Trump won’t attend Biden inauguration this month January 8, 2021 Donald Trump will not attend the inauguration of his successor Joe Biden later this month, he has confirmed. The US President confirmed the news via Twitter this afternoon. He said: “To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the inauguration on January 20th.” Vice President Mike Pence is expected to [...]
Sadiq Khan to boost share of London council tax by nearly 10 per cent January 8, 2021 Sadiq Khan today announced that his share of council tax will increase by nearly 10 per cent from April in order to keep funding public transport services. Under the proposals, the average bill for Band D will increase by £2.63 a month – £31.59 over the whole year. Of the increase, £15 will go towards [...]
Scotland’s fishermen halt EU exports amidst post-Brexit ‘catastrophe’ January 8, 2021 Scottish fishermen have reportedly frozen exports to the EU due to a sudden rise in export costs and skewed delivery times after post-Brexit delays at ports. Fishing export businesses are faced with the introduction of health certificates, customs declarations and other paperwork increase export costs and timings. “Our customers are pulling out,” Santiago Buesa of [...]
Democrat leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer demand Donald Trump’s removal from office January 7, 2021 Most senior Democratic Senator joins calls for Donald Trump's removal from office
Nearly 1.5m in the UK have received first Covid vaccine jab January 7, 2021 Boris Johnson has today announced that just under 1.5m in the UK have now received their first Covid vaccine jab as he doubles down on a promise to hit 15m vaccinations by next month. The new figure means that around 200,000 people have been vaccinated since Tuesday – a rate well below what’s needed to [...]
New televised daily Downing Street press conferences postponed January 7, 2021 Downing Street’s planned televised press conferences have been indefinitely postponed due to the latest Covid lockdown. The White House-style briefings, which will be led by new Number 10 press secretary Allegra Stratton, were supposed to begin on 11 January. Downing Street said today there would instead be press conferences three times a week starting from [...]
Shopify joins Facebook and Instagram Trump ban January 7, 2021 Donald Trump has been banned from Facebook and Instagram until the presidential transition is completed, Mark Zuckerberg has confirmed – and the ban could go on for longer. Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook, which owns Instagram, confirmed the current US President would be banned from posting on the platforms for the remaining days [...]
Top UK Treasury civil servant earns five-year reappointment January 7, 2021 The UK Treasury’s top civil servant has been reappointed for another five-year term, after impressing Downing Street with his response to the Covid crisis. Department permanent secretary Sir Tom Scholar has been one of the architects of the Treasury’s response to the Covid crisis, which has seen Rishi Sunak spend more than £300bn to keep [...]
US Congress certifies Biden win as Trump vows orderly transition January 7, 2021 US Congress has formally certified Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory, hours after hundreds of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. Late last night lawmakers resumed the process of certifying Biden’s Electoral College win, with debate stretching into the early hours of this morning. The House and Senate rejected two objections to the tally and certified the [...]
Twitter and Facebook lock Trump’s account amid Capitol riots January 7, 2021 Twitter and Facebook last night took the unprecedented step of locking US President Donald Trump’s account after his supporters stormed the Capitol. In a message to protesters at the height of the violence, Trump told protesters “I love you” before telling them to go home. He also repeated false claims that the election, which he [...]