Coronavirus UK: ALL should be tested monthly, says Jeremy Hunt

Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt All Britons should be tested for coronavirus once a month and those who get a negative result must receive a ‘freedom pass’, Jeremy Hunt has said. The former health secretary has called on ministers to come up with ‘proper incentives’ for people to get tested, self-isolate and receive a vaccine. … Read more

UK economy: Pay cuts for 5m public sector workers due to pandemic

Millions of public sector workers face a pay squeeze to help pay for the pandemic. Rishi Sunak will use next week’s spending review to unveil a new era of ‘pay restraint’ to plug the black hole in the public finances. The Chancellor believes it would be ‘unfair’ for more than five million public sector workers … Read more

Brexit trade talks suspended as Michel Barnier in Covid isolation

Brexit talks are in chaos again as Michel Barnier goes into isolation as one of his negotiating team tests positive for Covid-19 EU’s chief negotiator will isolate for at least a week in line with Belgian rules Despite the setback, Downing Street insisted that talks would restart remotely EU ambassadors will be briefed on Friday … Read more

Brexit trade talks suspended as Michel Barnier in Covid isolation

Brexit talks are in chaos again as Michel Barnier goes into isolation as one of his negotiating team tests positive for Covid-19 EU’s chief negotiator will isolate for at least a week in line with Belgian rules Despite the setback, Downing Street insisted that talks would restart remotely EU ambassadors will be briefed on Friday … Read more

Boris Johnson £16bn defence spend to restore UK as great naval power

Britain will become Europe’s greatest naval power again after a £16.5billion boost to defence spending, Boris Johnson vowed yesterday. The Prime Minister said he would ‘restore Britain’s position’ as the ruler of the waves rather than allow the UK to ‘curl up in our island and leave the task to our friends’. Billions of pounds of … Read more

HENRY DEEDES watches Prime Minister unveil his defence spending plans

Cap’n Boris was in Nelson mode, but Keir Starmer couldn’t tell a blunderbuss from a bayonet: HENRY DEEDES watches Prime Minister unveil his defence spending plans By Henry Deedes for the Daily Mail Published: 22:29 GMT, 19 November 2020 | Updated: 01:34 GMT, 20 November 2020 Parp the horns, Cap’n. Bandmaster, a soaring rendition of … Read more

Boris Johnson £16bn defence spend to restore UK as great naval power

Britain will become Europe’s greatest naval power again after a £16.5billion boost to defence spending, Boris Johnson vowed yesterday. The Prime Minister said he would ‘restore Britain’s position’ as the ruler of the waves rather than allow the UK to ‘curl up in our island and leave the task to our friends’. Billions of pounds of … Read more

Scientists warn Boris Johnson not to relax Covid rules for Christmas

Boris Johnson is still ‘set on relaxing Covid rules for Christmas’ as growing number of Government advisers and scientists line up to warn that focus on ‘near-normal’ festive gatherings will ‘throw fuel on the fire’ of the pandemic Pressure mounts on Boris Johnson over whether to open up Britain for Christmas Royal College of Emergency … Read more

Scientists warn Boris Johnson not to relax Covid rules for Christmas

Boris Johnson is still ‘set on relaxing Covid rules for Christmas’ as growing number of Government advisers and scientists line up to warn that focus on ‘near-normal’ festive gatherings will ‘throw fuel on the fire’ of the pandemic Pressure mounts on Boris Johnson over whether to open up Britain for Christmas Royal College of Emergency … Read more

UK economy: Pay cuts for 5m public sector workers due to pandemic

Millions of public sector workers face a pay squeeze to help pay for the pandemic. Rishi Sunak will use next week’s spending review to unveil a new era of ‘pay restraint’ to plug the black hole in the public finances. The Chancellor believes it would be ‘unfair’ for more than five million public sector workers … Read more