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The battle to defuse the biggest public health crisis for a century by rolling out a mass vaccination campaign was entrusted to a crack team of world-class experts led by a decorated Army bomb disposal expert. Lieutenant Colonel Nick Elliott, a former combat and bomb disposal engineer in the first Gulf War, the Balkans and … Read more
Business Secretary Alok Sharma met Prince Charles days after staff member in Cabinet minister’s private office tested positive for Covid Business secretary Alok Sharma met the heir to the throne last Thursday A week previously he was in meeting involving an aide who later tested positive Spokesman said meeting with Charles was agreed with Clarence House Said … Read more
Business Secretary Alok Sharma defends decision to continue South Korea trade trip where he met local politicians after staff member in his private office tests positive for Covid He jetted to Seoul on Saturday October 24 for a series of trade meetings Two days previously he attended a meeting with staff from his private office … Read more
Business Secretary Alok Sharma defends decision to continue South Korea trade trip where he met local politicians after staff member in his private office tests positive for Covid He jetted to Seoul on Saturday October 24 for a series of trade meetings Two days previously he attended a meeting with staff from his private office … Read more
ALOK SHARMA: How you can volunteer for a vaccine trial and help defeat coronavirus once and for all By Alok Sharma For The Daily Mail Published: 01:22 BST, 25 July 2020 | Updated: 01:26 BST, 25 July 2020 Every one of us has a small but critical part to play in the battle against coronavirus. … Read more
Business Secretary Alok Sharma overrode the concerns of his senior official as the Government took a £400 million stake in the failed satellite company OneWeb. The UK is part of a consortium with India’s Bharti Global which won a bidding war for the company earlier this month, despite it going bankrupt in March amid the … Read more
Britain’s embattled high streets can spring back to life from Monday as the Government tonight gave the final go-ahead for shops to reopen. Business Secretary Alok Sharma confirmed that all non-essential retailers will be allowed to lift their shutters on June 15 as expected. The move will provide a lifeline for businesses and workers who … Read more
Britain’s embattled high streets can spring back to life from Monday as the Government tonight gave the final go-ahead for shops to reopen. Business Secretary Alok Sharma confirmed that all non-essential retailers will be allowed to lift their shutters on June 15 as expected. The move will provide a lifeline for businesses and workers who … Read more
Business Secretary Alok Sharma has tested negative for coronavirus, it was confirmed tonight, saving Boris Johnson and other senior ministers from a potential fortnight in quarantine. The Cabinet minister spent today in self-isolation and working from home after becoming visible ill in the Commons yesterday. If he had come down with the virus, Mr Johnson and … Read more
Business Secretary Alok Sharma has been placed in isolation having felt ill earlier today in the House of Commons chamber. He has been tested for Covid-19, a spokesperson confirmed. According to a statement from his department: ‘Secretary of State Alok Sharma began feeling unwell when in the chamber delivering the second reading of the Corporate … Read more