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Britain has announced 12,364 more coronavirus cases and 1,052 deaths as the winter wave continues to be brought under control during lockdown. Both figures have dropped by more than a quarter compared to last week – with today’s infections down 26.6 per cent on last week and deaths by 27.4 per cent. The Department of … Read more
Tories accuse Nicola Sturgeon of vaccine ‘showboating’ to ‘curry favour’ with the EU to boost chances of an independent Scotland rejoining the bloc after she pledges to publish details of UK vaccine supply in boost for Brussels Nicola Sturgeon has been accused of taking the EU’s side in bitter vaccine row She vowed to publish … Read more
Boris Johnson will lead a No10 briefing tonight as he faces the wrath of Tories demanding a ‘road map’ for lifting Covid lockdown from March. The PM is to hold a press conference from Downing Street at 5pm amid mounting anxiety about how long the country will be under draconian curbs. On a visit to flood-hit Manchester … Read more
Boris Johnson’s former homelessness tsar Louise Casey warns Tories they risk becoming the ‘nasty party’ again if Rishi Sunak axes £20 increase in Universal Credit as Chancellor comes under pressure from Red Wall Conservatives to U-turn She said axing increase in March would be ‘too punitive’ for struggling families Told BBC it was not right, … Read more
Rishi Sunak has warned keeping the £20 a week boost to universal credit will cost the same as a 5p hike in fuel duty as six Tories revolt over the policy. The Chancellor has been resisting growing pressure to extend the higher payments brought in during the pandemic, suggesting other ‘drastic measures’ will be needed … Read more
Labour MPs tell Tories to ‘put your trust in mums and dads’ and give parents £15 in their accounts to buy food for children during lockdown school closures rather than providing meals Images emerged last week of food boxes containing just £4 or £5 of produce Labour has now urged the Government to ‘sack the … Read more
Labour surges to a four point lead over Boris Johnson and the Conservatives – Sir Keir Starmer’s biggest polling margin since the 2019 general election New Opinium poll puts the Labour Party on 41 per cent and Tories on 37 per cent Four point lead is Labour’s biggest margin over Tories since general election Tories … Read more
A Scottish Conservative candidate for the Holyrood election has been suspended by the party after claiming ‘fat’ food bank users are ‘far from starving’. Craig Ross, the Tory candidate for Glasgow Pollok, also accused campaigning footballer Marcus Rashford of inciting an ‘online mob’ to pressure ministers over free school meals. The Scottish Tories have now … Read more
Boris Johnson saw off his Tory critics tonight as MPs voted the latest strict lockdown measures into law. The Prime Minister saw off a small rebellion by backbenchers who accused him of launching an ‘assault on liberty and livelihoods’ as they warned lockdown will inevitably cause some people to ‘break’. But with Labour vowing to … Read more
Top Tories revolt against naming and shaming in expenses probes over fears it will ‘weaponise’ Westminster’s complaints system and deny politicians natural justice By Brendan Carlin Political Correspondent For The Mail On Sunday Published: 01:58 GMT, 3 January 2021 | Updated: 01:58 GMT, 3 January 2021 Plans to name and shame MPs embroiled in sleaze probes … Read more