Ministers rush in emergency laws to keep public services operating if coronavirus crisis worsens

Emergency laws to tackle coronavirus are being rushed in after the outbreak claimed its first British life yesterday. The measures will be announced next week to ensure public services and the transport network can keep operating if the crisis worsens. The unnamed British victim died in Japan after contracting the virus on the Diamond Princess … Read more

EU ministers play hardball as they sign off negotiating plan

Boris Johnson lays down the law to EU: PM says UK WILL ‘take back control’ by January 1 or ‘walk away’ from Brexit trade talks as European ministers demand fishing rights and Elgin Marbles ahead of crunch meeting today Boris Johnson is gathering Cabinet to sign off tactics for EU trade negotiations European ministers assembling … Read more

Leading medical bodies write letter to ministers urging them to tackle doctors’ pension crisis 

Leading medical bodies write letter to ministers urging them to tackle doctors’ pension crisis Representing hospital doctors and GPs, the organisations say action is overdue Many are turning down overtime, including important clinic and theatre sessions The tax dilemma principally affects doctors earning more than £110,000 By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 00:58 GMT, 24 February … Read more

Ministers who don’t want to work with Dominic Cummings should ‘shut up’, says Tory Lord

Dominic Cummings is a genius and ministers who don’t want to work with him should ‘shut up’ and ‘stop whingeing’ says Tory Lord Lord Blencathra said ministers should ‘quit’ if they don’t like Dominic Cummings He was branded a ‘mastermind’ by the Tory peer for the Leave campaign   Tory lord urged ministers to make way for … Read more

Ministers who don’t want to work with Dominic Cummings should ‘shut up’, says Tory Lord

Dominic Cummings is a genius and ministers who don’t want to work with him should ‘shut up’ and ‘stop whingeing’ says Tory Lord Lord Blencathra said ministers should ‘quit’ if they don’t like Dominic Cummings He was branded a ‘mastermind’ by the Tory peer for the Leave campaign   Tory lord urged ministers to make way for … Read more