Boris Johnson is poised to announce the lifting of Plan B restrictions today as he tries to underline the success of his strategy for beating Omicron. Downing Street last night said the Prime Minister had summoned a special meeting of the Cabinet
Oliver Dowden today gave a firm hint that Plan B restrictions will be lifted in England on January 26 as he said the latest coronavirus data ‘seems to be heading in the right direction’. The chairman of the Conservative Party said the
Labour signalled today that it would no longer back lockdowns, claiming that the country now has to ‘learn to live with Covid’. Wes Streeting, the party’s health spokesman, announced that its approach was changing ‘as the threat was changing’. In an article
Plan B curbs ‘set to be lifted as even Sajid Javid thinks the worst of the Covid crisis is over’: Passes and WFH guidance set to be eased on January 26 as cases fall by 44 per cent in a week and
The Welsh government will scrap all Covid curbs in two weeks under plans to reopen clubs, end the rule of six in pubs and lift the 50-person limited on outdoor events. Mark Drakeford will lay out a plan for Wales to move
Police have been called to manage an ‘unplanned’ anti-lockdown protest in Scotland’s largest city that appears to be one of the country’s largest demonstrations since the pandemic began. Thousands of protesters gathered at Glasgow Green at 1pm on Saturday as public anger
Bullish ministers today insisted there is no evidence that more Omicron curbs are needed in England despite infections creeping up among the older generation. Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi insisted the ‘pattern’ of the mutant strain was not the same as Delta –
Ministers have declared there is ‘nothing’ in the data to suggest that further Covid restrictions will be needed in England despite the recent surge in cases. Edward Argar, a minister at the Department of Health and Social Care, said he was ‘seeing
We made major breakthroughs in 2021, but it was also a year where we faced new threats, especially the Omicron variant which continues to spread rapidly across the world. Despite this new adversary, the steps we took, especially the expansion of this
Boris Johnson will decide next week whether to impose new coronavirus restrictions to limit indoor socialising as the Prime Minister said in his New Year’s Eve message that there are likely to be ‘challenges’ in the weeks ahead. Mr Johnson is expected