Plan to impose loans on cladding victims must be scrapped, MPs say

Plan to impose loans on cladding victims must be scrapped, MPs say Government schemes to help leaseholders ‘do not go far enough’, says report   The report warns that the cladding crisis threatens the entire housing market  Assessment  piles more pressure on Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick  By Miles Dilworth For The Daily Mail Published: 00:26 BST, … Read more

Protesters are dragged away by Berlin police after Merkel brings in powers to impose Covid measures

Protests have erupted in Berlin after Angela Merkel’s cabinet approved a new law that hands the government power to impose rules across Germany to combat a third wave of Covid-19. Police were seen dragging demonstrators away from outside the German parliament on Tuesday where crowds of anti-lockdown protesters had gathered to oppose the law.   One … Read more

Protesters are dragged away by Berlin police after Merkel brings in powers to impose Covid measures

Protests have erupted in Berlin after Angela Merkel’s cabinet approved a new law that hands the government power to impose rules across Germany to combat a third wave of Covid-19. Police were seen dragging demonstrators away from outside the German parliament on Tuesday where crowds of anti-lockdown protesters had gathered to oppose the law.   One … Read more

PM’s fiancee rubbishes claim that she’s teamed up with Zac Goldsmith to impose green rules

Carrie Symonds in red tape row with farming lobby: PM’s fiancee rubbishes claim that she’s teamed up with Zac Goldsmith to impose green rules Member of farming lobby claims industry could be tied up with green rules Concerns Carrie Symonds has influenced Boris Johnson on policy and staff The claims were denied by Number 10 … Read more

Boris Johnson tells MPs he had ‘no choice’ but to impose lockdown

Boris Johnson today desperately tried to win over furious Tory MPs as he defended his new national coronavirus lockdown and insisted he had ‘no choice’ but to impose tough new draconian curbs. The Prime Minister told a recalled House of Commons this morning that his hand had been forced after a new variant of the … Read more

Price hike fears for Uber and Airbnb customers amid reports Rishi Sunak is planning to impose VAT

Price hike fears for Uber and Airbnb customers amid reports Rishi Sunak is planning to impose VAT in a multi-billion-pound tax raid Sunak considering toughening up VAT rules on ‘sharing economy’ businesses Many have grown rapidly in recent years to become hugely successful Treasury is examining ways it could levy VAT on these transactions  By Matt … Read more

Four city leaders plead with Government not to impose more lockdown measures

Boris Johnson is facing a ‘cabinet row’ over plans for a tougher coronavirus crackdown, as Northern city leaders last night pleaded with ministers not to impose lockdown-style measures. Amid growing talk of a Tory back bench rebellion over his 10pm Covid curfew, The Prime Minister is said to be facing a deepening split between senior ministers … Read more

Sweden records lowest number of covid cases since March with 108 after it did not impose lockdown 

Sweden records its lowest number of covid cases since March with just 108 after country did not impose lockdown Sweden’s seven-day average for coronavirus was 108 as of Tuesday The figure is its lowest since March 13 when it decided not to impose lockdown France, Spain, the UK and the Czech Republic all have higher … Read more

Sweden records lowest number of covid cases since March with 108 after it did not impose lockdown 

Sweden records its lowest number of covid cases since March with just 108 after country did not impose lockdown Sweden’s seven-day average for coronavirus was 108 as of Tuesday The figure is its lowest since March 13 when it decided not to impose lockdown France, Spain, the UK and the Czech Republic all have higher … Read more