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MPs Vote To Keep £20 A Week Universal Credit Increase In Labour's Motion, Including Six Tory Rebels
Coronavirus
MPs Vote To Keep £20 A Week Universal Credit Increase In Labour's Motion, Including Six Tory Rebels
The Commons has passed a motion calling for the £20 a week increase to Universal Credit payments to be kept after the majority of Tories abstained on Labour’s opposition day debate.
Matt Hancock Says Emergency Legislation To Protect NHS Staff From Lawsuits Is “Not Necessary At This Point”
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock Says Emergency Legislation To Protect NHS Staff From Lawsuits Is “Not Necessary At This Point”
Emergency legislation to protect NHS staff from lawsuits over coronavirus deaths is “not necessary at this point”, the health secretary has claimed.
Tories Who Want To Scrap The “Baffling” Universal Credit Cut Warn It Will Cause Hardship
Coronavirus
Tories Who Want To Scrap The “Baffling” Universal Credit Cut Warn It Will Cause Hardship
Conservative MPs are bemused by the government’s handling of the latest Universal Credit row, with many dozens privately warning whips that the £20 uplift must be extended until Covid is “in the rear-view mirror” – or risk more rebellion.
Vaccine Minister Announces Plans For 24-Hour Vaccination Centres To Launch From The End Of January
Coronavirus
Vaccine Minister Announces Plans For 24-Hour Vaccination Centres To Launch From The End Of January
A pilot scheme to trial round-the-clock coronavirus vaccinations will launch in London by the end of the month, vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi has announced.
Conservative MP Kelly Tolhurst Has Resigned As Housing Minister Following “Devastating” Family News
Political parties
Conservative MP Kelly Tolhurst Has Resigned As Housing Minister Following “Devastating” Family News
Kelly Tolhurst announced on Saturday that she was stepping down from her government role to spend “precious time” with her family.
Dominic Raab Says Coronavirus Vaccines Will Be Offered To Every UK Adult By September
Coronavirus
Dominic Raab Says Coronavirus Vaccines Will Be Offered To Every UK Adult By September
The foreign secretary publicly set a target of September to have offered the first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine to every over-18 in the UK.

Boris Johnson Is Closing All Travel Corridors With The UK From Monday
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Is Closing All Travel Corridors With The UK From Monday
Entry into the UK from anywhere in the world will be tightened from 4am on Monday after Boris Johnson announced all travel corridors will be scrapped.
Leading Scientist Says One Of Two Brazilian Coronavirus Variants Has Already Been Detected In The UK
Coronavirus
Leading Scientist Says One Of Two Brazilian Coronavirus Variants Has Already Been Detected In The UK
One of two Brazilian coronavirus variants has already been detected in the UK, according to a leading virologist advising the government.
Up To 40% Of Fish Sold At A Danish Auction This Year Is from Scottish Boats Avoiding Brexit Chaos In The UK
Brexit
Up To 40% Of Fish Sold At A Danish Auction This Year Is from Scottish Boats Avoiding Brexit Chaos In The UK
Up to 40% of fish sold at an auction in Denmark so far in 2021 have come from Scottish boats, according to a a leading figure in the Nordic logistics industry.
Yvette Cooper Calls Government A “Chaotic Mess” Over Delay In Demanding A Negative Covid Test At The UK Border
Coronavirus
Yvette Cooper Calls Government A “Chaotic Mess” Over Delay In Demanding A Negative Covid Test At The UK Border
Yvette Cooper has said that hold-ups on the requirement for a negative Covid test before being admitted into the UK shows the government has “never had a proper effective system in place.”
Grant Shapps Announces South America Travel Ban Following Concerns Over New Brazilian Covid Variant
Coronavirus
Grant Shapps Announces South America Travel Ban Following Concerns Over New Brazilian Covid Variant
Grant Shapps has announced a travel ban will apply to people arriving from more than a dozen South American countries following the discovery of a new coronavirus variant in Brazil.
Government Is Accused Of Being 'Asleep At The Wheel' Over The Scottish Fishing Crisis After Ministers Enraged The Industry
Brexit
Government Is Accused Of Being "Asleep At The Wheel" Over The Scottish Fishing Crisis After Ministers Enraged The Industry
The UK government has been accused of abandoning Scottish fishing traders facing economic disaster after remarks by two ministers enraged opposition MPs and industry figures.
