Minister hints postcode lockdowns to be used when national curbs eased

Prepare for ‘postcode lockdowns’: Minister Helen Whately hints there WILL be rules imposed on localised areas to stop spread of Covid variants when national curbs are eased – but care homes could be back open for visits in WEEKS thanks to vaccine drive Government considering using postcode lockdowns when national curbs eased Would see localised … Read more

Boris Johnson is urged to scrap the ban on care home visits by March to give hope to the the elderly

Boris Johnson is urged to scrap the ban on care home visits by March to give a ray of hope to the elderly who have been cut off from their loved ones during the pandemic Six charities have banded together to urge Boris Johnson to allow visits to care homes by relatives from the beginning … Read more

Boris Johnson urged to lift lockdown sooner after saying might be no return to normality until July

Anti-lockdown Tories have piled further pressure on Boris Johnson to lift restrictions, telling him experts say the numbers don’t justify keeping Britain closed until July. The Prime Minister has vowed to use ‘data not dates’ when deciding how and when to end the measures in place to control the spread of coronavirus, but is facing … Read more

Dominic Cummings wanted Boris Johnson to SCRAP Sage after raging at leaks by pro-lockdown scientists

Dominic Cummings wanted Boris Johnson to SCRAP the Sage committee after raging at leaks by pro-lockdown scientists amid fears some of them were using their position to push for tougher restrictions The PM was encouraged to act against Sage over concerns that some of the group’s experts were using their roles to publicly push for … Read more

Boris Johnson makes top Brexit adviser Lord Frost a Cabinet minister

Boris Johnson makes his top Brexit adviser Lord Frost a Cabinet minister just weeks after dropping plans to make him National Security Adviser 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 Denmark … Read more

Ministers at war over vaccine passports as PM is urged to use them to reopen hospitality venues

Ministers at war over domestic vaccine passports as PM is urged to U-turn and allow them to help reopen hospitality venues left ‘on their knees’ by lockdown – as Dominic Raab refuses to back ‘jabs for jobs’ By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 10:30 GMT, 17 February 2021 | Updated: 10:30 GMT, 17 … Read more

Boris Johnson leads well-wishers sending ‘thoughts and prayers’ to Prince Philip, 99

The Duke of Edinburgh is an active man, who has enjoyed good health well into his later years. But as his age advanced beyond 90, concerns for his well-being have increased after he faced a number of scares. Abdominal surgery, bladder infections, a blocked coronary artery and a hip replacement have seen him admitted to … Read more

Ministers ‘hope to allow children’s team sports to restart in next month’

Ministers ‘hope to allow children’s team sports to restart in next month’ in bid to avoid ‘calamitous’ mental health impact of lockdown Schools set to reopen on March 8 according to plans to be revealed on Monday Ministers are planning to ease rules for outdoor exercise at end of next month  Children ‘should be allowed … Read more

Staff are to be told not to return to their offices even as Covid-19 restrictions are lifted

Office staff are set to be told to keep working from home even as other lockdown restrictions are eased, the Daily Mail can reveal. Boris Johnson is not expected to give a firm date for when workers will return to their desks as he unveils his plans for a return to normality on Monday. It … Read more

‘Stay at home’ message will be shown the door: Strict lockdown set to be lifted by Boris Johnson

‘Stay at home’ message will be shown the door: Strict lockdown rule is set to be lifted by Boris Johnson as he prepares to give green light for outdoor sports as the country takes it first steps out of Covid-19 restrictions The Prime Minister will end tough stay at home restrictions next month Ministers plan … Read more