he continues self-isolation July 18, 2021 Boris Johnson has urged caution as England today is freed from social distancing restrictions for the first time in 16 months. The Prime Minister also outlined once again his five-point plan for how the country will live with Covid-19, which includes reducing the time between vaccines, keeping the Test and Trace regime in place and [...]
UK retail lobby: Self-isolation policy will lead to ‘critical impact’ due to ‘pingdemic’ July 18, 2021 The UK’s retail sector lobby has warned that England’s current self-isolation policy will lead to serious disruption to businesses, with millions of people set to be told to self-isolate in the coming weeks. British Retail Consortium chief executive Helen Dickinson said “something’s got to give” or “we will see some more critical impacts over the [...]
Government to make call on vaccinating teenagers ‘within days’ July 18, 2021 The government is preparing to make a verdict on whether to offer the Covid vaccine to teenagers within days, according to housing secretary Robert Jenrick. Jenrick said today that the government was “very sympathetic” to allowing 12 to 17-year-olds get the jab in England and that a decision will soon be announced. Every adult in [...]