Britain records 11,299 Covid-19 cases in lowest daily figure for almost eight weeks

Britain records 11,299 Covid-19 cases in lowest daily figure for almost eight weeks but deaths rise to 608 in highest toll since May Daily Covid infections fell 43.6% from 20,051 recorded last Tuesday and 27% on yesterday’s figure of 15,450 Deaths highest they’ve been since May 12, when disease claimed 614 victims but only 1.7% … Read more

Britain records 11,299 Covid-19 cases in lowest daily figure for almost eight weeks

Britain records 11,299 Covid-19 cases in lowest daily figure for almost eight weeks but deaths rise to 608 in highest toll since May By Connor Boyd Assistant Health Editor For Mailonline Published: 16:12 GMT, 24 November 2020 | Updated: 16:16 GMT, 24 November 2020 Advertisement Britain today recorded 40 per cent fewer coronavirus cases than … Read more

Church leaders plead directly to Ministers to reopen places of worship for Christmas services

Church leaders plead directly to Ministers to reopen ‘Covid-secure’ places of worship for Christmas services Michael Gove and Robert Jenrick have been handed Faith Task Force dossier It details efforts made to render places of worship safe – and comes as Tory MPs are poised to step up pressure for churches to reopen where safety … Read more

Church leaders plead directly to Ministers to reopen places of worship for Christmas services

Church leaders plead directly to Ministers to reopen ‘Covid-secure’ places of worship for Christmas services Michael Gove and Robert Jenrick have been handed Faith Task Force dossier It details efforts made to render places of worship safe – and comes as Tory MPs are poised to step up pressure for churches to reopen where safety … Read more

MPs urge Boris Johnson to extend relaxation of lockdown restrictions beyond Christmas

Boris Johnson was facing a growing Tory rebellion over lockdown last night, as MPs warned a relaxation of the rules could not be ‘just for Christmas’. The Prime Minister is due to announce plans next week for a fresh series of restrictions, which would come into force on December 2 when the national lockdown expires. … Read more

Fury over £18bn PPE scandal

A Tory Minister today refused to apologise after a devastating report laid bare the cronyism and ineptitude that has characterised the Government’s ‘mindblowing’ £18billion rush to source PPE and other equipment during the coronavirus crisis.  Business Secretary Alok Sharma has denied allegations of wasting taxpayers’ money, claiming the scramble to buy lifesaving clothing for the NHS came at … Read more

Fury over £18bn PPE scandal

A Tory Minister today refused to apologise after a devastating report laid bare the cronyism and ineptitude that has characterised the Government’s £18billion rush to source PPE and other equipment during the coronavirus crisis.  Business Secretary Alok Sharma has denied allegations of wasting taxpayers’ money, claiming the scramble to buy lifesaving clothing for the NHS came at a … Read more

The £18bn coronavirus PPE fiasco

A devastating report today lifts the lid on the cronyism and ineptitude that has characterised the Government’s £18billion rush to source PPE and other equipment during the coronavirus crisis. Michael Gove and Dominic Cummings were both drawn into the debacle after the spending watchdog said officials failed to consider potential conflicts of interests involving companies … Read more

The £18bn coronavirus PPE fiasco

A devastating report today lifts the lid on the cronyism and ineptitude that has characterised the Government’s £18billion rush to source PPE and other equipment during the coronavirus crisis. Michael Gove and Dominic Cummings were both drawn into the debacle after the spending watchdog said officials failed to consider potential conflicts of interests involving companies … Read more

Officials are ’90 per cent sure’ one of Michael Gove’s team tipped off newspapers on new lockdown

Is the net closing in on the ‘Chatty Rat’ behind the Covid-19 leak? Officials are ’90 per cent sure’ one of Michael Gove’s team tipped off newspapers that Boris Johnson was going to order a new lockdown, claims senior source Government source said inquiry officials 90% sure leak was from Gove’s team  Comes after Gove … Read more