Boris Johnson gave heartfelt thanks to the NHS and urged Britons to ‘keep going’ with lockdown tonight as he headed his first Downing Street briefing since falling ill. Having chaired Cabinet this morning, the Prime Minister said he ‘understands the impatience’ of people to end the draconian restrictions crippling the economy. But he is expected to … Read more
Boris Johnson is set to signal lockdown will stay until June today as he fronts his first Downing Street briefing since falling ill – with Nicola Sturgeon jumping the gun by saying it is not yet ‘safe’ to ease curbs. Having chaired Cabinet this morning, the Prime Minister is expected to dash hopes of an imminent … Read more
Schools across England will reopen in ‘phases’ that could mean either older or younger pupils are first back after lockdown, says Education Secretary Gavin Williamson as he rules out holding classes over summer holidays Gavin Williamson did not give a fixed date for reopening schools across England But Education Secretary said when it happens it … Read more
Ministers today faced accusations of watering down the criteria required for lifting the lockdown, fanning speculation of an imminent loosening of restrictions. A subtle change in wording of one of the ‘five tests’ raised eyebrows as it suggested the government will only hold back from relaxing social distancing if a second wave of coronavirus threatened … Read more
A BBC documentary last night claimed ministers counted every glove individually instead of in pairs to boast of delivering one billion bits of PPE to NHS staff frontline in their fight against the coronavirus – as yet another minister suffered a shambolic round of interviews today. The Panorama investigation said Number 10 had failed to … Read more
Another 413 coronavirus deaths have been recorded in the UK today – the lowest figure this month. The numbers for England, Wales and Scotland are a significant drop on yesterday’s UK figures – and are lower than previous Sundays, which typically see a lower toll than weekdays. Once confirmed, today’s toll would be the lowest … Read more
Another 368 coronavirus deaths have been recorded in the UK today – the lowest figure this month. A further 336 people who tested positive for the Coronavirus died in England, bringing the total number of confirmed reported deaths in hospitals in the country to 18,420. Patients were aged between 28 and 100 years old. 22 … Read more
Dominic Raab today insisted the UK government is ‘on track’ to hit Matt Hancock’s 100,000 daily coronavirus tests target by the end of the month despite the number of checks continuing to lag far below capacity. Mr Hancock set the target at the start of April and ministers now have just four days to get … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon declares she WILL ease lockdown restrictions in Scotland at different rate to the rest of the UK if she disagrees with Boris Johnson’s plan – and swears it is not ‘political’ – but refuses to set a date for rules to be relaxed Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon published lockdown exit plan last … Read more
Millions of key workers have failed to secure a home testing kit again today after the UK government website stated ‘none available’ just twenty minutes after the tests were released. The test site was launched on Friday in an effort to test key workers who are isolating and get them back to work, however it … Read more