Boris Johnson‘s election pledge to pay newly qualified teachers £30,000 is in doubt despite unions threatening industrial action and warning of an ‘exodus’ from the profession. Rishi Sunak is preparing a ‘pay restraint’ across the public sector, despite the £6,000 pay rise being a key policy in the 2019 Tory manifesto. Johnson had pledged to … Read more
Drivers who cross the border face a £60 fine BUT police won’t set up road blocks and say ‘enforcement’ is a last resort Are all people banned from leaving or entering Scotland from 6pm on Friday? Yes, apart from a small number of exemptions. Nicola Sturgeon’s legislation demands that any person living in Scotland must … Read more
With the nation’s health at stake, it was revealed this week that GCHQ has embedded a team in Downing Street to provide Boris Johnson with real-time updates to combat the ‘emerging and changing threat’ posed by Covid-19. The intelligence analysts will sift through vast amounts of data to ensure the Prime Minister has the most … Read more
Rishi Sunak is set to rewrite Treasury’s rules to ‘level up’ the North: Chancellor will use spending review to ensure investment in infrastructure previously skewed towards London and South East Rishi Sunak set to abolish the Treasury’s ‘Green Book’ rules on public investment Critics say the rules have favoured pumping investment into wealthier areas Treasury … Read more
Coronavirus vaccines will start to roll out next month if one is approved by the British drug regulator, Matt Hancock confirmed today. The Health Secretary said in a TV briefing that the Government has officially asked the regulator, the MHRA, to consider licensing the vaccine made by pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and BioNTech. A late-stage study … Read more
Coronavirus vaccines will start to roll out next month if one is approved by the British drug regulator, Matt Hancock confirmed today. The Health Secretary said in a TV briefing today that the Government has officially asked the regulator, the MHRA, to consider licensing the vaccine made by pharmaceutical firms Pfizer and BioNTech. A late-stage … Read more
Coronavirus vaccinations could be offered to all adults as soon as January 31 after healthcare workers and the most vulnerable start receiving the jabs early next month, according to leaked NHS reports. Providing everything goes to plan, those over 80 may be next in line to get a jab, with mid-December reportedly earmarked for starting … Read more
Brussels says a post-Brexit trade deal with the UK is ‘both close and far away’ due to ‘persistent’ deadlock on crunch issues like fishing rights after top-level talks are suspended following EU official’s positive coronavirus test Top-level trade talks were suspended yesterday after EU official tested positive Brussels now believes that a trade deal with … Read more
The Prime Minister’s adviser on standards sensationally quit today as Boris Johnson refused to sack Priti Patel as Home Secretary in the wake of a report into bullying. Sir Alex Allan resigned this morning as Ms Patel apologised for ‘her past behaviour’ in the wake of his long-awaited probe into the senior Cabinet minister’s relationship … Read more
Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt All Britons should be tested for coronavirus once a month and those who get a negative result must receive a ‘freedom pass’, Jeremy Hunt has said. The former health secretary has called on ministers to come up with ‘proper incentives’ for people to get tested, self-isolate and receive a vaccine. … Read more