Minister Defends UK Ties With US After Donald Trump Is Impeached For A Second Time
Foreign affairs
Minister Defends UK Ties With US After Donald Trump Is Impeached For A Second Time
President Donald Trump has become the first US leader in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives twice after “inciting” the deadly Capitol Hill riots.
Food Industry Bosses Say Trade That Used To Take Hours Is Now Taking Five Days Due To Brexit Checks
Brexit
Food Industry Bosses Say Trade That Used To Take Hours Is Now Taking Five Days Due To Brexit Checks
It is taking British businesses nearly a week to complete exports to the European Union that previously took just a few hours, the head of one of the UK’s leading trade bodies has told MPs.
Boris Johnson U-Turns On 24/7 Covid Vaccines And Promises They Will Available “As Soon As We Can”
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson U-Turns On 24/7 Covid Vaccines And Promises They Will Available “As Soon As We Can”
Boris Johnson has promised to start offering coronavirus vaccines round the clock “as soon as we can” after pressure to speed up the rollout.
Parents Have Been Told To Bake Their Own Bread With Flour In Free School Meal Food Parcels
Coronavirus
Parents Have Been Told To Bake Their Own Bread With Flour In Free School Meal Food Parcels
Parents receiving food parcels from a London academy chain set up by a former Tory minister have been given meagre pots of flour and told to bake their own bread.
Two Thirds Of University Students Say They’re Worried About Affording Rent As Strikes Continue At 50 UK Campuses
Coronavirus
Two Thirds Of University Students Say They’re Worried About Affording Rent As Strikes Continue At 50 UK Campuses
A new survey by the National Union of Students (NUS) has revealed that 69% of student renters are worried about their financial situation, while 22% say they've struggled to pay rent within the last four months.
Forgotten Independent Students Accuse Gavin Williamson Of 'Toying With Their Futures' After Cancelling Exams
Coronavirus
Forgotten Independent Students Accuse Gavin Williamson Of "Toying With Their Futures" After Cancelling Exams
Thousands of independent learners and resit students have demanded the opportunity to sit their exams after they accused Gavin Williamson of "toying with their futures".
Exclusive: A Free School Meal Provider Has Agreed To 'Enhance' Food Parcels After Parents Received Stale Bread
Coronavirus
Exclusive: A Free School Meal Provider Has Agreed To 'Enhance' Food Parcels After Parents Received Stale Bread
A school catering firm has pledged to "enhance" the contents of their free school meal parcels after they were confronted with outrage from parents.
Students Demand Grade “Safety Nets” And Rent Rebates As Universities Face More Coronavirus Disruption
Coronavirus
Students Demand Grade “Safety Nets” And Rent Rebates As Universities Face More Coronavirus Disruption
Student representatives at some of the UK’s top universities are calling on sector leaders to reinstate grade “safety nets” and provide rent rebates after almost a year of disruption by the pandemic.
Scottish Fish Traders Say Brexit Is Costing Them Over £1m A Day And Want The Government To Pay Them Back
Brexit
Scottish Fish Traders Say Brexit Is Costing Them Over £1m A Day And Want The Government To Pay Them Back
The government is being urged to compensate businesses whose exports to the European Union have been torpedoed by post-Brexit paperwork.
Shut Offices And Stop Blaming People For Lockdown Failing, Says Government Scientific Adviser
Coronavirus
Shut Offices And Stop Blaming People For Lockdown Failing, Says Government Scientific Adviser
A leading scientific adviser to the government has hit out at ministers placing the blame on public non-compliance for high infection rates.
Government To Issue Warning To Caterers As Emergency Meetings Held Over “Unacceptable” Free School Meal Boxes
Coronavirus
Government To Issue Warning To Caterers As Emergency Meetings Held Over “Unacceptable” Free School Meal Boxes
Caterers providing free school meal parcels for the country’s poorest children will be given a stark warning by the Department for Education over inadequate box contents.
Police Are Warning It's 'Increasingly Likely' People Will Get Covid Fines As Met Issue 300 Notices in 24hrs
Coronavirus
Police Are Warning It's "Increasingly Likely" People Will Get Covid Fines As Met Issue 300 Notices in 24hrs
Policing Minister Kit Malthouse has hinted that coronavirus restrictions could be toughened up to tackle the “small minority” who are flouting the rules.
