A data arms race has begun — it’s not a game, it’s a national security imperative July 31, 2020 Data privacy is a human right. It is also a matter of national — and international — security. If the “new Cold War” is upon us, as has been claimed on City A.M., it will be fought with information. However, the west seems less serious about the “data arms race” than China and Russia, leaving [...]
City View exclusive: Foreign Affairs Committee chief labels Chinese ambassador ‘bully’ July 30, 2020 The chair of the Commons’ Foreign Affairs Committee has called China’s ambassador to the UK a “bully”, after the Beijing official accused Britain of cooking up “lies and slander” about the country and of getting too involved in its internal affairs. Speaking on City A.M.‘s daily podcast The City View, Tom Tugendhat said China’s recent [...]
Republicans reject Trump’s call for US election delay July 30, 2020 Leading Republican politicians have rejected US President Donald Trump’s calls to delay the US 2020 presidential election, saying the ballot should be held as planned on 3 November. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell told reporters from his home state of Kentucky that the election would go ahead as scheduled. House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy also [...]
Liberal Democrats leadership race: The long road to relevance July 30, 2020 For the second consecutive summer, Liberal Democrat members will be dragged to the polls to vote in a leadership election. While last year’s contest had a palpable feeling of optimism and excitement for many members, this year’s affair will likely represent the most abject contrast. The Liberal Democrats had surged to an unlikely lead in [...]
Boris Johnson: Coronavirus ‘bubbling up’ in 30 UK areas July 30, 2020 Boris Johnson has warned that coronavirus rates are “bubbling up” in 30 different areas in the UK as fears grow that the country may be on its way to a second wave. Johnson said today that the UK must be alert to the threat of a “really damaging second wave”. Latest figures from NHS Digital [...]
Trump calls to delay 2020 US election on ‘inaccurate and fraudulent’ voting systems July 30, 2020 US President Donald J Trump has put out a call to delay the upcoming US 2020 presidential election, saying current voting systems are “inaccurate and fraudulent”. Trump, without evidence, today repeated his claims of mail-in voter fraud and raised the question of a delay, writing on Twitter: “Delay the election until people can properly, securely [...]
Coronavirus self-isolation to increase by three days to 10-day lockdown July 30, 2020 People with symptoms of coronavirus will be told to self-isolate for three extra days, taking the total quarantine period to 10 days, as the government wrestles with mounting fears that Britain faces a second wave of the virus. The new measures are set to be announced later today by deputy chief medical officer Professor Jonathan [...]
Matt Hancock: Quarantine could return as second wave hits Europe July 30, 2020 Health secretary Matt Hancock today warned the government could re-introduce quarantine to protect the UK as a second wave of infections begins to roll across Europe. “I am worried about a second wave,” Hancock told Sky News. “You can see a second wave starting to roll across Europe, and we’ve got to do everything we [...]
Want a cure for Covid right now? Stop smoking, exercise more, and focus on holistic health July 30, 2020 So much of the conversation around how to beat Covid-19 has focused on the Holy Grail of a vaccine. This is obviously of utmost importance. But to beat coronavirus, as well as prepare for the next pandemic, we need a new definition of health — one that can strengthen our natural immunity and save thousands [...]
Chinese ambassador: Britain has ‘seriously poisoned’ China-UK relations July 30, 2020 China’s ambassador to the UK has slammed Britain’s criticism of the Chinese government, saying it has “seriously poisoned the atmosphere of China-UK relationships”. In a significant escalation of tensions between the two nations, Liu Xiaoming lambasted the “lies and slanders” he claimed were being “cooked up” by the UK government and media. Speaking to a [...]