UK gave £63.4m in ‘secretive payments’ to six Middle Eastern states, say MPs July 6, 2021 A group of MPs have called for the suspension of “secretive” funds sent by the UK government to a group of six Middle Eastern states, after £64.3m was sent between 2016 and 2021. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Democracy and Human Rights in the Gulf said Bahrain and Saudi Arabia was among those receiving [...]
Sajid Javid warns about ‘shocking’ NHS backlog caused by Covid-19 July 6, 2021 Sajid Javid has said the extent of the NHS waiting list “shocked” him when he was sworn in as health secretary and that 7m people had not come forward with serious illness over the past 16 months. Javid said that as “health secretary I can’t just be thinking about Covid alone, I have to be [...]
Two men charged with ‘common assault’ over Chris Whitty incident July 6, 2021 Two men have now been charged over an incident caught on video where England’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty is seen to be man-handled. The video, caught on a mobile phone, shows Whitty being grabbed by men in a park in London as the chief medical officer (CMO) attempts to cross the road. After arresting [...]
Having regained control from EU, MPs want to hand policing of the City over to regulators July 6, 2021 Brexit: Having regained control from EU, MPs want to hand policing of the City over to regulators
Amber means Go! Travel industry awaits details on rule change for double-vaxxed Brits July 5, 2021 Travel industry in holding pattern awaiting details on rule change for double-vaxxed Brits
Freedom day: Boris Johnson confirms big bang shedding of Covid restrictions for 19 July July 5, 2021 Boris Johnson has confirmed there will be a big bang shedding of Covid restrictions in England, with mass events set to return without social distancing or face masks from 19 July for so-called freedom day. Johnson said the government will be imposing very few Covid restrictions from now on and will instead rely on people [...]
TfL opposes making masks optional as Boris Johnson looks to forget them July 5, 2021 Londoners may have to wear masks on the tube after 19 July, when Boris Johnson is expected to have abandoned the pandemic-imposed rule. However, different rules for Transport for London (TfL) tubes and national rail trains may confuse travellers, if masks become a thing of the past by the end of July. A spokesperson for [...]
WWF: UK needs to bolster its climate policy ahead of COP26 July 5, 2021 The UK has been urged to slash its environmental footprint by 75 per cent by 2030 by WWF, to bolster its climate policy ahead of COP26. In its latest report titled ‘Thriving Within Our Planetary Means’, the environmental charity warned that the UK has a disproportionately high impact on climate and nature. “The UK is [...]
Cummings: Boris Johnson said it was ‘ludicrous’ he could be PM in 2016 July 5, 2021 Dominic Cummings has claimed Boris Johnson said after the 2016 Brexit referendum that it would be “ludicrous” if he became Prime Minister and that he joined his team in Downing Street to try and direct policy. After David Cameron resigned in 2016, Johnson allegedly said: “Obviously it’s ludicrous me being PM — but no more [...]
‘Rushed’ policy: Those facing financial hardship could get discounts on UK quarantine bills July 5, 2021 Incoming travellers from red list countries may soon be able to apply for discounts or waivers on quarantine costs if they are facing financial hardship, according to reports. UK government lawyers said the Department of Health and Social Care was “currently in the process of refining their scheme to allow persons entering the managed quarantine [...]