Ministers braced for Dominic Cummings testimony on Covid crisis
Dominic Cummings, the prime minister’s former top adviser, is preparing to expose many of the mistakes he claims the government made as the Covid pandemic hit Britain last year.
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May 24, 2021 Self-isolation support: England’s pilot schemes to help people to stop COVID spread
People living in overcrowded houses who have to self-isolate will be offered alternative accommodation under a new scheme.
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May 23, 2021 Patel unveils digital visa to help ‘count people entering and leaving UK’
Priti Patel has unveiled a US-style digital visa system that she claimed would help the government to count numbers of people entering and leaving the UK accurately for the first time.
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May 23, 2021 Government ‘given early warning on soaring Indian variant in Bedford’
The government has been accused of failing to act on early warning data in Bedford that showed a rise in Covid cases two weeks before measures were brought in.
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May 22, 2021 Five newly built £1million luxury mansions to be demolished as they’re too big
A local authority is pulling down five luxury houses because they are ‘too big’ – leaving buyers of the new-build development without a home and tens of thousands of pounds out of pocket.
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May 22, 2021 British jets fire missiles at sea for first time in 15years- strike group heads to Pacific
During the final test of the UK’s new maritime force, the F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters fired missiles ahead of its deployment this weekend. This marked the first time missiles had been fired at sea by British aircraft in 15 years.
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May 21, 2021 Pound to euro exchange rate: Today’s calendar could create ‘volatility’ at last
Sterling has remained “rangebound” against the euro this week, but it has at last hit the 1.16 mark against the euro. Due to retail sales and other events in the financial calendar, it could further increase throughout the day.
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May 21, 2021 Competition launched to build warships to restock Royal Navy vessels at sea
British firms are battling to win a £1.5billion deal to build supply vessels for Royal Navy warships.
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May 20, 2021 Brexit: Boris Johnson warned trade deal with Australia could ‘decimate’ British farming
Boris Johnson has been warned his prospective free trade deal with Australia could “decimate” the British farming industry, as opposition parties unite against a zero-tariff agreement. Senior cabinet ministers are set to meet on Thursday morning to discuss the proposed deal – with several ministers believed to be against the plan pushed by international trade […]
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May 17, 2021 Ireland worried UK wants to rewrite Brexit deal – RTE
LONDON (Reuters) -Ireland is increasingly concerned that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to completely rewrite the Northern Ireland section of the Brexit deal, RTE reported on Monday after London said the agreement was not sustainable.
