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Boris Johnson today insisted he wants the UK to make ‘cautious but irreversible’ progress when lockdown starts to be lifted as he prepares to unveil his exit strategy on Monday next week. The Prime Minister, who will hold a Downing Street press conference at 5pm, said the roadmap out of lockdown will include specific target … Read more
Boris Johnson today promised Britons will not need to carry a ‘vaccine passport’ to go to the pub when the country comes out of lockdown. The Prime Minister shot down growing reports the controversial scheme is being looked at as a tactic to keep the economy open when restrictions are finally lifted. But Mr Johnson … Read more
Boris Johnson will come under pressure today from a newly-formed action group demanding that international travel resumes from May 1. It comes amid claims that the Government has in effect declared war on the travel industry with its advice that no one should book a holiday either in Britain or overseas. The new group, called … Read more
Takeaway food app Deliveroo urges Boris Johnson to restart Eat Out to Help Out scheme in letter co-signed by 300 restaurants in bid to boost hospitality sector after lockdown Itsu and Pizza Hut also signed the letter asking for Eat Out to Help Out extension Groups said that businesses had come under ‘immense financial pressure’ … Read more
Boris Johnson is set to order the reopening of all schools from March 8 with picnics in the park back on the agenda and ‘al fresco’ meet-ups in pubs allowed from April, it was claimed today. The PM is preparing a loosening of the draconian coronavirus restrictions on everyday life amid massive pressure from Tory … Read more
The simmering Tory tensions over lockdown came to a head in spectacular fashion last week when venerable backbencher Sir Charles Walker encountered Health Secretary Matt Hancock in the Commons. Sir Charles passionately believes that measures to limit the spread of the virus risk causing more harm than they prevent, particularly in terms of mental health; … Read more
Don’t bank on freedom in time for Easter: Scientists urge Boris to keep brakes on for two more months as PM prepares to announce roadmap out of lockdown Government scientists last night demanded a cautious route out of lockdown Advisers urging Prime Minister to keep brakes on for at least another two months Boris Johnson is … Read more
Boris Johnson needs a fool. Indeed, all prime ministers need one — and let’s have no cheap cracks from those who suspect his problem is not an absence of fools but a surplus of them. Nor, God forbid, should we heed the sharp-tongued friend of mine who observed: ‘All Johnson has to do if he’s … Read more
The out-going president of the BBC launched a veiled swipe at Boris Johnson in a farewell email to staff warning the broadcaster’s role could be ‘diminished’ by ministers. David Clementi claimed that the BBC is held in ‘high regard’ around the world but said its reputation was at risk of being damaged by political intervention. … Read more
The out-going president of the BBC launched a veiled swipe at Boris Johnson in a farewell email to staff warning the broadcaster’s role could be ‘diminished’ by ministers. David Clementi claimed that the BBC is held in ‘high regard’ around the world but said its reputation was at risk of being damaged by political intervention. … Read more