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Actor Laurence Fox is standing for election as Mayor of London. Quite what chance he’ll have against the brutal election machine of incumbent Sadiq Khan is hard to say. But even if Fox doesn’t succeed it will have been worth it just for this brilliant, inspirational campaign video.

A parent has described to a major British newspaper the prospect of a “mask apartheid” when schools reopen next week, after some educators have determined that while they cannot legally force children to wear masks, they will be segregated from their peers.

Former Ohio State Treasurer Josh Mandel, a GOP candidate for U.S. Senate next year, told Breitbart News exclusively he is calling on Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to cut the nonsense, end his state’s mask mandate, and reopen Ohio entirely right now.

Mental health problems are a greater threat than COVID-19, said Sen. Roger Marshall, referring to psychological damage driven by lockdowns.

The Washington Post published a glowing story about first lady Jill Biden’s unscheduled stop at a black-owned business in Virginia.

The British government is reportedly seeking to extend powers granted to police to crack down on protests even after lockdown restrictions are lifted, raising concerns about the state of freedom of speech in the country.

The World Economic Forum deleted a post on social media which praised coronavirus lockdowns for “quietly improving cities around the world”.

Europe’s best-selling tabloid has congratulated the UK for its coronavirus vaccine rollout, stating that Germany “envies” their neighbours.

The Faith Protection Act making Georgia a “sanctuary state for people of faith” is enacted into law, Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) said on Wednesday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Daily with host Alex Marlow.

The Member of Parliament for the Port of Dover has called for illegal migrants to be put on the same quarantine “red list” as legitimate travellers, including British citizens, entering the United Kingdom from high-risk countries. 

Following the 2020 presidential election, progressive feminist and author Naomi Wolf expressed regret over her vote for Joe Biden if she had been aware of his possible strategy of returning to lockdowns to combat COVID-19.

The last restrictions on public gatherings and businesses won’t be repealed until June at the earliest, Boris Johnson said Monday.

Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Pete Snyder discussed reopening schools and saving small businesses on SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Sunday.

Barbers, hairdressers, gyms, pubs, and restaurants are expected to remain restricted when Boris Johnson announces a loosening of the national lockdown regulations in England. 

A Christian pastor from Edmonton, Canada, has been jailed for breaking Alberta’s Public Health Act by continuing to hold church services when ordered to stop.

Vice President Kamala Harris clarified the White House’s position on schools reopening without teacher vaccinations as Dr. Anthony Fauci had recommended, providing her comments in an interview Wednesday morning on the Today show.

Experts are “stumped” and “perplexed” by the dramatic decline in Indian coronavirus cases, which began in September 2020 for no obvious single reason, cutting daily coronavirus cases by almost 90 percent as of February 2021 the Associated Press (AP) wrote Tuesday.

(AFP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern ordered the country’s biggest city Auckland into a snap lockdown for the first time in nearly six months on Sunday after three coronavirus cases emerged in the community.

A 23-year-old man convicted of sexually abusing his 8-year-old sister during the Wuhan virus lockdown claims the charges were brought due to the colour of his skin.

Locals in the city of Milan have warned that many businesses, particularly restaurants, face permanent closure due to the lockdowns implemented to stop the spread of the Wuhan virus.

A Michigan county passed a resolution this week calling on residents to do what is in their own self-interest when it comes to coronavirus safety.

Rep. Jason Smith told Breitbart News Friday that House Democrats, in private discussions with him, have said school shutdowns should end.

An Ingham County judge dismissed charges on Monday against several hair stylists who cut hair as a protest on the steps of the Michigan Capitol in May.

Michigan bar goers may miss the final minutes of Sunday’s Super Bowl because of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) 10:00 p.m. closure order.

Claws are out for South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R), a rising star in the Republican Party, over her handling of the Chinese coronavirus in her state — particularly for allowing citizens to enjoy more freedoms and earn a living during the pandemic. Blue states, on the other hand, continue to implement lockdown orders and stringent restrictions, barring their residents from many basic activities while largely failing to quell the second wave of the virus.

Two landmark Detroit eateries were hit by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s (D) coronavirus cops after a charitable video went viral last week.

The United Kingdom’s social distancing regulations may need to remain in place throughout the entirety of 2021 if vaccines for the Chinese coronavirus are not at least 85 per cent effective, government scientists have warned.

The owner of a Pennsylvania café who photographed herself giving Gov. Tom Wolf the middle finger received an influx of cash from Barstool Sports’ president Dave Portnoy on Wednesday.

Police in Austria have banned 15 of 17 planned demonstrations against government coronavirus lockdown measures, including a major protest in Vienna this weekend.

Dave Rubin, host of the Rubin Report and author of Don’t Burn This Book: Thinking for Yourself in an Age of Unreason, told Breitbart News on Tuesday that he hopes Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is “sued into oblivion” for imposing lockdown policies that were “all political” and “not based in science.”

A growing movement demanding high schoolers be allowed to play sports will be protesting Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s lockdown orders on Saturday.

An Argentine senator defended his province’s governor from accusations of human rights violations against suspected coronavirus patients Tuesday by declaring, “you have rights, but not in a pandemic.”

One of the largest school districts in America is planning to phase back into in-person learning following a rise in student suicides.

Sir Roger Scruton would have supported Britain’s endless lockdowns, Michael Gove has implausibly claimed.

More than 50 restaurateurs in the San Francisco Bay Area are suing California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom over his ban on in-person dining.

Locked Down is a romantic comedy where you hope the couple breaks up, and a heist-thriller so contrived and lacking in tension (and intelligence and excitement), you hope everyone gets caught.