Boris Johnson makes his top Brexit adviser Lord Frost a Cabinet minister – giving him Michael Gove’s job overseeing future relations with the EU Lord Frost is to become a minister in the Cabinet Office, Downing St said Comes weeks after PM axed plans to make him the National Security Adviser Frost is ex-ambassador to … Read more
Boris Johnson makes his top Brexit adviser Lord Frost a Cabinet minister – giving him Michael Gove’s job overseeing future relations with the EU Lord Frost is to become a minister in the Cabinet Office, Downing St said Comes weeks after PM axed plans to make him the National Security Adviser Frost is ex-ambassador to … Read more
Cabinet ministers have backed the use of vaccine certificates for travellers wanting to head abroad this year. The certificates will verify Covid inoculations and will be developed by the government, following the likes of Greece, Spain, Poland, Iceland and Portugal to commit to similar schemes. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will head up the programme which … Read more
Cabinet ministers have backed the use of vaccine certificates for travellers wanting to head abroad this year. The certificates will verify Covid inoculations and will be developed by the government, following the likes of Greece, Spain, Poland, Iceland and Portugal to commit to similar schemes. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps will head up the programme which … Read more
Powerful ‘Covid O’ Cabinet committee is set to consider plans for ‘vaccine passports’ tomorrow amid hopes they could save summer holidays Covid O committee having initial discussions about ‘vaccine passports’ for travel Boris Johnson has said having two Covid jabs could allow you to go on holiday Iata revealed ‘fruitful’ Government talks about vaccination app for … Read more
Pressure is mounting on the Chancellor to sanction a £10billion rescue package for families hit by the building safety scandal. Rishi Sunak is being pressed by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to come up with a multi-billion-pound deal to repair homes with dangerous cladding. Ministers are considering imposing a levy on construction firms to make them atone … Read more
Pressure is mounting on the Chancellor to sanction a £10billion rescue package for families hit by the building safety scandal. Rishi Sunak is being pressed by Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick to come up with a multi-billion-pound deal to repair homes with dangerous cladding. Ministers are considering imposing a levy on construction firms to make them atone … Read more
Boris Johnson today confirmed the Government is ‘definitely looking at’ introducing quarantine hotels for UK arrivals to protect against importing coronavirus variants from abroad. The Prime Minister revealed the Government is ‘actively now working on’ the proposals as he said the UK needs ‘a solution that gives us the maximum possible protection against reinfection’. He … Read more
Boris Johnson confirms he is ‘definitely looking at’ quarantine hotels for UK arrivals to protect against risk of ‘vaccine-busting variants’ amid fears all hotels would be full in 24 hours and as decision is delayed until tomorrow Ministers are expected to make a decision tomorrow on tougher border rules Thought Government could require all arrivals … Read more
Matt Hancock ramps up Cabinet war over border crackdown saying UK needs ‘precautionary’ action against Covid variants that haven’t been detected yet – amid claims PM wants more ‘targeted’ approach PM favours targeted approach rather than making all air passengers quarantine Brazil and South Africa travellers will be met on arrival and escorted to hotels … Read more