Covid-19 likely to be with us ‘FOREVER,’ EU’s ECDC head admits 

Covid-19 is likely to be with us ‘FOREVER’ EU health chief admits An EU health chief has admitted that Covid-19 may remain with us ‘forever’  ‘We should be prepared that it will remain with us,’ ECDC head said on Friday  The health chief added that the virus appears to be ‘well adapted’ to humans  By Afp … Read more

EU vaccine rollout: Ursula von der Leyen apologises for late action

Ursula von der Leyen today issued a grovelling apology for the EU’s vaccine shambles, admitting the bloc acted ‘late’ and was ‘over-confident’ Ursula von der Leyen today issued a grovelling apology for the EU’s vaccine shambles, admitting the bloc acted ‘late’ and was ‘over-confident’.  The European commission president also conceded its rollout was still not … Read more

Brexit: JD Sports boss says red tape is costing ‘tens of millions’

JD Sports boss says Brexit red tape is costing ‘tens of millions’ as he reveals plan to open warehouse with 1,000 jobs in EU JD Sports boss Peter Cowgill said Brexit cost the business ‘double digit millions’ He said the business now plans to open a new distribution centre inside the EU The factory, set … Read more

Ursula von der Leyen slams Boris Johnson’s ‘space race’ on vaccines

Ursula von der Leyen has taken a barbed swipe at Boris Johnson over his ‘space race’ approach to vaccines as she faces a huge backlash over the EU shambles. The European Commission president complained that some countries saw the drive to inoculate populations as a Cold War style ‘confrontation’. The comments, as she addressed students attending … Read more

Ursula von der Leyen accidentally SUPPORTS Brexit in vaccine apology

Ursula von der Leyen accidentally made the case for Brexit while apologising to Europe for the slow pace of her vaccine roll-out today – admitting that solo countries will be quicker at getting things done. Attempting to justify why the EU signed deals for Covid vaccines weeks or months after the UK, she said on … Read more

Boris Johnson accuses EU of ‘casting doubt on Good Friday Agreement’

Boris Johnson today promised Arlene Foster the UK Government will ‘do everything we can’ to make trade to Northern Ireland smoother as he demanded the EU take ‘urgent action’ to relax checks on goods.  The PM spoke to the First Minister of Northern Ireland this morning amid a worsening row over post-Brexit customs checks which … Read more

Michael Gove will hold crisis talks with Brussels TODAY

Michael Gove is set to hold crisis talks with Brussels today in a bid to defuse growing tensions in Northern Ireland in the wake of last week’s vaccine exports fiasco. The Minister for the Cabinet Office is expected to call for post-Brexit trading arrangements between Britain and Northern Ireland to be relaxed. It comes after … Read more

Sputnik V: Hungary is first EU country to use Russian Covid vaccine

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said ‘all vaccines are welcome’ today as she praised Russia’s Sputnik V jab.    ‘Every vaccine is welcome in the European Union,’ Merkel said in an interview with German broadcaster ARD. ‘Today we have read good data for the Russian vaccine too’. Merkel also told ARD she had recently spoken to Russian … Read more

Michael Gove accuses EU of ‘eroding trust’ in Northern Ireland

Michael Gove today accused the European Union of inflaming community tensions in Northern Ireland after its ditched plans to stop vaccine exports to the UK.  The Minister for the Cabinet Office said the actions taken by the European Commission on Friday last week had ‘provoked anger’ and ‘trust has been eroded’.  He warned that ‘damage … Read more

Ex-Tory chancellor Philip Hammond blasts Theresa May over Brexit

Philip Hammond has launched a savage attack on Theresa May, claiming she had no idea what Brexit should look like when she became PM in July 2016.  The former Tory chancellor said Mrs May ‘didn’t know’ what kind of relationship she wanted the UK to have with the European Union when she moved into Number … Read more