Carrie Symonds in red tape row with farming lobby: PM’s fiancee rubbishes claim that she’s teamed up with Zac Goldsmith to impose green rules Member of farming lobby claims industry could be tied up with green rules Concerns Carrie Symonds has influenced Boris Johnson on policy and staff The claims were denied by Number 10 … Read more
Boris Johnson today desperately tried to win over furious Tory MPs as he defended his new national coronavirus lockdown and insisted he had ‘no choice’ but to impose tough new draconian curbs. The Prime Minister told a recalled House of Commons this morning that his hand had been forced after a new variant of the … Read more
Price hike fears for Uber and Airbnb customers amid reports Rishi Sunak is planning to impose VAT in a multi-billion-pound tax raid Sunak considering toughening up VAT rules on ‘sharing economy’ businesses Many have grown rapidly in recent years to become hugely successful Treasury is examining ways it could levy VAT on these transactions By Matt … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing a cabinet row over his tougher coronavirus crackdown plans, according to reports, as Northern city leaders last night pleaded with ministers not to impose lockdown-style measures. Amid growing talk of a Tory back bench rebellion over his 10pm Covid curfew, The Prime Minister is reportedly facing a deepening split between senior ministers … Read more
Sweden records its lowest number of covid cases since March with just 108 after country did not impose lockdown Sweden’s seven-day average for coronavirus was 108 as of Tuesday The figure is its lowest since March 13 when it decided not to impose lockdown France, Spain, the UK and the Czech Republic all have higher … Read more
The French government will this week agree to impose reciprocal quarantine restrictions on travel from the UK as ministers face growing pressure to reduce the 14 day self-isolation period. Britain added France to its ‘red list’ of banned countries on August 15 after a spike in coronavirus cases. All travellers returning from the country to … Read more
Germany will not be able to avoid a second lockdown if it is hit by a second wave of coronavirus cases, a leading virologist has warned. Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit said ‘drastic measures’ would be back on the table if Germany’s health system is overwhelmed by virus cases – a nightmare scenario which Germany has so far avoided. … Read more
Parents not enforcing boundaries and being unwilling to chastise children has led to a generation of ‘infantilised millennials’, according to a sociology professor. In his new book, Why Borders Matter, Frank Furedi, emeritus professor of sociology at Kent University, says a lack of clear boundaries created a childlike generation. Not chastising children or using moral-based … Read more
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio have imposed an 11pm-5am curfew in New York City and are adding 4,000 cops to the streets to try to regain control after a violent night of looting and protests. More than 250 people were arrested last night and arrests were still being made in … Read more