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Boris Johnson: If Glasgow Fails, The Paris Agreement Will Have 'Crumpled At The First Reckoning'
Environment
By Alain Tolhurst and Kate Proctor
Boris Johnson: If Glasgow Fails, The Paris Agreement Will Have "Crumpled At The First Reckoning"
Boris Johnson has sounded a note of extreme urgency to the world ahead of the COP26 summit, telling a press conference: "If Glasgow fails, then the whole thing fails."
Rishi Sunak Agrees To End Public Sector Pay Freeze After Approving 6.6% Minimum Wage Rise
Economy
By Alain Tolhurst and Kate Proctor
Rishi Sunak Agrees To End Public Sector Pay Freeze After Approving 6.6% Minimum Wage Rise
The Treasury has confirmed that millions of nurses, teachers and members of the armed forces will receive a pay rise after agreeing to end the freeze on public sector wages.
Boris Johnson Announces 1.25% National Insurance Rise To Fix “Catastrophic” Social Care Costs
Social affairs
By Alain Tolhurst and Kate Proctor
Boris Johnson Announces 1.25% National Insurance Rise To Fix “Catastrophic” Social Care Costs
The prime minister has finally unveiled his plans to overhaul the UK’s social care system with a new tax of 1.25% to raise an extra £36billion over the next three years.
A Sage Adviser Says The Government Has Sent The Wrong Message To People By Relaxing Coronavirus Rules At Christmas
Coronavirus
By Alain Tolhurst and Kate Proctor
A Sage Adviser Says The Government Has Sent The Wrong Message To People By Relaxing Coronavirus Rules At Christmas
A Sage adviser says the government has sent the wrong message to people by relaxing Coronavirus rules at Christmas, saying it has given people the false idea it is safe to meet up with others.
Boris Johnson Has Suffered The Worst Rebellion Of This Parliament, But Won A Key Vote On Tier Restrictions
Coronavirus
By Alain Tolhurst and Kate Proctor
Boris Johnson Has Suffered The Worst Rebellion Of This Parliament, But Won A Key Vote On Tier Restrictions
Boris Johnson has won a vote on his controversial tier system of coronavirus restrictions but only after suffering the worst rebellion by his own MPs of this Parliament.
Matt Hancock Must Guarantee MPs A Vote On New Coronavirus Restrictions Or The Government Will Be Defeated, Says Rebel Ringleader Graham Brady
Coronavirus
By Alain Tolhurst and Kate Proctor
Matt Hancock Must Guarantee MPs A Vote On New Coronavirus Restrictions Or The Government Will Be Defeated, Says Rebel Ringleader Graham Brady
The leader of a growing band of Tory rebels, Sir Graham Brady, says Matt Hancock must offer “explicit guarantees” MPs will get to vote on new coronavirus restrictions before they come into force or the government faces defeat on its flagship pandemic legislation.