Put away your worry beads, people. Keep cool, stay calm, no need to panic! Boris Johnson was in Red Adair mode at yesterday’s Downing Street briefing, dampening flames and putting out fires caused by the latest hullaballoo over the vaccine roll out. These stories about the AstraZeneca jab causing people to conk out due to … Read more
Spending watchdog blasts ministers over ‘long-term adverse effects’ of children having lessons online during Covid lockdown Government ministers blasted by National Audit Office over poor online learning Report from the Office claims some children were left without laptop for months The authors said Government lacked ‘contingency plan’ when closing schools By Education Editor For The … Read more
FA Cup semi-final test events will herald a summer of spectator sport as Ministers prepare for football stadiums, nightclubs and theatres to reopen Events are expected to use pre-admission Covid testing and social distancing Prime Minister will receive a report on results of pilots before giving green light Premier League planning to allow fans to … Read more
Unions tell ministers to save Liberty Steel jobs if firm goes under following Greensill collapse By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:57 GMT, 11 March 2021 | Updated: 21:57 GMT, 11 March 2021 Steel maker Liberty was rocked last week by the implosion of Greensill Capital Unions have urged the Government to step in … Read more
Equality chief in gay hostility row: Whitehall adviser accuses ministers of creating an unpleasant environment for gay people as she quits her post Jayne Ozanne has labelled ministers Liz Truss and Kemi Badenoch as ‘ignorant’ Miss Ozanne quit the Conservative Party and Government’s LGBT advisory panel She says there’s a ‘hostile environment for LGBT people’ … Read more
Culture Secretary hints ministers are prepared to intervene in US takeover of British chip maker Arm By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:53 GMT, 10 March 2021 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 10 March 2021 Culture secretary Oliver Dowden said the proposed sale of Arm to Nvidia for £30bn was still ‘very much under consideration’ … Read more
Scottish ministers claim there are NO records of crucial meetings between Nicola Sturgeon and lawyers about Alex Salmond’s court challenge Nicola Sturgeon facing accusations over handling of Alex Salmond complaints Her deputy John Swinney has confirmed there are no records of legal meetings Committee is drawing up report on the handling of the case with … Read more
Ministers have accused the EU of stoking the row over the Northern Ireland protocol because they are jealous of the UK’s vaccine rollout. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng linked the increasingly bitter row over the Brexit divorce terms to the contrasting performance on jabs. He suggested that European politicians were ‘playing politics’ to distract attention from … Read more
Nurses’ fury as ministers offer them ‘pitiful’ pay rise of just ONE PER CENT after a year at the forefront of the battle against coronavirus By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 18:22 GMT, 4 March 2021 | Updated: 18:33 GMT, 4 March 2021 Nurses reacted with fury tonight after ministers offered them a … Read more
Ministers have refused to bend Covid rules on quarantine exemptions for Premier League stars called up to play for their national teams in this month’s World Cup qualifiers in ‘red list’ countries. And if footballers decide to heed the call of their countries, they will face 10 days in quarantine in a Government-approved hotel on … Read more