London mayor Sadiq Khan is the latest to criticise Met Police chief Cressida Dick after she joined hundreds of people ignoring social distancing rules to clap for the NHS. The busy crowd gathered on Westminster Bridge at 8pm on Thursday under the noses of police officers, including the leader of the force. Critics on Twitter … Read more
Sadiq Khan claims the UK MUST ask the EU for a Brexit transition period extension because of the coronavirus crisis as he accuses ministers of ‘putting dogma ahead of the national interest’ Mayor of London said both the UK and the EU need to focus on coronavirus fight He said UK government refusal to consider … Read more
Angry commuters across London’s tube network have slammed London Mayor Sadiq Khan as they claim construction workers using the packed trains ‘outnumber NHS staff’. Prime Minister Boris Johnson had previously urged Britons to stay at home and not to travel, but many using Transport for London (TfL) services have claimed that busy tubes are now … Read more
Commuters shared photos of busy London Underground services again this morning despite the coronavirus lockdown. Only key workers and those who are unable to work at home are meant to use the Tube, leading to millions staying away. But cuts to services has seen some people squeezed into confined carriages, further risking the spread of … Read more
Sadiq Khan has hit out at commuters who are refusing to stay at home following the deaths of five London bus workers who tested positive for Covid-19. The mayor of the capital said he was ‘absolutely devastated’ following the coronavirus deaths. He tweeted a statement saying that ‘lives depend’ on people following Government rules to … Read more
Mary Selassie, 42, is taking the underground from Ealing Broadway to Westminster, the closest station to St Thomas’ hospital in South London where her son Elhan is being treated in a specialist intensive care unit after being born three months early A special needs teacher told MailOnline he has quit work because of the dangers … Read more
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has admitted tube services could be cut back even further in the coming days, despite the government ordering him to put more trains on during the coronavirus lockdown. City Hall and No 10 have been at loggerheads after commuters complained of packed peak time tube services in breach of social distancing … Read more
The mother of a premature baby visiting her son in hospital, a special needs teacher and restaurant staff are among the victims of Sadiq Khan’s refusal to increase Tube services. The Prime Minister has told the Mayor of London to add more trains today, but London’s Tube network is packed once again – with critics accusing … Read more
‘More will die unless people stay at home’: Mayor Sadiq Khan hits out at Londoners and tells them to stop socialising as he launches furious rant at the government for ‘not letting him attend Cobra meetings’ London Mayor Sadiq Khan says he was not allowed to attend cobra meetings Says Londoners should be working from … Read more
What is the coronavirus? A coronavirus is a type of virus which can cause illness in animals and people. Viruses break into cells inside their host and use them to reproduce itself and disrupt the body’s normal functions. Coronaviruses are named after the Latin word ‘corona’, which means crown, because they are encased by a … Read more