Dominic Raab says only countries with ‘high trust’ could join US and EU in quarantine exemption July 29, 2021 Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says the introduction of a quarantine exemption for double-jabbed people entering from the US and EU I would only be extended to countries using similar vaccines to the UK. The new exemptions were introduced as part of the government’s “easing out of lockdown” plan, according to Raab. The Foreign Secretary emphasised [...]
Lords committee: UK and EU both to blame for Northern Ireland Protocol mess July 29, 2021 A House of Lords committee has laid the blame for the mess around the Northern Ireland Protocol at the feet of both the UK and the EU, urging the two to come to a compromise solution. The Lords’ European Affairs Committee report into the protocol said Brussels needed to implement the protocol in a more [...]
US scientists: China is developing its nuclear force with a second base July 28, 2021 Researchers in the US said they have gathered evidence that China is expanding its ability to store and launch missiles, amid concerns it is amassing more nuclear capacity. China is building 250 silos for nuclear missiles in “the most significant expansion of the Chinese nuclear arsenal ever,” according to a new report from the Federation [...]
Watch: Boris Johnson worried about his dog Dilyn’s romantic urges July 28, 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that his dog Dilyn had “romantic urges” and was “endlessly on people’s legs” in Downing Street. Watch the full report.
Boris Johnson says being double-jabbed will ‘help you’ go to mass events July 28, 2021 Boris Johnson has said today that getting two vaccines will “help, not hinder” people wanting to travel or go to mass events in a clear suggestion the government wants to roll out vaccine passports. The Prime Minister said “it’s a very positive thing” to get a Covid jab and that take up among young people [...]
Sydney extends lockdown as Covid-19 cases rise July 28, 2021 Sydney is set to remain in lockdown until August, local authorities confirmed today. This announcement comes after a stay-at-home order implemented in late June failed to douse an outbreak of the Delta variant. With over 2,500 infections, this is Sydney’s worst outbreak this year. On Tuesday, New South Wales recorded the highest number of cases [...]
Refusing to take Covid vaccine is selfish, says Michael Gove July 27, 2021 People who refuse to take the Covid vaccine are selfish and putting peoples’ lives at risks, according to Michael Gove. The chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster also said “some form of certification” was “the right way to go” for things like nightclubs and mass events. More than 70 per cent of adults have received both [...]
Tory China hawks urge PM to dismiss concerns over cutting out China from nuclear plant July 27, 2021 A trio of Tory MPs have called on Boris Johnson to ban a China-owned company from owning a Suffolk nuclear plant amid concerns the move could jeopardise the status of a future site. Reports circulating yesterday suggested the Prime Minister was preparing to ban China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) from retaining majority ownership of the [...]
Boris Johnson urges caution as falling Covid case numbers raise hopes for UK July 27, 2021 The Prime Minister said that people should not get carried away by six days of lower Covid case numbers in the UK, and warned that the effects of Freedom Day had not yet fed through to the data. Johnson urged people not to get complacent or jump to premature conclusions after the UK recorded six [...]
Tony Abbott predicts UK will block Chinese purchase of Welsh chip factory July 27, 2021 Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has predicted that the UK will block the takeover of the country’s largest chip manufacturer by a Chinese-owned firm. Abbott, who is also on the UK’s Board of Trade, told a virtual event today that the sale would be blocked if it happened in Australia and that Boris Johnson [...]
