Covid: Robert Jenrick does not rule out banning outside mixing October 11, 2020 Housing secretary Robert Jenrick would not rule out a potential ban on outside mixing this morning as Covid cases continue to rise. When asked today if there would be a ban on people meeting outside, Jenrick said “he couldn’t say” and that people should “wait to see what the PM says” on further restrictions. Daily [...]
Major Tory donor, head of Garden Bridge and Brexit advisers receive top gongs in Queen’s Birthday Honours list October 9, 2020 One of the largest Conservative party donors, the head of the failed £40m Garden Bridge and 10 Brexit advisers were among the senior figures to receive awards in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Tony Gallagher, who has donated almost £4m to the Conservative party over the last 13 years, was awarded a knighthood for [...]
New London restrictions are ‘highly likely’, Sadiq Khan says October 9, 2020 Sadiq Khan has said it is “highly likely” that London will introduce coronavirus restrictions soon as cases across the capital continue to rise. “We are at a very serious tipping point. The virus is accelerating in every part of London”, the Mayor of London said today, warning further restrictions were “inevitable”. His warning comes as [...]
Tory mayoral candidate vows ‘mental health covenant’ for TfL staff October 9, 2020 Tory mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey has pledged to offer more mental health support to Transport for London (TfL) staff if elected mayor as figures show increasing levels of psychological distress among the workforce. Bailey told City A.M. that he would create a “mental health covenant” for TfL workers in a similar vein to existing programmes [...]
TfL boss that oversaw Crossrail and Garden Bridge fiascos set for an honour October 9, 2020 A controversial former TfL boss appears to be in line for an honour, after Sadiq Khan tweeted his congratulations before the tweet was hastily removed. The Queen’s birthday honours list will be be announced tonight, however it appears the mayor of London jumped the gun this morning by announcing that former TfL commissioner Mike Brown [...]
Time running out for TfL to secure emergency government funding October 9, 2020 Time is running out for Transport for London (TfL) to secure emergency central government funding, with cash from its last bailout set to dry up in nine days. TfL is in negotiations with the Department for Transport over the funding settlement, with mayor of London Sadiq Khan asking for £5.65bn over the next 18 months [...]
London minister hits out at Sadiq Khan for ‘mixed messages’ during Covid October 8, 2020 Boris Johnson’s London minister has hit out at Sadiq Khan for sending “mixed messages” and for being two-faced in his dealings with the government. Paul Scully said today that Khan had “worked collaboratively” with the government behind closed doors during the Covid pandemic, but that he too often then goes on to attack the Prime [...]
Back London today — so that London may back the UK tomorrow October 8, 2020 At the Conservative Party Conference this week, chancellor Rishi Sunak promised he “will always be pragmatic”. Right now, however, the policies governing our towns and cities appear anything but pragmatic. Given that the UK’s major cities, and especially London, are going to be vital in helping our economy recover from the impact of Covid-19, it [...]
Coronavirus: Leading UK scientists urge government to adopt herd immunity approach October 7, 2020 A range of leading UK scientists have joined experts from around the world in calling for a herd immunity approach to the pandemic by forcing the vulnerable to shield while allowing others to return to normal life. Launched in the US, The Great Barrington Declaration urges governments across the globe to scrap lockdowns in favour [...]
Get the Keirs in? Starmer calls for review of 10pm curfew October 7, 2020 Sir Keir Starmer has called for the government to review its 10pm curfew on pubs, restaurants and bars if it cannot provide any scientific evidence for its effectiveness. The Labour leader said at Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) today that parliament and the public “deserves to know” if there is a scientific basis for the restriction [...]