Security minister James Brokenshire admitted that ‘capacity constraints’ earlier in the coronavirus crisis meant contact tracing among the public was abandoned in March A senior minister today admitted that mass testing which could have helped the UK avoid the worst coronavirus death toll in Europe should not have been stopped. Security minister James Brokenshire admitted … Read more
Elon Musk leads US anger at ‘hypocritical’ British ‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson’ over his rule-breaking trysts after issuing report that predicted 2m deaths in America Prof Neil Ferguson forecast grim coronavirus death tolls in the UK and US His apocalyptic worst-case scenarios spooked governments into lockdown Musk, a fierce critic of the lockdown, branded the scientist a … Read more
Elon Musk leads US anger at ‘hypocritical’ ‘bonking’ British ‘Professor Lockdown’ Neil Ferguson’ after his report predicted 2million deaths in America and sparked lockdown Prof Neil Ferguson forecast grim coronavirus death tolls in the UK and US His apocalyptic worst-case scenarios spooked governments into lockdown Musk branded the scientist a ‘tool’, a ‘moron’ and rubbished his ‘fake … Read more
Government insists it took catastrophic decision to stop testing and tracing coronavirus on March 12 to focus on preparing the NHS for disaster – as Number 10’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance admits UK FAILED to ramp up testing quick enough By Sam Blanchard Senior Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 10:05 BST, 6 May … Read more
Rishi Sunak could reduce government furlough wage support from 80 per cent to 60 per cent in the months ahead as part of a plan to ease Britain back to work, it was claimed today. The Chancellor is trying to figure out a way to ‘wind down’ the employee support scheme which currently sees the … Read more
Carrie Symonds has praised the midwives who delivered baby Wilfred – after a Hermes driver was spotted delivering two boxes of organic nappies and baby products to 10 Downing Street this morning. It follows Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds naming their newborn son Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson, after their grandfathers and the hospital doctors who treated … Read more
Face masks will have some benefit in halting the spread of the coronavirus in post-lockdown Britain, Number 10‘s chief scientific adviser today said. Sir Patrick Vallance told MPs that masks could have a ‘marginal but positive’ impact on curbing transmission of the life-threatening infection. But ‘coverings of some sort might do’, he said in front of … Read more
Ministers were today facing union warnings over walkouts if health and safety demands are not met when lockdown eases – as Keir Starmer jibed that PPE is not a ‘luxury item’. The government is facing a furious backlash at its draft ‘road map’ for starting to loosen the draconian curbs strangling the economy and plunging … Read more
More than half of British adults are now receiving money from the state, it emerged today – as Chancellor Rishi Sunak warned the situation is ‘not sustainable’. The scale of the impact of the coronavirus lockdown is becoming clearer after the government revealed it is subsidising the wages of 6.3million workers under the furlough scheme. Meanwhile, … Read more
Millions of Britons face a grim return to work in which all normal social contact remains heavily restricted, a leaked government blueprint revealed yesterday. Ministers are preparing to publish a back-to-work dossier for seven sectors of the economy at the end of this week, detailing the steps employers will have to follow to get staff back … Read more
A fifth of Britain’s workforce has gone on furlough – at a staggering cost of £8billion. Downing Street yesterday revealed that the Government is now paying the wages of 6.3million workers under the scheme. Employers impacted by the coronavirus are entitled to claim taxpayer money to pay 80 per cent of each staff member’s wages … Read more
Pressure today mounted on ministers to make a formal face masks announcement after an expert panel ruled they can curb the spread of the coronavirus. Top experts from the prestigious Royal Society concluded that masks – even home-made ones – can reduce the transmission of the deadly infection. In evidence given to Number 10‘s Scientific Advisory … Read more
Minister Conor Burns QUITS after standards watchdog finds he abused status as an MP in father’s dispute with company By James Tapsfield, Political Editor, For Mailonline Published: 11:27 BST, 4 May 2020 | Updated: 11:39 BST, 4 May 2020 A minister quit today after a standards report found he abused his status as an MP … Read more