Booster jabs to be requirement for NHS travel vaccine passports, says Johnson November 15, 2021 Booster jabs will be added to NHS vaccine passports and will be required if people want to be considered as “fully vaccinated” for international travel, according to Boris Johnson. Johnson said at a Covid press conference today that booster jabs “will make life easier for you in all sorts of ways” and that “we will [...]
UK upgrades terror threat level to ‘severe’ November 15, 2021 The UK has upgraded its terror threat level to ‘severe’ after yesterday’s explosion at a Liverpool hospital. The upgrade means that experts assume an attack to be ‘highly likely’. The country’s previous threat level had been ‘substantial’, after being downgraded in February this year. Home Secretary Priti Patel confirmed the move, after four people were [...]
Government backs £217m Turkish solar power plant to meet COP26 climate goals November 15, 2021 The government is supporting the largest solar power station in Turkey to the tune of £217m, which will initially be assembled in the UK. The public money will go towards Turkish conglomerate Kalyon Group’s 1.35GW Karapinar solar project, as the UK aims to deliver on climate pledges made at COP26. Ministerial department UK Export Finance [...]
Oliver Dowden denies Ofcom chair application process is rigged in favour of Paul Dacre November 15, 2021 Oliver Dowden, Conservative party co-chair and former culture secretary, has denied the appointment process for the new chairman of Ofcom is rigged, referring to the push for ex-Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre.
HMRC hybrid working made permanent: 40,000 staffers given new devices November 15, 2021 HMRC has invested in nearly 40,000 laptops, tablets and phones in the last 12 months, and a total of 45,704 devices since October 2019, shortly before widespread remote working was introduced. The data revealed that new devices had surged by 366 per cent this year, when compared to the same time period for last year [...]
‘I am truly sorry’: Michael Gove apologises for leaks over Grenfell demolition plans November 15, 2021 Michael Gove, the Housing Secretary, has made an apology for leaked reports about Grenfell Tower being prepared for demolition, and vowed that the tragedy-hit community will be consulted about building’s future. The Sunday Times in September reported that ministers were set to announce the razing of the charred tower, four years after a deadly blaze [...]
Today: MPs expected to scrap controversial reforms that kicked off Tory sleaze row November 15, 2021 The controversial standards reforms that sparked the Westminster’s sleaze row are expected to be scrapped today during a vote in Parliament later today. A motion to rescind the so-called Leadsom amendment, which looked to establish a review of the MPs standards investigation process and delay Owen Paterson’s suspension for breaking lobbying rules, has been tabled [...]
MPs furious Northern Powerhouse Rail upgrade will most likely be scaled back November 15, 2021 Reports that rail upgrade plans for the North of England are to be watered down have caused outrage and frustration among a number of MPs. According to the i, the Government is to scale back ambitions for Northern Powerhouse Rail, with proposals to deliver it through track upgrades rather than building a new line. Shadow [...]
Half of UK businesses have decreased or stopped trade with EU post-Brexit November 15, 2021 Almost half of British businesses that traded with the EU pre-Brexit are doing less trade with the bloc, or have stopped entirely, since the UK left the single market and customs union in January, according to a new survey. An Institute of Directors survey, commissioned by Channel 4, out today also showed 16 per cent of [...]
Boris Johnson admits fault in government response to Tory sleaze saga November 14, 2021 Boris Johnson has admitted the Owen Paterson sleaze scandal “could have been handled better … by me” as the Tories prepare to perform a humiliating parliamentary U-turn tomorrow. The Prime Minister faced a barrage of questions about why he hadn’t apologised for the saga in today’s press conference, before finally admitting some fault for the [...]
