Boris Johnson was at war with his own MPs last night over virus curbs that could keep 99 per cent of the country in ‘virtual lockdown‘ until spring. The Prime Minister faced a mutiny by up to 70 Tory MPs after unveiling details of tough regional restrictions that will leave Cornwall, the Isle of Wight … Read more
All but three places will be plunged into Tier Three or Two (shown in red and orange) when England’s national shutdown ends on Wednesday Number 10 today published a breakdown of England’s lockdown tiers in a desperate attempt to justify the brutal curbs to the public as Boris Johnson announced all but three places of … Read more
Pub-starved Londoners have today toasted a return to Tier Two on December 2, while those in Manchester have been left fuming over facing tough Tier Three restrictions. It comes as it was today announced London will be placed into the Government’s ‘High’ Tier of restrictions when the national lockdown ends next month. It means pubs, … Read more
Rishi Sunak delivered a formidable speech in the Commons yesterday. The Chancellor’s calm manner and mastery of detail filled me with confidence. His message was that, although Britain is in an ‘economic emergency’, the Government is prepared to spend lots of money we don’t have in order to get us out of it. Better times … Read more
A Welsh farmer torched hundreds of ‘worthless’ sheep fleeces in protest at rock-bottom wool prices after the pandemic saw the market for the natural material sink to ‘diabolical’ lows. He piled up 800 fleeces from newly-shorn sheep and turned them into a funeral pyre saying it was cheaper to destroy them by fire than to go to … Read more
A Welsh farmer torched hundreds of ‘worthless’ sheep fleeces in protest at rock-bottom wool prices after the pandemic saw the market for the natural material sink to ‘diabolical’ lows. He piled up 800 fleeces from newly-shorn sheep and turned them into a funeral pyre saying it was cheaper to destroy them by fire than to go to … Read more
British Airways-owner IAG warns it could need to raise even more cash if there are prolonged lockdowns after it posted a mammoth £5.6bn loss By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:07 GMT, 30 October 2020 | Updated: 22:19 GMT, 30 October 2020 British Airways-owner IAG warned it could need to raise even more … Read more
Dominic Raab today hinted the Government could introduce a new Tier Four set of even stricter coronavirus restrictions as he refused to rule out a national lockdown. The Government’s current local lockdown system is based on three tiers but there are fears that even the most draconian rules in Tier Three are not enough to … Read more
Pizza Express will axe 1,300 jobs after increased Covid curbs hit profits even further – two months after announcing 73 UK restaurants would close Pizza Express will cut around 1,300 jobs across its UK restaurants, its bosses say It comes after the chain announced in August it would close 73 of its restaurants The company … Read more
Former top judge Lord Sumption brands coronavirus curbs tyrannical and a ‘breathtaking’ infringement of democratic rights Lord Sumption to say Covid curbs contain all the ingredients of totalitarianism He will accuse ministers of using police to suppress opposition to their policies He will warn that the effects of coronavirus coercion are corrosive of democracy By Steve … Read more