Coronavirus
‘The optics are terrible’: how Rishi Sunak’s 2020 ‘eat out to help out’ scheme backfired
December 10, 2023There is no blue heritage plaque above the stainless-steel open kitchen at the branch of Wagamama at London’s Festival Hall – but the restaurant might have claims to one. It was here, in delivering a couple of plates of katsu curry – one chicken, one vegan – on 8 July 2020, that our current prime […]
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Andy Burnham claims government note shows Covid tier 3 restrictions imposed on Manchester as ‘punishment beating’ – as it happened
November 27, 2023Burnham claims government minute shows tier 3 imposed on Manchester as ‘punishment beating’ for his defiance In his evidence this afternoon Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, also referred to a minute from the government’s Covid-O committee, which was responsible for Covid operational matters. Burnham summarised it as proposing a “punishment beating for Greater Manchester”. […]
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Rishi Sunak says pro-Palestine march on Saturday is ‘proof of UK’s commitment to freedom’ – UK politics live
November 8, 2023Sunak defends allowing pro-Palestinian march to go ahead on Saturday, saying it’s test of UK’s commitment to freedom Rishi Sunak has issued a statement following his meeting today with Sir Mark Rowley, commissioner of the Metropolitan police to discuss the pro-Palestinian march scheduled for Saturday This morning Sunak said he wanted to “hold [Rowley] accountable” […]
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No 10 says 40% of trains must always run under new laws to limit impact of strikes to be brought in by Christmas – UK politics live
November 6, 2023No 10 says 40% of trains must always run under laws limiting impact of rail/ambulance/border strikes coming by Christmas The government has announced that it intends to activate before Christmas new laws to limit the right of railway workers, ambulance staff and border officials to go on strike. Under the proposals, 40% of rail services […]
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Where to read the Privileges Committee Patygate report on Boris Johnson
June 15, 2023House of Commons Privileges Committee have published their report into whether former Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled parliament over the ‘partygate’ scandal, which saw numerous gatherings at Downing Street during Covid-19 lockdowns. Boris Johnson quit as a member of parliament last Friday after receiving an advance copy of the report. He issued an unprecedented rebuke […]
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What will the Covid Inquiry look at and when will we get answers?
June 14, 2023The Covid-19 pandemic was a global health emergency that affected every single person in the country in some way. Beginning on June 13, the Covid-19 Inquiry will seek to learn lessons from the spread of the disease. In 2020, people in the UK went through multiple lockdowns, tiering systems, and various restrictions that impacted daily […]
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NHS promises thousands more operations and tests to help London backlog
March 7, 2023The NHS has outlined plans to expand surgical capacity in London in hope of reducing the backlog caused by Covid. The health service proposes to conduct 51,000 more operations and 87,000 more diagnostic tests by the year 2025, after £207.3 million worth of funding was announced for the capital. The plans comes at a time […]
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Railway worker ‘spat on by man with Covid-19’ died of ‘natural causes’
March 2, 2023A railway ticket officer died of ‘natural causes’ two weeks after she was spat on by a man infected with Covid-19, an inquest has ruled. Belly Mujinga, 47, was working at London’s Victoria station on March 21, 2020, when she and her co-worker, Motolani Sunmola, was assaulted. A man, 57, allegedly claimed he had Covid-19 […]
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Misplaced tube may have contributed to London boy’s Covid death, inquest hears
March 1, 2023An incorrectly placed breathing tube could have contributed to the death of a 13-year-old boy who became the UK’s first known child victim of Covid-19, a doctor has told the inquest into his death. Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, of Brixton in south London, died of acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by coronavirus pneumonia in the early […]
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Breathing tube error ‘may have contributed to UK’s first child Covid death’
March 1, 2023An issue with a breathing tube may have contributed to the death of the first child Covid victim in the UK, an inquest has heard. Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab was 13 when he was rushed to King’s College Hospital in London with symptoms including fever, coughing and vomiting on March 26, 2020. Due to hospital policies […]
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