Matt Hancock has insisted the UK’s ambitious vaccination drive is a ‘full seven-day service’ – despite an apparent drop in the number of people receiving jabs at the weekend. This week’s figures showed a total of 321,951 people received a dose of the Oxford or Pfizer vaccine on Thursday – followed by a further 328,260 on Friday. The … Read more
Matt Hancock has insisted the UK’s ambitious vaccination drive is a ‘full seven-day service’ – despite an apparent drop in the number of people receiving jabs at the weekend. This week’s figures showed a total of 321,951 people received a dose of the Oxford or Pfizer vaccine on Thursday – followed by a further 328,260 on Friday. The … Read more
Labour today warned the Government it would be a ‘profound mistake’ to scrap a £20-a-week increase in Universal Credit payments as the party argued it would ‘pull the rug from under the economy’s feet’. The Government rolled-out the extra cash last year to help families through the coronavirus pandemic but the policy is due to … Read more
Boris Johnson today defied fresh demands from Tory MPs for a ‘road map’ out of lockdown today as coronavirus infections tumbled again. The PM is under pressure to say how and when the brutal restrictions in England will ease after the UK recorded another 37,535 cases – down a fifth from last Monday. Although deaths rose … Read more
Downing Street has insisted it is ‘not the right and proper moment’ to decide if a £20-a-week Universal Credit increase should be kept in place after Boris Johnson told Tory MPs to abstain on a crunch Labour vote tonight. The Government rolled-out the extra cash last year to help families through the coronavirus pandemic but … Read more
Boris Johnson is facing a backlash over a ‘postcode lottery’ in vaccinations today as millions of 70-somethings are offered jabs – but only in areas where most older people have already had them. Nearly five million people aged between 70 and 80 are being invited to receive their first dose, with some in Whitehall suggesting … Read more
A hoodie-wearing Matt Hancock was spotted playing rugby with his sons in the park yesterday in the second time he was seen outside this weekend following Boris Johnson‘s urgent plea for the public to ‘stay at home’. The Prime Minister released a video on Friday calling on the public to ‘think twice’ before leaving the … Read more
More than 20 shellfish trucks were parked on roads near 10 Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament today to protest against post-Brexit bureaucracy that has stopped them exporting to the European Union. Trucks with slogans such as ‘Brexit carnage’ and ‘incompetent government destroying shellfish industry’ were parked just yards away from Prime Minister Boris … Read more
Boris Johnson compares Labour ‘trolls’ to Trump supporters ‘inciting hatred’ as he accuses them of ‘intimidating and threatening’ Tory MPs over free school meals and Universal Credit votes Universal Credit payments have been increased by £20 a week during pandemic Increase set to expire in April and ministers are under pressure to extend policy Labour … Read more
Britons are out in the winter sun amid lockdown today but some are flouting Covid rules by getting together for picnics and driving to parks. Current restrictions forbid going outside except where the person has a ‘reasonable excuse’, such as work, essential shopping, and exercise. A group of five people were seen enjoying a sit-down picnic … Read more