Experts criticise Boris Johnson for holding his nerve by NOT cancelling New Year's Eve
3 years ago

Experts criticise Boris Johnson for holding his nerve by NOT cancelling New Year's Eve

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson's decision to hold his nerve and leave England to go it alone by refusing to cancel New Year's Eve was today criticised by gloomy experts. But experts including Professor Danny Altmann slammed the move, arguing it shows the 'greatest divergence between expert clinical/scientific advice and legislation' UK Government statistics show how the number of Covid tests being conducted has reached 1.5m a day, with the number of swabs carried out having increased massively since Omicron first emerged Covid staffing crisis grips UK: Unions warn Omicron spread has left public services in a 'perilous state' Unions today warned Omicron has left public services in a 'perilous state' with recycling centres forced to close and bin collections under threat in London - while flights were grounded and trains cancelled. And Dr Pitt said it does not make sense for UK nations to have different Covid restrictions because partygoers from the other home nations will just go to England on New Year's Eve before returning home. She told LBC Radio: 'If people can't go to a New Year's Eve party in Wales or Scotland, they'll just tip over the borders into England, won't they, thus potentially taking the virus and spreading it… and then taking it back home.

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UK’s Johnson defies pressure to impose COVID curbs over Christmas
3 years ago

UK’s Johnson defies pressure to impose COVID curbs over Christmas

Al Jazeera  

PM Boris Johnson says ministers decided not to limit social interactions over the imminent festive period, but will keep situation under review. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has defied pressure to tighten coronavirus rules over Christmas to curb surging Omicron cases, but pledged to keep the situation “under constant review”. However, after a Cabinet meeting, Johnson said ministers had decided …

To Applause and Laughter, PM Boris Johnson Vows to Reshape Britain
3 years, 3 months ago

To Applause and Laughter, PM Boris Johnson Vows to Reshape Britain

News 18  

Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed to radically re-shape Britain on Wednesday, exhorting his Conservative Party faithful to help the government press on with tackling regional inequality by ending “long term structural weaknesses” in the economy. Firing up his party by invoking former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, trumpeting the government’s vaccine roll out and taking aim at the main opposition Labour …

Boris Johnson says move to ease lockdown will be ‘irreversible’
3 years, 10 months ago

Boris Johnson says move to ease lockdown will be ‘irreversible’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. What we want to see is progress that is cautious but irreversible and I think …

Johnson under fire as UK again faces onslaught of COVID-19
4 years ago

Johnson under fire as UK again faces onslaught of COVID-19

Associated Press  

LONDON — The crisis facing Britain this winter is depressingly familiar: Stay-at-home orders and empty streets. Britain locked down on March 23, and Costello said if the decision had come a week or two sooner, “we would be back down at 30,000-40,000 deaths.. More like Germany.” “And the problem is, they’ve repeated these delays,” said Costello, a member of Independent …

After months of over-promising and under-delivering, Number 10 has finally changed tack
4 years, 3 months ago

After months of over-promising and under-delivering, Number 10 has finally changed tack

The Telegraph  

Remember when Boris Johnson had to apologise for being "unnecessarily boosterish" about coronavirus? That was back on March 19, when an upbeat Prime Minister told the daily Downing Street press conference that the next 12 weeks could "turn the tide of this disease". Flanked by his chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, and his chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, …

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson lays out roadmap to get Britain ‘back to normal by Christmas’
4 years, 5 months ago

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson lays out roadmap to get Britain ‘back to normal by Christmas’

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “We have to weigh the advice we get and I …

Boris Johnson outlines UK reopening guidelines
4 years, 7 months ago

Boris Johnson outlines UK reopening guidelines

CNN  

London CNN — Britain will begin lifting coronavirus restrictions starting Monday in a phased approach, the UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said at a press conference today. Up to six people will be allowed to meet outside “as long as they respect social distancing rules,” in gardens and other private outdoor spaces, he said. From Monday, they will be permitted …

Boris Johnson accused of botching announcement of new UK lockdown rules
4 years, 7 months ago

Boris Johnson accused of botching announcement of new UK lockdown rules

CNN  

London CNN — Boris Johnson has come under fire from UK lawmakers after he was accused of fumbling the move to loosen some parts of the UK’s coronavirus lockdown. The Prime Minister batted back criticism in Parliament on Monday, as his government unveiled its 50-page plan to creep out of lockdown and “rebuild the UK for a world with COVID-19.” …

Boris Johnson accused of spreading confusion as he sets out first steps out of coronavirus lockdown
4 years, 7 months ago

Boris Johnson accused of spreading confusion as he sets out first steps out of coronavirus lockdown

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But Labour leader Keir Starmer said the new stay alert guidance “just isn’t clear enough” …

UK PM Boris Johnson to set out Covid-19 warning system in public address
4 years, 8 months ago

UK PM Boris Johnson to set out Covid-19 warning system in public address

Hindustan Times  

Boris Johnson will unveil a new virus alert system, similar to how the government currently communicates terror threat levels, in Sunday’s address to Britain that will set out some of the conditions for removing restrictions on the economy. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will urge workers and businesses to stay alert by following social distancing rules, potentially angering some backbenchers …

What took Boris Johnson so long to order a lockdown over coronavirus fears?
4 years, 9 months ago

What took Boris Johnson so long to order a lockdown over coronavirus fears?

CNN  

London CNN — Boris Johnson has just imposed the most stringent social restrictions on the British public since the end of the Second World War. In a 2004 newspaper column, Johnson wrote of a proposed smoking ban: “We should have the common sense to listen to others before we presume to act in their interests.” Mocking those who supported the …

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