Health Secretary Sajid Javid has revealed the government’s “Plan B” if the Chinese coronavirus surges in the Winter, which includes mask mandates, working from home, and the possible introduction of domestic vaccine passports.
Conservative MPs have warned that allowing children to override the wishes of their parents and be vaccinated against coronavirus could “pit parents against parents” and put too much pressure on children.
Boris Johnson has suggested that Health Secretary Sajid Javid, who said that domestic vaccine passports are off the table, and Vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi, who said they were going ahead, are “both right” in the latest instance of unclear messaging coming from the government.
The chief of the UK’s biggest union has warned that tens of thousands of people could lose their jobs under the government’s plans to enforce vaccination on care home staff and potentially for NHS staff.
Less than 24 hours after a leading government secretary announced the cancellation of plans to introduce vaccine passports for the end of this month, another minister has said that no formal decision had been made, and they “haven’t been ruled out forever”.
Former Conservative Party leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith had begged his government to stop and reconsider what it would mean to introduce domestic vaccine passports, questioning whether it would be a “criminal offence” to go to a football match without one.
The EU’s former hardline Brexit negotiator, who criticised his British counterparts for “cherry-picking” during negotiations, has appeared to have embraced Euroscepticism, demanding the return of France’s sovereignty from the European courts to control immigration.
Voter support for the Conservative Party is at its lowest since its landslide 2019 election victory, following Prime Minister Johnson breaking his manifesto pledge to not raise taxes.
“What a load of rubbish!” a lockdown-sceptic Tory MP replied when Vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi defended the introduction of domestic vaccines passports for nightclubs and claimed that it was not discriminatory.
The British government has opened a consultation on possibly making full vaccination against the Chinese coronavirus a condition for employment in the National Health Service (NHS).
Just five Conservative MPs voted against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s manifesto pledge-breaking tax hike on Wednesday.
The separatist, left-wing Scottish National Party (SNP) is calling for a second referendum on seceding from the British Union by the end of 2023, despite a senior national government minister ruling out such a vote before the 2024 General Election.
Just three Cabinet ministers had reportedly challenged Boris Johnson over his proposed tax hike, with media suggesting any failed rebellion was minimised amidst the threat of an impending reshuffle of the prime minister’s top table.
Britain’s two senior heath ministers continue to give mixed messages on whether parental consent is needed to vaccinate 12- 15-year-olds against the Chinese coronavirus.
The British government is set to extend the Coronavirus Act for a further six months until March 2022 — two years to the month that the ’emergency’ law was passed.
The British government has denied reports that it is drawing up plans for an October “firebreak” coronavirus lockdown if hospitalisations continue to rise.
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg has warned that the EU developing a rapid reaction force could weaken the defence union’s ability to work together and could “divide Europe”.
Two of the Afghan men evacuated from the Taliban-run country with their wives and children under the government’s generous refugee programme have called for extended families to be brought over as well, with one complaining that it was taking too long to get permanent accommodation.
Vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi has left open the possibility of mandatory vaccination for NHS staff after enforcing the measures on care home employees.
Pet abduction will be made a separate criminal offence in the United Kingdom after a rise in thieves targeting dog owners during the lockdown.
A senior police officer has criticised eco-activists Extinction Rebellion for its “unreasonable” and “unlawful” tactics in the British capital, which has diverted police officers away from dealing with real, serious crimes.
Islamic convert from Luton Ibrahim Roger Anderson has been jailed for seven years for terrorism offences after sending undercover officers extremist material.
The government is developing an integration scheme for Afghan migrants evacuated to the United Kingdom, which could include lessons on British culture and values, in a bid to emulate other countries with high-migrant populations like France and Germany.
Preacher Omar Mohamad was convicted of a hate crime after making homophobic remarks towards a white, gay convert to Islam at Hyde Park’s Speakers’ Corner in 2019.
A Labour shadow minister had avoided four times answering whether her party opposes the Conservative government’s plans to introduce domestic vaccine passports for nightclubs, in the lastest unclear statement from Labour five months after leader Keir Starmer branded vaccine passports against “British instinct”.
Nigel Farage has hailed as a “victory for free speech” the British broadcasting regulator clearing TV show host Piers Morgan for criticising Meghan Markle and saying he did not believe the Duchess of Sussex was telling the truth when she accused the Royal Family of neglecting her mental health and that a family member was racist.
The leftist separatist Scottish National Party (SNP) wants to institute domestic vaccine passports for entry to nightclubs and large events across Scotland.
Afghans evacuated from the now Taliban-controlled country who worked for the British authorities will be given indefinite leave to remain under ‘Operation Warm Welcome’, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed.
The effects of the pandemic have been blamed for exacerbating the mental health problems being faced by children, with the National Health Service (NHS) giving a record number of youngsters antidepressants.
The education secretary has backed schools taking the part of parents by teaching them “family dining” at lunchtime, including table manners and social skills.
Health Secretary Gavin Williamson has dampened the mood ahead of the new school year, saying that despite the impending relaxation of coronavirus restrictions, pupils should not get “too carried away” with their “new freedoms”.
Four men and one woman in their teens or twenties have been taken to hospital after a fight broke out in the early hours of Monday morning outside of Harrow station in north London.
An inquest jury has ruled that the Streatham terror attack could have been prevented had convicted terrorist Sudesh Amman had been recalled to prison after undercover officers had become suspicious when he bought items for making his fake suicide belt.
Many members of the British parliament have displayed in recent days — and months — several instances of double standards over the issue of coronavirus measures, appearing to demonstrate that while the rules should apply to the British public, it does not apply to them.
Home Secretary Priti Patel has said that the number of Afghan contractors and interpreters brought over could be double the number predicted, and could be even higher.
The European Union has accused Belarus of attacking the bloc with mainly Iraqi migrants by forcing them to cross the borders into Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia.
Meghan and Prince Harry allegedly were “not surprised” Queen Elizabeth II did not take ‘ownership’ of accusations of racism in the Royal Family, the sources speaking to the unauthorised biographers of the woke couple claim.
In a display of common sense not always seen with the agency, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled against the British Vegan Society and the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) over their challenge of multimedia advertisements which said that eating meat was healthy.
The leftist governing party of the devolved Scottish parliament is calling for its emergency coronavirus powers to be made “permanent”, giving them the ability to shut schools, enforce mask-wearing, and impose lockdowns without time limit.
The British government has committed to accepting 20,000 Afghan refugees, on top of the plan to resettle interpreters, but the Home Office said that officials could end up bringing in “many more”.
