France announces 8pm nationwide curfew will start on Tuesday – and will NOT be lifted on New Year’s Eve France’s Prime Minister said today Paris will be under curfew on New Year’s Eve Jean Castex announced the measures as part of strict nationwide 8pm curfew City of Light will be in darkness on night associated … Read more
Sir Keir Starmer today demanded a rethink on the 10pm pubs curfew after the blanket lockdown ends in England, insisting it had not worked’. The Labour leader raised the prospect that he could withdraw support for the controversial policy – leaving Boris Johnson at the mercy of a major Tory rebellion. The hospitality industry, along … Read more
Italy imposes nationwide curfew and bans travel to hard-hit regions as infection levels soar Coronavirus cases in Italy have risen to record levels, topping 30,000 each day PM Giuseppe Conte announced series of measures to curb the virus yesterday Among the measures announced was a nationwide curfew from 9pm until 5am Authorities will also limit … Read more
The ‘rule of six’ and 10pm curfew have likely had ‘zero effect’ in reducing the spread of Covid-19, research has suggested. Researchers at the London School for Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) are the first to assess whether or not the controversial measures — first introduced in September — have had any effect. They interviewed … Read more
Defiant Piers Corbyn announces he’ll be at ‘drink against the curfew’ rally tonight… as he arrives at court charged with breaking Covid rules by attending two anti-lockdown events Piers Corbyn, 73, revealed there would be a ‘drink against the curfew’ event He spoke as he arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning The weatherman … Read more
A big man – and a bigger politician – admits he was wrong. I applaud Rishi Sunak for acknowledging yesterday that his Job Support Scheme, which had aimed to protect jobs during local lockdowns, was not fit for purpose. Ruinously for pubs and restaurants, Tier Two restrictions stop people from different households mixing together indoors. … Read more
Italy’s northern Lombardy region is preparing to impose a night-time curfew for three weeks, the most restrictive anti-coronavirus measure the country has seen since it emerged from a national lockdown in spring. The 11pm-5am curfew is expected to begin on Thursday night and last until November 13. It comes as Lombardy, the region hit hardest by … Read more
Now London mayor Sadiq Khan joins demands for the 10pm pub curfew to be AXED to help businesses – just weeks after backing the earlier closing time Khan led the political push for harsher lockdown to be introduced in London Curfew previously criticised across party lines for financial impact on business Last month Khan said … Read more
England’s deputy chief medical officer has called for the nation’s 10pm pub curfew to be brought forward to 6pm in an effort to reduce the increasing rates of transmission. Professor Jonathan Van-Tam admitted there was little evidence supporting the benefits of a 10pm curfew and said he would prefer a closing time of 6pm instead … Read more
Number 10 faces Commons revolt on 10pm pub curfew as it is accused of ‘dirty tricks’ tactics in attempt to AVOID a vote By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent and James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 15:44 BST, 13 October 2020 | Updated: 15:53 BST, 13 October 2020 Tory MPs are set to mount a … Read more