Matt Hancock Reveals Plans To Deliver 2 Million Covid Jabs A Week By The End Of The Month
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock Reveals Plans To Deliver 2 Million Covid Jabs A Week By The End Of The Month
Matt Hancock has unveiled the details of a new vaccine rollout plan aimed at administering 2 million jabs a week by the end of January.
Leading Intensive Care Doctor Calls For Drastically Hardened Lockdown As Hospitals Struggle To Cope With Covid Patients
Coronavirus
Leading Intensive Care Doctor Calls For Drastically Hardened Lockdown As Hospitals Struggle To Cope With Covid Patients
One of the UK's leading intensive care doctors is calling for the government to introduce tougher lockdown restrictions immediately as stretched NHS staff face a surge in Covid-19 patients.
People Without Covid Are Being Treated On The Same Wards As Infected Patients Because Hospitals Are Overwhelmed
Coronavirus
People Without Covid Are Being Treated On The Same Wards As Infected Patients Because Hospitals Are Overwhelmed
A critical care doctor has told PoliticsHome that patients are being put at risk of catching the coronavirus in hospital because wards are overrun with patients infected with Covid-19.
Chris Whitty Warns We're Facing “The Worst Point” Of The Pandemic As NHS Tackles 'Appalling Situation'
Coronavirus
Chris Whitty Warns We're Facing “The Worst Point” Of The Pandemic As NHS Tackles "Appalling Situation"
Chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty has issued a grave warning that the UK is facing “the worst point” of the coronavirus pandemic.
Labour Analysis Shows Hospitality Businesses Will Get Less Financial Support Than In The First Lockdown
Coronavirus
Labour Analysis Shows Hospitality Businesses Will Get Less Financial Support Than In The First Lockdown
Five out of six hospitality businesses will miss out on the largest £9,000 grants to help them get thought the latest lockdown, analysis by the Labour party suggests.
Households With Only One Key Worker Should Not Still Be Sending Their Children To School, Matt Hancock Says
Coronavirus
Households With Only One Key Worker Should Not Still Be Sending Their Children To School, Matt Hancock Says
If one parent is a key worker but the other one isn’t then children from that household should not still be going into school during lockdown, Matt Hancock has said.
Matt Hancock Backs Officers Who Fined Women £200 For Driving To A Walk Despite Police Launching Review Into Case
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock Backs Officers Who Fined Women £200 For Driving To A Walk Despite Police Launching Review Into Case
Matt Hancock has backed the police officers who fined two women £200 after they drove a short distance to go for a walk.
Kwasi Kwarteng Has Been Appointed Business Secretary, Replacing Alok Sharma
Environment
Kwasi Kwarteng Has Been Appointed Business Secretary, Replacing Alok Sharma
Kwasi Kwarteng has been appointed the UK's new business secretary. His predecessor Alok Sharma will concentrate on overseeing the COP26 global climate change summit full time.
The UK Has Reported A Record 1,325 Coronavirus Deaths – The Highest Death Toll Of The Pandemic
Coronavirus
The UK Has Reported A Record 1,325 Coronavirus Deaths – The Highest Death Toll Of The Pandemic
In the last 24hrs 1,325 people are reported to have died within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus — the highest daily figure of the pandemic so far.
Moderna Covid Vaccine Has Been Approved In The UK And Government Has Ordered 10 Million More
Coronavirus
Moderna Covid Vaccine Has Been Approved In The UK And Government Has Ordered 10 Million More
A third vaccine against Covid-19 has been approved by the UK’s medical regulator but, no doses will be available until the spring.
People Will Now Need A Negative Covid Test To Enter The UK After Huge Criticism Over Travel Rules
Coronavirus
People Will Now Need A Negative Covid Test To Enter The UK After Huge Criticism Over Travel Rules
Anyone arriving into the UK from next week will need to provide a negative coronavirus test before they can enter, the government has announced.
Coronavirus Patients Admitted To Wards Since Christmas Could Fill 20 Hospitals
Coronavirus
Coronavirus Patients Admitted To Wards Since Christmas Could Fill 20 Hospitals
NHS chief executive Sir Simon Stevens said that the number of people admitted with Covid-19 has increased by 10,000 since Christmas Day — the equivalent of filling 20 hospitals.