Public health expert’s report says Covid figures from Manchester reveal sharp decline in social conditions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson’s post-Covid levelling-up agenda will fail unless it addresses declining life expectancy and deteriorating social conditions in England’s poorest areas, a leading authority on public […]
Month: June 2021
Tory and Labour MPs back police protection for England’s chief medical officer after he was targeted twice over weekend Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage England’s chief medical officer, Prof Chris Whitty, has been harassed four times in recent months, including by anti-lockdown protesters, prompting growing concerns […]
For England, it was always going to be about finding the moment, the one to blow apart a tight game, to cut through so much negative tournament history – particularly at the hands of Germany. And for long spells, as the tension rose to near unbearable levels at a raucous […]
Cross-party group says prioritising speed and relaxing controls meant increased exposure to potential abuses Taxpayers will lose tens of billions of pounds to Covid-19 support schemes because the government dropped basic fraud checks and rolled out the programmes in haste, a parliamentary report has claimed. The report, published by the […]
High political stakes in NI protocol shown in research released hours before unveiling of new UK-EU deal Voters in Northern Ireland are evenly split over the need for Brexit checks on goods coming in from Great Britain, a new survey has shown just hours before a new deal between the […]
Move means hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren will no longer have to stay at home after contact with Covid case Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hundreds of thousands of pupils will no longer have to automatically isolate after contact with a positive Covid case when schools […]
TUC takes legal advice over fake leaflets as Labour MP criticises some of own party’s literature The Batley and Spen byelection has descended into allegations of dirty tricks as Labour’s campaign was targeted by fake leaflets and the party was accused by one of its own MPs of using “dog-whistle […]
Exclusive: social care minister’s use of Gmail will raise further questions after reports about Matt Hancock A third health minister, Helen Whately, used a private email account for government business, the Guardian can reveal, as the UK’s information watchdog said it was considering launching an investigation into the use of […]
Nadhim Zahawi calls for two men filmed harassing the chief medical officer in the street to be charged Footage has emerged online apparently showing Prof Chris Whitty being accosted in public, with the vaccine minister calling for the “thugs” to face charges. The video, which has been shared on social […]
Business lobby group warns failure to act will put UK’s economic recovery from Covid crisis at risk Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK’s biggest business lobby group has called on the government to relax post-Brexit immigration rules to help companies struggling with staff shortages to […]