UK secures deal to bottle 60m Novavax vaccine doses in the North East March 29, 2021 The UK government has reached a deal with pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline to bottle 50 to 60m doses of the Novavax vaccine in the North East. Boris Johnson said at today’s press conference that the government was “building up our long-term manufcaturing abilities” with the new deal. The Novavax vaccines will be bottled at GlaxoSmithKline’s factory [...]
Lib Dem mayoral candidate blames ‘toxic’ Sadiq Khan for failure to get long term TfL funding deal March 29, 2021 Transport for London (TfL) has failed to get a long term funding settlement over the past year due to Sadiq Khan’s “toxic” relationship with central government, according to Liberal Democrat mayoral election candidate Luisa Porritt. Porritt, the Liberal Democrat leader in Camden council, told City A.M. in a wide ranging interview that the government’s willingness [...]
Shaun Bailey matches Sadiq Khan pledge to rollout 4G on the Tube network March 29, 2021 Conservative mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey has today matched a pledge by Sadiq Khan to rollout 4G across the entire London’s Tube network, which would give commuters access to internet data on their phones for complete journeys. Green party candidate Sian Berry also backed the proposal, saying she had long pushed for 4G on the whole [...]
‘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 [...]