Border chaos as Government is forced to DELAY demanding passengers test negative before entering UK until Monday amid backlash from travel industry over type of tests used Government planning to enforce regime requiring tests 72 hours pre-departure Meant to come into force 4am Friday but there will be a weekend grace period Passengers booked on … Read more
Boris Johnson is accused of trying to delay May’s local elections until the summer so he can benefit from a ‘vaccine bump’ after jab is rolled out By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 10:04 GMT, 13 January 2021 | Updated: 10:27 GMT, 13 January 2021 Boris Johnson has been accused of seeking to … Read more
Rishi Sunak could delay tax rises until next autumn but will end Stamp Duty holiday in March amid warnings over scale of government borrowing during Covid crisis The Chancellor reportedly believes that it is the ‘wrong time’ to bring in tax rises Source added Mr Sunak has also rejected calls to extend the stamp duty … Read more
Conservative mayoral hopeful urges Boris Johnson to delay school opening to give them a ‘fighting chance against the virus’- as scientists warn the new mutation seems to spread quickly among youngsters Prime Minister under pressure from fellow Tories to shut schools at start of term Comes as warnings new strain of Covid-19 spreads quickly among … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Airbus planes delay fails to ground Easyjet shares as new Covid strain plunges global aviation industry deeper into crisis By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:15 GMT, 22 December 2020 | Updated: 22:27 GMT, 22 December 2020 Airline Easyjet has pushed back more plane orders as the new Covid strain threw … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon demands Brexit delay: Scottish leader says new Covid strain makes it ‘unconscionable’ for Britain to leave EU when transition ends on Dec 31 Nicola Sturgeon says it is ‘imperative’ the PM secures a Brexit extension It comes after the discovery of a faster-spreading coronavirus strain First Minister said UK faces a ‘profoundly serious … Read more
EU Covid vaccine delay ‘will cost 15,000 lives’, economist warns as millions have to wait at least another week for jab Millions of Europeans will have to wait at least another week before vaccination EU determined vaccination programmes begin simultaneously in member states Germany has been pressing to begin inoculations as its infection rate spirals … Read more
Thousands of secondary school pupils in England will have their return to school delayed by up to a week after the Christmas holidays amid a Covid crisis in the classroom. Downing Street confirmed that the planned January 4 and 5 restart would now be ‘staggered’ with the use of online lessons, with full face-to-face learning … Read more
Europe’s press has declared the ‘battle for fisheries is now on,’ as papers warn we ‘can’t allow failure,’ but ‘no one is willing to bear the responsibility’. Sunday’s deadline to reach a deal on the free trade agreement between Britain and the European Union was extended until the end of the month yesterday, with Boris … Read more
Delay over raising minimum age for buying National Lottery tickets is branded ‘farcical’ by MPs Children can spend up to £350 a week gambling on fixed odds games online In July a group of peers issued a report calling for the age limit to be raised to 18 Camelot said it will take nine months … Read more