Matt Hancock
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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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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London and Liverpool to go into tier two after lockdown ends
November 26, 2020London and Liverpool will be placed under tier 2 restrictions when England’s national lockdown ends on December 2. The capital has avoided being upgraded to tier 3 – the toughest level of measures – while Liverpool has been downgraded from the top tier following a drop in the infection rate. Manchester, Hull, Newcastle, Birmingham, Bristol […]
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Matt Hancock ambushed live on TV by Good Morning Britain
November 10, 2020To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Matt Hancock was ambushed live on air by Good Morning Britain on the 196th day of the Government’s refusal to be interviewed on the programme. He was outside BBC Broadcasting House in London when correspondent Nick Dixon […]
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London among eight regions put under tier 2 lockdown
October 15, 2020To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Around 9 million Londoners are among eight areas banned from meeting indoors from midnight on Friday, it has been confirmed. Health secretary Matt Hancock announced in a statement this morning that the capital has been reclassified from […]
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Britain comes together to clap for carers on Covid frontline – as it happened
May 21, 20208.31pm BST20:31 That’s the end of our UK live coverage for tonight, please follow worldwide developments on our global blog. Thanks for reading and writing in. 8.23pm BST20:23 Jedidajah Otte According to the BBC, “millions of people” were clapping across the country tonight, among them 100-year-old Dabirul Choudhury, from St Albans, who’s raised over £177,000 […]
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