Barnier: Brexit deal ahead if Britain stops backtracking June 24, 2020 Britain can still achieve a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union as long as the UK stops “backtracking” on its commitments, the EU’s chief negotiator said today. In a virtual think-tank event this afternoon, Michel Barnier called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to give “clear signals” that the UK is ready to work towards [...]
London’s nightclubs and casinos slam ‘suicidal’ new coronavirus guidelines June 24, 2020 London’s nightclubs and casinos have slammed Boris Johnson’s decision to exempt them from a list of venues allowed to reopen in July as “suicidal”, and urged the government to provide financial support to prevent further redundancies in the sector. The Prime Minister yesterday announced that pubs, bars, restaurants, hotels, theme parks, galleries and hairdressers will [...]
Conservative MP Tracey Crouch diagnosed with breast cancer June 24, 2020 Tory MP Tracey Crouch has announced that she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and will not return to parliament for the foreseeable future. The MP for Chatham and Aylesford today issued a statement on Twitter saying: “Unfortunately I have been diagnosed with breast cancer. It came as a bit of a surprise but it [...]
Jenrick set to release documents on £1bn Westferry property deal June 24, 2020 Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has bowed to political pressure and confirmed he will release “all relevant information” relating to his controversial Westferry Printworks planning decision later today. Jenrick’s decision to give the green light to the East London site 12 days before its developer, former Daily Express owner Richard Desmond, donated £12,000 to the Conservative [...]
Brits back Boris Johnson’s lockdown lifting June 24, 2020 Almost two thirds of British people back the government’s plans to reopen pubs, restaurants, museums and hairdressers in England on 4 July, a new poll has found. A snap poll by Yougov yesterday found that 64 per cent of British people support Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plans to reopen cinemas, galleries and pubs next month, [...]
Staycation nation: Johnson urges public to take a UK holiday June 23, 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson today gave the green light for hotels, B&Bs and campsites in the UK to reopen from 4 July, and urged the public to revitalise the hospitality industry by taking a “staycation” within the UK. In a major easing of social distancing rules, the PM today provided a lifeline for the hospitality [...]
PM: All five coronavirus tests are being met June 23, 2020 Boris Johnson has announced that the UK has met all five coronavirus tests required to ease the lockdown, as the Prime Minister today set out his roadmap for England to ease social distancing restrictions and revitalise the economy. In April, the Prime Minister announced five tests that had to be met before lockdown restrictions could [...]
UK coronavirus deaths leap to 171 as lockdown nears end June 23, 2020 A further 171 people have died in the UK after contracting coronavirus, taking the total number of deaths to 42,927. The figure represents a disappointing return to levels seen last week, following yesterday’s announcement of 15 fatalities, marking the lowest daily death toll since lockdown began More than 237,000 tests were distributed in the UK yesterday, [...]
New lockdown guidance gets widespread approval in Westminster June 23, 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement today that the two metre social distancing will be scrapped in favour of new “one metre-plus” guidance from 4 July was met with widespread approval from Westminster, as the public prepares to revitalise the British economy after months of lockdown. Business Ministers welcomed the new guidance as providing a lifeline [...]
Number 10 will no longer hold daily coronavirus briefings June 23, 2020 Downing Street will no longer hold daily press briefings, the government announced today, as England begins to emerge from months of lockdown ahead of a nationwide relaxation of social distancing rules. Number 10 said that this evening’s 5pm news conference will be the last to be held on a daily basis, as the rate of [...]
