Britain’s second coronavirus wave is already on track to surpass the Government’s ‘worst case scenario’ projection of 85,000 deaths, concerning data suggests. In a newly-published leaked paper that was circulated through Downing Street over summer, SAGE – the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies – warned that daily Covid-19 fatalities could rise to as many as … Read more
Robert Jenrick today resisted calls from the Government’s scientific experts for another national lockdown as he said ‘you can’t have a stop-start country’. The Housing Secretary said it is the Government’s ‘very firm view’ that a short nationwide ‘circuit breaker’ shutdown is not the right way forward as he insisted ministers intend to stick to … Read more
Groping claims which ended Westminster career of Tory MP and Boris Johnson aide Ross Thomson are thrown out by official inquiry as he says he can now ‘draw a line’ under ordeal after two years of ‘living hell’ Labour MP Paul Sweeney alleged he had been groped by Tory MP Ross Thomson Claims prompted Mr … Read more
Which of us would like to be in Boris Johnson’s shoes? The man who yearned as a child to be ‘world king’ is ground down by a resurgent virus that couldn’t care less about his dashed ambitions. His hero Churchill knew in May 1940 what we had to do: fight Nazi Germany to the death. … Read more
We are at a pivotal moment in this pandemic and for our Prime Minister – and indeed the country – the stakes could not be higher. With rumours rampant about a new national lockdown and talk about the so-called ‘second wave’ of Covid-19 infections being deadlier than the first, there has never been a more … Read more
Business leaders, campaigners and MPs last night pleaded with Boris Johnson to resist a devastating new lockdown. They warned that it would wreak economic carnage and devastate thousands of businesses. It came as scientists said up to 85,000 could die in a second virus wave. With Emmanuel Macron announcing a new national lockdown for France, … Read more
Scientists increased pressure for a tougher national lockdown last night amid suggestions that up to 85,000 could die in a second wave of coronavirus. The new ‘worst case’ scenario came in a leaked Sage committee paper as government-commissioned research claimed nearly one million in England are currently infected. The study warned the country was at … Read more
We are at a pivotal moment in this pandemic and for our Prime Minister – and indeed the country – the stakes could not be higher. With rumours rampant about a new national lockdown and talk about the so-called ‘second wave’ of Covid-19 infections being deadlier than the first, there has never been a more … Read more
Britain’s daily number of Covid-19 cases dropped today for the first time in a month as health officials announced 24,701 more infections amid hopes the second wave could finally be tailing off. Department of Health statistics show 26,688 positive coronavirus tests were added to the Government’s count last Wednesday. It means today is the first … Read more
Boris Johnson has been warned by his scientific advisers that the UK is facing a second wave of coronavirus even deadlier than the first as they urge the Prime Minister to impose tougher lockdown rules. The Government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) has presented the PM with projections which suggest the peak of the … Read more