Minister hints at domestic vaccine passport climbdown

Ministers today sparked speculation of a potential climbdown on domestic vaccine passports as they insisted the Government is ‘concentrating on ticketed, big events’.   Paul Scully, the Small Business Minister, said the work on so-called ‘Covid Status Certification’ is focused on major events which are ‘tougher to get back to a semblance of normal rather than … Read more

Covid: UK ‘could send spare vaccines to Ireland’ after EU climbdown

The UK could send spare coronavirus vaccines to Ireland after the EU humiliatingly backed down in the bitter row over threat to British supplies. The success of the drive to secure jabs could mean that by the summer stocks can be shared with other countries – as Boris Johnson warned the pandemic cannot be tackled … Read more

UK ‘could send spare vaccines to Ireland’ after EU climbdown over embargo

The UK could send spare coronavirus vaccines to Ireland after the EU humiliatingly backed down in the bitter row over threat to British supplies. The success of the drive to secure jabs could mean that by the summer stocks can be shared with other countries – as Boris Johnson warned the pandemic cannot be tackled … Read more

New hope for Brexit trade deal ‘within weeks’ as talks resume after EU climbdown

New hope for Brexit trade deal ‘within weeks’ as talks resume after EU climbdown on Boris’s demands – but Brussels officials sneer that they are just ‘making it look like he’s won’ Post-Brexit trade talks between the UK and the EU will resume in London today  Talks restarting after the UK accepted an olive branch … Read more

Boris on brink of Huawei climbdown as spy chiefs reveal new fears 

Boris Johnson is on the brink of climbdown over his decision to allow Huawei to help build Britain’s 5G network over new security fears The climbdown comes after a growing rebellion on the Tory backbenches UK currently plans to use Huawei kit in 35 per cent of Britain’s 5G network The company’s link to Chinese … Read more