AT A GLANCE: HOW VALLANCE AND WHITTY DEFENDED THE LOCKDOWN SATURDAY’S GLOOMY SLIDES The pair admitted what one MP called the ‘avalanche of data’ they presented in Saturday’s briefing may have been too much to handle for the public. Sir Patrick said: ‘I would always like to get things simpler than they were and clearer … Read more
Rishi Sunak is being ‘bounced’ by the Prime Minster into extending the furlough scheme package after lockdown ends Prime Minister wants Rishi Sunak to ensure furlough money available for country Details being ironed out before Chancellor brings the policey forward to public Boris Johnson pledged to extend Government’s furlough payments on Monday By Bhvishya Patel … Read more
Signs that the second wave of coronavirus could be at a turning point began to make an appearance today as the UK recorded a 12.5 per cent decrease in the number of people testing positive. The Department of Health figures, which initially were delayed in their release, saw a further 20,018 people test positive for … Read more
Rishi Sunak is being ‘bounced’ by the Prime Minster into extending the furlough scheme package after lockdown ends Prime Minister wants Rishi Sunak to ensure furlough money available for country Details being ironed out before Chancellor brings the policey forward to public Boris Johnson pledged to extend Government’s furlough payments on Monday By Bhvishya Patel … Read more
AT A GLANCE: HOW VALLANCE AND WHITTY DEFENDED THE LOCKDOWN SATURDAY’S GLOOMY SLIDES The pair admitted what one MP called the ‘avalanche of data’ they presented in Saturday’s briefing may have been too much to handle for the public. Sir Patrick said: ‘I would always like to get things simpler than they were and clearer … Read more
AT A GLANCE: HOW VALLANCE AND WHITTY DEFENDED THE LOCKDOWN SATURDAY’S GLOOMY SLIDES Sir Patrick: ‘I would always like to get things simpler than they were and clearer than they were. ‘I mean, you know, that would always be an aim and clearly some of those slides were quite complicated, and it is a very … Read more
Fears England may have jumped the gun with a second national lockdown grew today after top scientists claimed the R rate has already dropped to the crucial level of one and that Covid-19 cases are actually ‘flatlining’. King’s College London academics, who have been tracking the size of the coronavirus outbreak since the summer, argued … Read more
A graph showed during the Prime Minister’s address saying Britain will have 4,000 deaths a day by December was ‘proven to be incorrect’ and ‘four weeks out of date’, an Oxford University scientist has warned. Director of the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine Carl Heneghan said mathematically the document should not have been used to justify the … Read more
English airports could be mothballed amid looming ‘hammer blow’ from lockdown – as ministers face renewed demands to support the travel industry England’s looming lockdown includes a ban on foreign holidays and staycations This has been described as a ‘hammer blow’ to an already hard-hit travel sector Industry figures have called for measures including abolition of … Read more
Brexit breakthrough? The UK and EU ‘are close to a compromise on fishing rights’ that could allow them to seal a trade deal within WEEKS They are reported to be closing in on a compromise that would allow a deal Bloomberg said it would allow UK boats to catch more fish after December 31 But … Read more