He has defied the gloomsters. Now Boris Johnson must hold his nerve, writes SIMON WALTERS 

He has defied the gloomsters. Now Boris Johnson must hold his nerve, writes SIMON WALTERS By Simon Walters for the Daily Mail Published: 22:11 BST, 13 October 2020 | Updated: 00:21 BST, 14 October 2020 The image spoke volumes. At Monday’s dramatic press conference, Boris Johnson was flanked by two of the most influential men … Read more

Chris Whitty says lockdown could get TOUGHER and he’s ‘not confident’ Tier 3 alone can rein in covid

Chris Whitty says lockdown could get TOUGHER and he’s ‘not confident’ Tier Three alone can rein in coronavirus as ministers try to ‘balance’ bringing R down with harming economy Prime Minister announced new ‘traffic light’ local lockdowns on Monday Prof Chris Whitty said he was ‘not confident’ the rules went far enough  Chief medical officer … Read more

How Covid-19 cases are less than HALF of Whitty and Vallance’s doomsday prediction of 50,000

Britain’s coronavirus crisis has fallen far short of the Government’s doomsday prediction of 50,000 cases a day by tomorrow, figures show.  Sir Patrick Vallance and Professor Chris Whitty, the country’s chief scientific and medical officers, made the bleak forecast last month as they urged Britons to abide by new lockdown curbs amid rising cases. Speaking at … Read more

How Covid-19 cases are less than HALF of Whitty and Vallance’s doomsday prediction of 50,000

Britain is recording fewer than half of the Government’s doomsday prediction of 50,000 cases a day by tomorrow, figures show.  Sir Patrick Vallance and Professor Chris Whitty, the country’s chief scientific and medical officers, made the bleak forecast last month as they urged Britons to abide by new lockdown curbs amid rising cases. Speaking at the … Read more

Ministers used figures based on fewer than 100 pubs to justify plan to shut thousands

Ministers were accused of using flimsy data after they relied on figures based on fewer than 100 pubs to justify the potential closure of tens of thousands of venues across the North of England.  It came as No10 faced a concerted backlash from local leaders and MPs over plans to subject millions of people living … Read more

Ministers used figures based on fewer than 100 pubs to justify plan to shut thousands

Ministers were accused of using flimsy data after they relied on figures based on fewer than 100 pubs to justify the potential closure of tens of thousands of venues across the North of England.  It came as No10 faced a concerted backlash from local leaders and MPs over plans to subject millions of people living … Read more

Panicked No10 plunged Britain into full lockdown after being given doomsday forecast, book claims

Downing Street was panicked into a full national lockdown after its scientific advisers Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance were given doomsday mortality projections by Imperial College’s Neil Ferguson, an explosive new biography of Boris Johnson by investigative author Tom Bower reveals. Bower tells how a critical meeting of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) … Read more

Panicked No10 plunged Britain into full lockdown after being given doomsday forecast, book claims

Downing Street was panicked into a full national lockdown after its scientific advisers Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance were given doomsday mortality projections by Imperial College’s Neil Ferguson, an explosive new biography of Boris Johnson by investigative author Tom Bower reveals. Bower tells how a critical meeting of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) … Read more

Why is the North and Scotland being hit so badly? Experts say it could be the weather

Colder temperatures, less sunlight and more rain in the North and Scotland may be to blame for them suffering a worse hit from Britain’s second wave of coronavirus, scientists say. Boris Johnson and his top two scientific advisers last night wheeled out a set of striking statistics laying bare the Covid-19 divide across the UK, … Read more

Why is the North and Scotland being hit so badly? Experts say it could be the weather

Colder temperatures, less sunlight and more rain in the North and Scotland may be to blame for them suffering a worse hit from Britain’s second wave of coronavirus, scientists say. Boris Johnson and his top two scientific advisers last night wheeled out a set of striking statistics laying bare the Covid-19 divide across the UK, … Read more