Boris Johnson scraps travel corridors and introduces mandatory quarantine as UK Covid rates surge
Boris Johnson said ‘we must take additional steps now to stop those strains from entering the country’.
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Boris Johnson said ‘we must take additional steps now to stop those strains from entering the country’.
England’s Education Secretary Gavin Williamson confirmed the exams would be cancelled.
The British Prime Minister made the announcement in a televised address setting out new emergency measures.
Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman said children’s lives cannot be ‘put on hold’ waiting for vaccination programmes to take effect.
Britain will leave the European single market and customs union at 11pm tomorrow.
The 1,246-page document waspublished this morning.
A Number 10 insider has described the reported compromise on fishing quotas as “b*llocks”.
The UK government’s chief scientific adviser said cases of the variant strain are appearing “everywhere”.
The Health Minister said he is engaging with the Education Minister and Chief Medical Officer on the issue.
The Green Party leader also said increased restrictions will come into effect in Ireland “sooner than was originally planned”.
“Brexit stockpiling is one thing, the Christmas rush is another thing, but the absolute hammer blow now is to close the borders for 48 hours,” the Road Haulage Association said tonight.
England’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty says the new coronavirus variant can spread more quickly.
Michel Barnier said earlier: “There is a chance of getting an agreement but the path to such an agreement is very narrow.”
Between 23 and 27 December, up to three households will be allowed to mix under the festive bubble rules.
London mayor Sadiq Khan has also expressed concerns over the five-day “Christmas window”.
The legal date for the UK to leave the Customs Union and Single Market is 31 December.
Boris Johnson is due to speak with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen later today.
Malcolm Turnbull said that Australia faces “very large barriers” to trading with the EU.
Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price said the devolved Welsh administration was “under attack” by Boris Johnson’s government.
Negotiators from both sides said conditions for an agreement had still not been met.
Simon Coveney met European leaders in Paris today.
Michel Barnier has briefed EU ambassadors on the negotiations amid little signs of progress as time runs out.
MPs voted for the measures to replace the second national lockdown in England by a majority of 213.
The two leaders reaffirmed the need to prioritise the Good Friday Agreement.
More than 55 million people will be placed into Tier 2 and Tier 3 from next week.
The new restrictions will take effect after 2 December.
Up to 4,000 spectators will be allowed into grounds in low-risk areas.
The British Prime Minister said today that the previous regime of restrictions did not do enough to tackle the virus.
Boris Johnson is to set out the basis of plans for the festive period tomorrow.
Business groups welcomed the announcement but warned that firms face a ‘cliff edge’ without deals with the EU and other nations.
A government statement said Boris Johnson has ‘full confidence’ in Patel.
An investigation was launched in March over allegations that Patel belittled colleagues and clashed with officials.
The Manchester United star is encouraging kids to read.
Johnson was tested as part of a pilot scheme for staff in No 10 Downing Street.
The situation comes as the Prime Minister wants to move forward on Covid, education, and environmental issues.
Cummings and Lee Cain are close political allies, having worked together since the Brexit campaign.