Cabinet to meet over additional Covid curbs to slow Omicron spread December 20, 2021 Cabinet ministers are to meet virtually this afternoon to discuss potential new measures to slow the spread of Omicron. A meeting will be held at 2pm this afternoon, with the BBC reporting that officials will look at three options for fresh measures. According to the BBC, the measures relate to different levels of severity: low, [...]
Travel shares tank as lockdown concerns mount December 20, 2021 Shares of airlines such as British Airways’ (BA) owner IAG as well as Easyjet have tanked today as concerns over a possible strengthening of restrictions – including a potential Christmas lockdown – mount. IAG went down 3.35 per cent to 127.62p, while Easyjet registered a 2.11 per cent decline to 497.70p. According to Francesco Ragni, [...]
Shoppers shy away from West End on ‘critical’ weekend before Christmas as bosses call for urgent support December 20, 2021 Shoppers were deterred from visiting central London’s shopping district last weekend as Omicron infections continue to rise across the capital. Retailers have called on the government for more financial support as businesses have been hit by falling footfall in the crucial trading period before Christmas. It comes after health experts have advised Brits to prioritise [...]
Raab says there are ‘no guarantees’ over Christmas Covid restrictions December 20, 2021 Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has said the government "can't make hard, fast guarantees" that there will not be a Christmas lockdown.
Lockdown: Downing Street garden photo was a ‘work meeting’, says No 10 December 20, 2021 A photo of Boris Johnson with more than a dozen people with wine and cheese in Downing Street’s garden last May has been called a “work meeting” by No 10. The image, first published by the Guardian, shows the prime minister with his wife and 17 other staff members at a time when there were [...]
‘We’ve been thrown under the bus’: hospitality demands government support as the UK faces further restrictions December 20, 2021 Business owners have called for greater government support and stronger communication as the UK heads towards another lockdown.
Photograph leaked showing Boris Johnson at garden gathering in the midst of the first lockdown December 19, 2021 A photograph of Boris Johnson taken in May 2020 with more than a dozen people drinking wine in the garden of Downing Street has been published by The Guardian.
Liz Truss to replace Lord Frost as Brexit negotiator after shock resignation December 19, 2021 Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has been helicoptered in to replace Lord Frost after the UK's Brexit negotiator resigned last night.
Concerns over looming circuit breaker lockdown to weigh on London markets this week December 19, 2021 Concerns over whether the UK is heading for a pre-Christmas circuit breaker lockdown are likely to loom over investors this week. Ministers are reportedly drawing up plans to saddle Britain with tighter restrictions on socialising and household mixing to curb the rapid spread of Omicron. Health secretary Sajid Javid yesterday refused to rule out imposing [...]
Piers Corbyn arrested after encouraging people to burn down MPs’ offices December 19, 2021 The Metropolitan Police have arrested Piers Corbyn after he called for MPs' offices during a speech at an anti-lockdown rally yesterday.