Like many people, I am delighted that Boris Johnson is back in Downing Street today. The Government and the country urgently need his authority to tackle the worst crisis in public finances that Britain has ever faced. The lockdown has gripped our economy in a deadly embrace – one from which it may never fully … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon declares she WILL ease lockdown restrictions in Scotland at different rate to the rest of the UK if she disagrees with Boris Johnson’s plan – and swears it is not ‘political’ – but refuses to set a date for rules to be relaxed Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon published lockdown exit plan last … Read more
The end of ‘Stay Home’? Government ‘prepares to ditch’ its hard-hitting lockdown PR strategy to move on to second phase of coronavirus response Number 10 is working with Australian strategist who helped Tories crush Labour Response’s phase one saw stark warnings issued in newspapers and online Featured NHS workers wearing masks and warned anyone could … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing mounting calls to ease the lockdown from multiple flanks of his own party including donors, cabinet ministers and rebellious MPs. The Prime Minister will return to work in Downing Street on Monday to find restlessness brewing in the Tory ranks for restrictions to be relaxed. Wealthy backers who have poured millions … Read more
Ministers have ordered production of up to 50 million new immunity tests as part of what experts hope will be a ‘game-changing’ development in the battle against Covid-19. A breakthrough by a team of top British scientists means that, by June, people could be able to reliably test whether they have developed immunity to the virus … Read more
Downing Street has removed China from the list of other countries it uses to compare the spread of the coronavirus – in a snub to Beijing amid widespread anger at the nation’s apparent cover-up of the seriousness of its coronavirus outbreak. It is another diplomatic attack on China in the wake of Donald Trump’s accusations that … Read more
Professor Chris Whitty has offered a chink of light out of the lockdown after revealing coronavirus infection rates have been wrestled down. England’s chief medical officer said the reproduction number – or R0 – has been brought below 1, marking a critical achievement in the UK’s war on Covid-19. It means coronavirus sufferers are on … Read more
Boris Johnson ‘will return to work on Monday’ as a part-time PM – but allies warn he is still suffering ‘debilitating’ effects of coronavirus By Political Editor For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 BST, 24 April 2020 | Updated: 00:31 BST, 25 April 2020 Boris Johnson is expected to return to Downing Street on Monday … Read more
‘Dishy Rishi’ Sunak wows viewers as he appears on BBC’s Big Night In fundraiser to announce Government pledge to match all donations Rishi Sunak announced the government would match all Big Night In donations First £20m will go to National Emergencies Trust to help support victims Viewers praised the Chancellor for being ‘normal’ in the TV … Read more
Hairdressers could be closed for another six months because the government cannot find a safe way of opening them again amid the coronavirus outbreak, it was claimed today. The Government’s team of top scientists believe there is no way for stylists to cut people’s hair without risking spreading the virus, reports The Sun. Experts claim … Read more