Today: Boris Johnson to meet EU chief in crunch trade deal meeting October 14, 2020 Boris Johnson and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen will hold last minute Brexit talks today as the two sides try to salvage a last minute trade deal. The two have agreed to meet ahead of an EU summit on 15 October, with Johnson saying last week that he needs to see a deal is [...]
Exclusive: TfL set for crunch talks as London bosses call on Sunak to solve cash crisis October 14, 2020 Exclusive: TfL set for crunch talks to solve cash crisis as London bosses call on Sunak to step-up to save services
Labour calls for two to three week lockdown in England October 13, 2020 Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for a two to three week “circuit breaker” in England that would plunge the country back into lockdown. Starmer called for the England lockdown at a televised press conference today, saying the measure was “in line with Sage’s recommendations”. Sage, the government’s primary scientific advisory body, published papers [...]
Sadiq Khan says new London Covid restrictions this week are ‘inevitable’ October 13, 2020 Sadiq Khan has said new Covid restrictions in London are now “inevitable” just a day after the capital was put into the lowest risk category by the government. Khan said today that all the vital indicators show London is certain to be put into the tier two category within days, meaning the capital would be [...]
New Lib Dem mayoral candidate calls for City of London offices to be converted into homes October 13, 2020 The Liberal Democrats’ new London mayoral candidate has called for empty office space in the City of London to be converted into affordable housing. Former MEP Luisa Porritt – who was today unveiled as the Liberal Democrats’ candidate for the 2021 mayoral election – told City A.M. that using offices left empty by a potential [...]
Coronavirus: London escapes new restrictions, but City Hall says it won’t last October 12, 2020 London will not have any new Covid restrictions imposed on it, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson today outlined a new three-tier alert system. However, Sadiq Khan has warned this could change within days. London will be put into the lowest level category, medium risk, meaning that the current restrictions will remain the same. Read more: [...]
Government Covid leaks ‘eroding trust’ with businesses, says Chambers of Commerce October 12, 2020 One of the UK’s largest business lobby groups has slammed the government for “eroding trust” with the private sector thanks to a slew of anonymous briefings and rumours over Covid restrictions. The British Chambers of Commerce said “speculation and rumour have badly eroded trust between Westmisnter, local government and our businesses communities”, adding that the [...]
NHS boss: More in hospital with Covid now than when first lockdown began October 12, 2020 More people are now in hospital with Covid than when Boris Johnson announced the first lockdown in March, according to the boss of NHS England. Stephen Powis said during a live briefing today that A&E admissions are at their highest in Liverpool and that the North West has seen a seven-fold increase in Covid hospital [...]
Sir Keir Starmer: MPs should not get £3,300 pay rise October 12, 2020 Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said MPs should not receive a newly announced £3,360 pay rise as hundreds of thousands of Britons are set to lose their jobs. Starmer said today that “this year of all years” MPs do not deserve the planned 4.1 per cent pay rise, about eight-times the amount of yearly [...]
UK considers plan to ‘disable’ Channel migrant boats with nets October 11, 2020 The government is considering plans to “disable” boats carrying migrants across the Channel by using nets to stop them from reaching the UK, according to the new man in charge of stopping illegal crossings. The UK has seen a marked increase in illegal Channel crossings this year, with more than 1,500 people crossing by boat [...]
