Cop26 chief Alok Sharma: World on the brink of climate ‘catastrophe’ August 8, 2021 The world will soon face “catastrophe” from climate change if urgent action is not taken, according to Cop26 chief Alok Sharma. Sharma, who is managing preparations for the Glasgow climate summit, said the he world “can’t afford” to wait another two years to take serious action. The government wants to use the UN summit to [...]
Boris Johnson reportedly threatens to demote Rishi Sunak August 8, 2021 Boris Johnson reportedly threatened to demote Rishi Sunak earlier this week in a fiery Downing Street meeting. Johnson was said by officials in attendance to be “apoplectic” about the leaking of a letter from Sunak that criticised the Prime Minister’s borders policy. Johnson is said to have only found out about the letter from last [...]
Government enlists nightclubs to help boost vaccine take-up in young adults August 6, 2021 A series of nightclubs and leading figures in the nightlife industry have signed up to help the government increase the vaccine roll-out among young adults. Nightclubs like Ministry of Sound will display messaging encouraging people to get the Covid vaccine during events. Soho venue Heaven, which famously hosts the club night G-A-Y, will also act [...]
Treasury launches £750m insurance scheme to cover Covid-related live event cancellations August 5, 2021 Costs associated with the cancellation of festivals, conferences and other live events due to Covid-related restrictions will be covered almost entirely by the government under a new £750m scheme. The Treasury will team up with Llloyd’s of London to deliver the Live Events Reinsurance Scheme, which will give companies the option of purchasing cover from [...]
Jab and coke: Heaven nightclub to open a pop-up vaccination centre August 5, 2021 Heaven nightclub will be the scene of a very different kind of afters on Sunday afternoon as the NHS opens a new vaccination centre. Heaven, which is located in Soho and is home to club nights such as G-A-Y, will act as a pop-up vaccination centre from midday until 9pm for all Londoners who have [...]
Dominic Cummings claims Boris Johnson offered him peerage August 5, 2021 Dominic Cummings has claimed that Boris Johnson offered him a seat in the House of Lords as he was leaving Downing Street last year. Cummings said the Prime Minister “almost immediately started laughing” after he made the offer and that the Prime Minister “realised that that was not exactly the sort of thing that would [...]
Sadiq Khan wants to make not wearing a mask on Tube a criminal offence August 5, 2021 Refusing to wear a face mask on the Tube should be made into a criminal offence, Sadiq Khan has said. The mayor of London wants the government to introduce a new bye-law that would enshrine face mask wearing on Transport for London (TfL) in law. Wearing a face mask in enclosed spaces is no longer [...]
Rishi Sunak renews call for City workers to get back to the office August 2, 2021 Rishi Sunak has renewed calls for young City workers to get back to the office now the government’s work from home order has been dropped. The chancellor recalled how his career as a young investment banker was helped by making relationships in the office with older colleagues. Speaking about a recent visit to Scotland where [...]
RMT union postpones this week’s London Tube strikes August 2, 2021 Two separate Tube strikes planned for this week have been postponed, after the drivers’ union decided to hold more talks with Transport for London (TfL). London was set for travel chaos tomorrow, with a 24-hour drivers’ strike scheduled to begin at midday that was expected to affect the entire network. TfL wants to scrap the [...]
Boris Johnson tells Iran to ‘face up to consequences’ of its drone attack August 2, 2021 Boris Johnson has called for Iran to “face up to the consequences” of its drone attack on an oil tanker that killed two people. It comes after Iran’s ambassador to the UK was today summoned to the Foreign Office in the wake of the attack, which saw a British national killed. The UK has said [...]
