Coronavirus: Boris Johnson imposes stringent new restrictions for up to six months September 22, 2020 Boris Johnson has imposed a swathe of stringent new restrictions that could last for up to six months if no new coronavirus treatments or vaccines are found. New restrictions in England from Thursday will include a 10pm curfew, enforced table service at hospitality venues and requirements that all retail and hospitality workers wear face masks [...]
Keir Starmer lashes out at Jeremy Corbyn and invokes Labour PMs in conference speech September 22, 2020 Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has slammed his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn for the party’s 2019 landslide election defeat and vowed that the party will never “not be trusted” on national security or the economy again. Starmer said in his first conference speech as Labour leader that the party “deserved” to lose last year’s General Election [...]
Coronavirus: Pubs and restaurants forced to shut at 10pm from Thursday September 21, 2020 Boris Johnson will tomorrow put a 10pm curfew on all English restaurants, pubs and hospitality venue in an attempt to curb surging coronavirus rates. The new rules, which will come into force on Thursday, will also see the hospitality sector restricted to table service only. The intervention comes after a sharp rise in coronavirus cases [...]
Sir Keir Starmer to make direct plea to lost working class voters in major speech September 21, 2020 Sir Keir Starmer will centre his Labour party conference speech tomorrow around “family values” and British patriotism in a bid to win back lost working class voters. Starmer will ask voters in the North and Midlands, who deserted the party at the 2019 election, to “take another look at Labour” and tell them that “we [...]
Increase coronavirus alert level, say UK’s top medical officials September 21, 2020 The UK’s chief medical officers have called for the government to increase the coronavirus alert level from three to four, which could see new restrictions imposed. A statement signed by the nation’s four top medical officials said they have “reviewed the evidence” and that “the number of cases are now rising rapidly and probably exponentially in significant parts [...]
Exclusive: Internal report says ex-People’s Vote boss has ‘case to answer’ on sexual harassment allegations September 21, 2020 A former Labour election strategy chief and boss of the People’s Vote campaign “has a case to answer” in regards to multiple allegations of sexual harassment, according to a report commissioned by a company he used to lead. An inquiry conducted by the anti-Brexit European Movement group and seen by City A.M. lists a string [...]
Coronavirus: Sadiq Khan not invited to emergency Cobra meeting on second UK wave September 21, 2020 Sadiq Khan has not been invited to tomorrow’s emergency Cobra meeting, but will still speak to Boris Johnson before his key coronavirus address. Johnson is convening the crisis meeting tomorrow with the heads of devolved governments as speculation increases that the country will be put into a second lockdown. Cases are beginning to rise rapidly [...]
Government to extend coronavirus loan schemes as cases jump September 21, 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to extend the government’s coronavirus loans schemes in an effort to protect the UK economy during a possible second wave of Covid infections. The four business loans schemes will be extended for applications until the end of November, the Financial Times reported. Banks will be allowed to process the loans [...]
Anneliese Dodds pitches Labour as party of fiscal responsibility September 21, 2020 Shadow chancellor Anneliese Dodds has said Labour will be a party of fiscal responsibility under its new leadership, while setting out a three-point plan to protect UK businesses from the economic crisis. Dodds used her speech at the virtual Labour conference to call out the government for being “cavalier” with public money, adding that she [...]
UK on track for 200 Covid deaths a day based on current infection rate September 21, 2020 The UK could be on track to have 200 Covid deaths a day by November if current rates of infection continue, according to the UK’s top scientific official. Chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance said that coronavirus cases are currently doubling every seven days, while also revealing that only 8 per cent of Britons have [...]