MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Revolt by MPs will help the cause of common sense By Mail On Sunday Comment For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:16 GMT, 29 November 2020 | Updated: 09:07 GMT, 29 November 2020 We were promised an end to chopping and changing only a week ago. Yet the Government continues to … Read more
Michael Gove has warned that every hospital in England would be overwhelmed with Covid-19 cases if new lockdown tiers are not introduced. The Cabinet Office Minister urged MPs to ‘take responsibility for difficult decisions’ to curb the spread of Covid-19, amid anger from some Conservatives that much of England will face stringent restrictions. Mr Gove … Read more
Boris Johnson ‘overruled calls from Michael Gove to put London in Tier 3’ after Tory MPs warned of economic meltdown in the capital Boris Johnson is said to have overruled Michael Gove to put London in Tier 2 Tory MPs had been pushing for the capital to be kept out of the highest bracket PM … Read more
A secret government memo has warned of a ‘systemic economic crisis’ when Britain leaves the European Union in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic’s second wave. The Cabinet Office dossier raises the spectre of a perfect storm: ‘severe flooding, pandemic influenza, a novel emerging infectious disease and coordinated industrial action, against a backdrop of the … Read more
A secret government memo has warned of a ‘systemic economic crisis’ when Britain leaves the European Union in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic’s second wave. The Cabinet Office dossier raises the spectre of a perfect storm: ‘severe flooding, pandemic influenza, a novel emerging infectious disease and coordinated industrial action, against a backdrop of the … Read more
Britain today recorded 40 per cent fewer coronavirus cases than a week ago in another sign that England’s lockdown is working, as 11,299 more positive tests were declared — but deaths are at a six-month high. Today’s infections marked a fall of 43.6 per cent on the 20,051 recorded last Tuesday and a drop of 27 … Read more
Britain records 11,299 Covid-19 cases in lowest daily figure for almost eight weeks but deaths rise to 608 in highest toll since May Daily Covid infections fell 43.6% from 20,051 recorded last Tuesday and 27% on yesterday’s figure of 15,450 Deaths highest they’ve been since May 12, when disease claimed 614 victims but only 1.7% … Read more
Church leaders plead directly to Ministers to reopen ‘Covid-secure’ places of worship for Christmas services Michael Gove and Robert Jenrick have been handed Faith Task Force dossier It details efforts made to render places of worship safe – and comes as Tory MPs are poised to step up pressure for churches to reopen where safety … Read more
Church leaders plead directly to Ministers to reopen ‘Covid-secure’ places of worship for Christmas services Michael Gove and Robert Jenrick have been handed Faith Task Force dossier It details efforts made to render places of worship safe – and comes as Tory MPs are poised to step up pressure for churches to reopen where safety … Read more
Boris Johnson was facing a growing Tory rebellion over lockdown last night, as MPs warned a relaxation of the rules could not be ‘just for Christmas’. The Prime Minister is due to announce plans next week for a fresh series of restrictions, which would come into force on December 2 when the national lockdown expires. … Read more