Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak pinged by NHS Test and Trace but no need to isolate July 18, 2021 Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have been contacted by NHS Test and Trace as contacts of someone who has tested positive for Covid but will be participating in a daily contact testing pilot to allow them to continue to work from Downing Street, No 10 has said. The announcement follows the disclosure on Saturday that [...]
Nigel Farage will host own prime time show on GB News July 17, 2021 The Reform UK party leader has announced he will host a weekday evening show called “Farage” on GB News starting on 19 July, and said he “will not be taking the knee” on the show. “Watch my new Prime Time evening show on GB News from next week. Tune into “Farage” Mon – Thurs at [...]
Health Secretary Sajid Javid tests positive for Covid-19 July 17, 2021 The new health secretary Sajid Javid has announced he’s tested positive for coronavirus and has “mild symptoms”. “This morning I tested positive for Covid,” Javid wrote in a tweet. “I’m waiting for my PCR result, but thankfully I have had my jabs and symptoms are mild. “Please make sure you come forward for your vaccine [...]
Biden fundraiser Jane Hartley tapped as new US ambassador to the UK July 17, 2021 Joe Biden is set to pick Jane Hartley, a prolific Democrat fundraiser and former US ambassador to France, as the new envoy to the UK, according to diplomatic sources. It comes after weeks of deliberation over who would occupy the role – with billionaire former mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg, former secretary of state [...]
ONS update: One in 95 people in England had Covid last week July 16, 2021 An estimated one in 95 people in England tested positive for Covid-19 in the week up to 10 July, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In yet another sign that Covid cases are multiplying in the UK, the ONS estimates that 577,700 people in England had Covid last week [...]
Government slammed for being in ‘an unholy mess’ over Chinese takeover of UK’s largest chip plant July 15, 2021 Former Conservative leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith warned the Government is in an “unholy mess” over its approach to business deals involving China, particularly with regards to the Chinese takeover of the UK’s largest chip plant. He accused ministers of running a “project kowtow” by failing to block the sale of the British microchip manufacturer [...]
Boris Johnson: State will lead the way in making UK investment destination July 15, 2021 Boris Johnson has today said that the government will lead the way in turning the whole of the UK into an attractive investment direction as part of its “levelling up” plan. Speaking today in Coventry, the Prime Minister said that it was the state’s responsibility to create the conditions for business confidence to encourage private [...]
BT sets sights on Elon Musk’s SpaceX after Oneweb satellite deal July 14, 2021 BT is eyeing up a deal with Elon Musk’s SpaceX as the telecoms giant looks to adopt satellite technology to roll out the UK’s next-generation broadband network. The blue-chip group has already inked an agreement with British firm Oneweb to explore how satellites could be used to beam internet services to rural areas that are [...]
Biden infrastructure plan receives backing as Democrats support $3.5 trillion investment July 14, 2021 Leading Senate Democrats have provided Joe Biden’s new infrastructure plan with a big boost after they agreed on a $3.5 trillion investment plan that they aim to include in the budget resolution that is debated soon. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer told reporters that “we have come to an agreement.” It came after two hours [...]
‘Wasteminster’: Greenpeace offloads mass of plastic outside Downing Street July 13, 2021 Activists from environmental charity Greenpeace have offloaded 625kg of plastic outside Downing Street today, while one activist donned a caricature mask of prime minister Boris Johnson. The amount of plastic is the same volume of plastic waste the UK exports every 30 seconds, according to the charity. “We hope this pile of plastic helps [...]
