Boris Johnson’s ambition to reopen primary schools on June 1 could be scrapped amid mass dissension from teachers, unions and growing numbers of Labour councils, it was revealed today. The Prime Minister’s spokesman said the Government would ‘listen to their concerns’ about safety and insisted opening schools in 12 days was not a ‘hard deadline’ … Read more
Daughters of care home resident, 68, who died from coronavirus insist she wasn’t ‘frail or ill’ and say ‘shameful’ government policy is to blame for her death Susan Marsten, 68, died this month in Manchester care home with lack of PPE Daughters Ruth and Sarah appeared on GMB and told of their ‘utter heartbreak’ Said … Read more
Dame Joan Collins, 86, criticises the UK government for being ‘ageist’ and hits out at their ‘utter discrimination’ of over-70s during the coronavirus crisis In her column for The Spectator, the actress hit out at government advice saying elderly people needed to stay indoors during the global pandemic Joan claimed it was ‘utter discrimination’ against those … Read more
MPs slam government over ‘inadequate’ testing and failure to protect care homes as they point the finger at Public Health England By Press Association Published: 00:05 BST, 19 May 2020 | Updated: 06:57 BST, 19 May 2020 The Government’s coronavirus testing capacity has been ‘inadequate’ throughout the pandemic while there has been a lack of … Read more
Ministers should stop claiming they are ‘following the science’ and stop passing the buck in the battle against coronavirus, a leading scientist has demanded. Sir Adrian Smith, 73, a statistician and the the incoming president of the Royal Society, said politicians are justifying their measures by saying they are following expert advice to appear decisive. … Read more
Ministers should stop claiming they are ‘following the science’ and stop passing the buck in the battle against coronavirus, a leading scientist has demanded. Sir Adrian Smith, 73, a statistician and the the incoming president of the Royal Society, said politicians are justifying their measures by saying they are following expert advice to appear decisive. … Read more
Ryanair chief Michael O’Leary today launched a savage attack on the government’s plans for 14-day quarantine on arrivals to the UK. The new rules are set to be finalised by ministers, with any hopes of summer holidays expected to be dashed as exemptions are largely limited to lorry drivers. However, Mr O’Leary dismissed claims it … Read more
Hundreds of NHS staff beg the Government not to freeze public sector wages to help pay for coronavirus crisis NHS workers beg Chancellor Rishi Sunak to rule out public sector freeze pay It comes after a leaked Treasury report a two-pay halt on public wage rises The report warned of a £337bn Budget deficit following … Read more
The government will not vary the lifting of coronavirus lockdown by region, despite the R infection rate varying widely in different parts of the UK, the business minister confirmed today. Speaking at the latest Downing Street press conference, Alok Sharma said the government would be sticking with its national approach to the lockdown. The Secretary … Read more
The government will not vary the lifting of coronavirus lockdown by region, despite the R infection rate varying widely in different parts of the UK, the business minister confirmed today. Speaking at the latest Downing Street press conference, Alok Sharma said the government would be sticking with its national approach to the lockdown. The Secretary … Read more