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19 May Coronavirus

Leading Government scientist admits Covid-19 testing policy was ditched because of lack of capacity

The UK’s deputy chief scientific adviser has acknowledged that the Government’s decision to abandon its initial coronavirus test and trace policy was influenced by a lack of available tests.

19 May Coronavirus

Environment Secretary urges furloughed Brits to ‘play their part’ in fruit-picking - as website crashes

The Environment Secretary has issued a fresh plea for furloughed workers to “play their part” by filling foreign labour shortages as Britain’s harvest season approaches.

08 May Coronavirus

Charities to get £16m to provide food to the vulnerable during lockdown

The Government is setting up a £16million fund to help provide food to vulnerable people during the coronavirus lockdown.

26 Apr Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Environment Secretary says furloughed workers could be asked to pick fruit amid overseas labour shortage

Workers who have been furloughed by their companies could be asked to pick fruit to plug a shortage of migrant labour amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Environment Secretary has revealed.

21 Mar Coronavirus

Coronavirus: NHS chief says shoppers should be 'ashamed' to stockpile after frontline staff go without

British people should be "ashamed" of themselves for stockpiling food amid the coronavirus crisis, a senior NHS figure has said.

02 Jul 2019 Environment

UK is being left behind by other developed nations when it comes to legislation on religious slaughter

Former Defra minister, George Eustice MP writes on his Westminster Hall debate on the religious slaughter of farm animals: "Non-stun slaughter is only supposed to be allowed on the basis of religious need but this requirement is not enforceable in practice."