Germany needs to implement nationwide measures to break the current wave of coronavirus infections as quickly as possible, its health minister said on Friday. ‘We need a lockdown,’ Jens Spahn told journalists in a news conference, adding that nighttime curfews may be necessary to further reduce social contacts. He said that there were currently nearly … Read more
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
David Cameron ‘lobbied ANOTHER Tory Treasury minister for loans’ to rescue collapsed finance firm Greensill David Cameron ‘contacted financial secretary to the Treasury Jesse Norman’ Did so while trying to get access to chancellor Rishi Sunak, it has been claimed Norman known to the PM, serving as Downing Street policy advisor from 2013 By Henry … Read more
Former Brexit Secretary David Davis reveals his 2018 resignation was a ‘cold blooded’ decision to force Theresa May out as Prime Minister David Davis said his decision to quit Theresa May’s government was ‘strategic’ The former Conservative party chairman said he made the move to oust Theresa May when she stopped listening to him over … Read more
No10 today leapt to the defence of Test and Trace after another study poked holes in the flawed £37billion system. Apprenticeships and Skills minister Gillian Keegan admitted the programme was ‘not perfect’ and relied on people ‘doing the right thing’. But she dismissed criticisms of the contact-tracing regime, arguing it was ‘certainly a very effective system’ … Read more
No10 today leapt to the defence of Test and Trace after another study poked holes in the flawed £37billion system. Apprenticeships and Skills minister Gillian Keegan admitted the programme was ‘not perfect’ and relied on people ‘doing the right thing’. But she dismissed criticisms of the contact-tracing regime, arguing it was ‘certainly a very effective system’ … Read more
SNP deputy first minister John Swinney apologises for breaking Covid rules after being pictured on campaign trail with four other party activists Deputy first minister John Swinney took selfie in front of four other SNP activists Senior figure deleted the picture just hours after sharing it on Twitter last Friday Comes after SNP business minister … Read more
Britain ‘has made great strides’ in reaching out to coronavirus vaccine sceptics and boosting uptake among black people, a cabinet minister said today. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng blamed ‘misinformation’ and ‘people sharing things on social media’ for some getting scared of having jabs. But he claimed there had already been ‘huge improvements’ in willingness to … Read more
Over the past quarter of a century a dangerous new belief has sprung up in political circles. It is that ex-prime ministers have every right to enrich themselves as much as possible by exploiting the contacts and know-how they acquired in office. Tony Blair has done this on an epic scale. He has made tens … Read more
Major UK sporting events including Wimbledon and the British Grand Prix will go ahead with crowds this summer if coronavirus lockdown restrictions continue to be eased ‘as planned’, the Sports Minister said today. Nigel Huddleston insisted the Government was keen to get events back to full capacity as soon as possible and the current roadmap … Read more