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The EU was accused of ‘cocking up big time’ last night after announcing controls to stop vaccine exports reaching the UK through Northern Ireland – only to abruptly backtrack following widespread condemnation. Politicians in London, Dublin and Belfast rounded on Brussels for unilaterally overriding part of the Brexit deal to effectively create a hard border … Read more
Universal Credit £20-a-week uplift could be replaced with a £1,000 one-off payment amid growing pressure on ministers not to axe extra support as No10 insists Rishi Sunak is yet to make a final decision Therese Coffey said ministers will decide ‘soon’ whether to extend the increase Chancellor has been resisting growing pressure to extend the … Read more
Parents will be able to claim food vouchers from next week after an outcry over paltry free school meal parcels forced another Government U-turn. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson today announced he would be reintroducing the £15 vouchers from January 18. He told MPs he was ‘absolutely disgusted’ by images shared by angry parents laying bare … Read more
DAME JOAN BAKEWELL: This vaccine U-turn has left us oldies in limbo – we desperately need clarity about our second doses By Dame Joan Bakewell For The Daily Mail Published: 22:57 GMT, 1 January 2021 | Updated: 22:57 GMT, 1 January 2021 At my age, the modern world can be confusing enough. But a new … Read more
US stocks leap to new record high as Donald Trump belatedly signs off £1.7trillion economic relief package By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 28 December 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 28 December 2020 US stocks leapt to a new record high yesterday after Donald Trump belatedly signed off a £1.7trillion economic … Read more
The top scientific adviser who quit after breaking lockdown to see his married lover played a major role in the dramatic U-turn on Christmas. Professor Neil Ferguson was among those attending a meeting of Nervtag – the New and Emerging Respiratory Virus Threats Advisory Group – to discuss the new mutant strain of coronavirus on … Read more
Tories hail U-turn on ‘mutant algorithm’ that sparked fears of planning free-for-all in the shires as Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick says shift WON’T wreck target of building 300,000 new homes a year Theresa May and Jeremy Hunt led the revolt against the planning algorithm Housing Secretary announced algorithm had been tweaked to include the North … Read more
Tory revolt forces U-turn on homes plan for the Shires: Controversial formula that MPs feared would have led to fields in the south being concreted over gets scrapped Theresa May and Jeremy Hunt led the revolt against the planning algorithm Housing Secretary announced algorithm had been tweaked to include the North Conservative MPs have criticised … Read more
Christmas gatherings were again given the go-ahead last night despite warnings they could ‘cost many lives’. Government sources said up to three households will still be able to get together under a five-day easing of coronavirus restrictions. But there will be ‘tough’ warnings to think twice before celebrating Christmas with elderly or vulnerable relatives. Families … Read more
Rip-off exit fees for investors switching between investment platforms could be here to stay, after financial regulator ditched proposals to ban them By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 21 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 21 November 2020 Rip-off exit fees for investors switching between investment platforms could be here … Read more