Michael Gove: More than 17,000 coronavirus contact tracers now hired

Michael Gove today revealed the Government has recruited more than 17,000 coronavirus contact tracers putting ministers on track to hit their 18,000 target.  The staff will play a key role in efforts to prevent a second wave of the deadly disease as they are tasked with figuring out where people who test positive have been … Read more

Coronavirus: Michael Gove guarantees teacher safety before U-turn

Michael Gove today guaranteed teachers and pupils will be safe when schools are reopened before swiftly backtracking as he said ‘you can never eliminate risk’.  The Government is locked in a furious row with councils and teaching unions over its plans to begin the phased reopening of primary schools from June 1 as the coronavirus … Read more

Coronavirus: Michael Gove guarantees teacher safety before U-turn

Michael Gove today guaranteed teachers and pupils will be safe when schools are reopened before swiftly backtracking as he said ‘you can never eliminate risk’.  The Government is locked in a furious row with councils and teaching unions over its plans to begin the phased reopening of primary schools from June 1 as the coronavirus … Read more

Labour apologises after posting images of Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock with blood on their hands

Labour has apologised after posting cartoons depicting Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and Matt Hancock with blood on their hands for PPE failures.  The shocking paintings appeared on the Havant Labour page after being posted to Facebook by the social media officer for the party at the weekend. They show the Prime Minister, Cabinet Office Minister and … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Tourist spots to be shut ‘for some time to come’

British holidaymakers hoping to visit UK tourism hotspots such as seaside towns were warned today they will be unable to do so ‘for some time to come’. Many workers with pre-booked annual leave who had been hoping to travel abroad this spring or summer will now be turning their sights to a holiday in Britain. … Read more

Coronavirus UK: The Great British Staycation is on hold ‘for some time to come’

British holidaymakers hoping to visit UK tourism hotspots such as seaside towns were warned today they will be unable to do so ‘for some time to come’. Many workers with pre-booked annual leave who had been hoping to travel abroad this spring or summer will now be turning their sights to a holiday in Britain. … Read more

Boris Johnson snuffs out Cabinet calls for early easing of lockdown

Boris Johnson today moved to snuff out Cabinet pressure for an early easing of lockdown, making clear that a second peak in the coronavirus outbreak is the biggest threat to the country. The PM has intervened from his recuperation at Chequers to warn there must not be any let-up in the draconian curbs until scientists … Read more

Boris Johnson ‘reluctant to end lockdown amid fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections’

Boris Johnson is understood to be reluctant to ease the coronavirus lockdown over fears of a second wave of infections. The prime minister has told colleagues his ‘over-riding concern’ is to avoid a second wave of the pandemic and a fresh spike in cases, according to the Times. During a two-hour meeting on Friday with foreign … Read more

Pubs across the UK could be shut until Christmas

Pubs across the UK could remain closed until Christmas as the country continues to control the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.   The possible lockdown extension on the popular venues comes after cabinet minister Michael Gove warned that pubs and restaurants in the nation would be ‘among the last’ to see the restrictions placed upon them relaxed. … Read more

Pubs across the UK could be shut until Christmas

Pubs across the UK could remain closed until Christmas as the country continues to control the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.   The possible lockdown extension on the popular venues comes after cabinet minister Michael Gove warned that pubs and restaurants in the nation would be ‘among the last’ to see the restrictions placed upon them relaxed. … Read more