Reading and Leeds festivals to go ahead this summer in boost for return to normality February 24, 2021 Reading and Leeds music festivals will go ahead this summer, organisers have confirmed, in a major boost for hopes of a return to normality in the second half of the year. Stormzy, Post Malone and Liam Gallagher have been confirmed as the headline acts of the twin events, which will run on the August Bank [...]
Michael Gove meeting ‘disappointing’, says climate protest group Extinction Rebellion April 30, 2019 Climate protest group Extinction Rebellion has said it was left “frustrated” by talks with environment minister Michael Gove today, because he would not declare a climate emergency. Read more: Climate protesters blockade Treasury in action against finance sector Activists said Gove committed to discussions with London mayor Sadiq Khan on holding a citizens assembly on [...]
Brexit: UK-EU trade talks back on after week of sparring October 21, 2020 Brexit trade talks between the UK and EU are back on just days after Boris Johnson walked away from negotiations. A statement from the government said “we are ready to welcome the EU team to London to resume negotiations later this week” in a bid to get a deal done before the end of the [...]
Tory MP slammed after telling anti-vaxxers NHS figures are ‘manipulated’ January 28, 2021 A Conservative MP has faced condemnation from government ministers after he told an anti-vaccination campaign group that NHS statistics are being “manipulated” and that we are living in a “police state”. Sir Desmond Swayne told Save Our Rights UK, which organised the anti-lockdown rally in Trafalgar Square last September, to continue their fight against lockdown [...]
Portrayed as Lady Macbeth, Carrie Johnson’s influence is under scrutiny as ‘enemies are running a brutal campaign’ February 7, 2022 Boris Johnson’s wife Carrie has said that even though she does “not play a role in Government” she has been targeted by “enemies” of the Prime Minister in a “brutal briefing campaign”. The Prime Minister’s wife issued a rare statement through her spokesperson on Sunday evening, after a Cabinet minister suggested she was coming “under [...]
Airline passenger numbers plummet over Christmas period January 5, 2021 The number of passengers flown by Ryanair and Wizz Air fell over 80 per cent for the second consecutive month in December as a dire year for the industry came to and end. The Irish flier carried just 1.9m people last month, down 83 per cent from 11.2m the year before. For the year as [...]
Boris Johnson urges businesses to speed up Brexit preparations October 18, 2020 Boris Johnson will speak to business leaders this week to urge them to ramp up preparations for the UK’s exit from the EU single market and customs union next year as the prospect of a no-deal Brexit begins to look more likely. HM Revenue and Customs will contact 200,00 traders who deal with the EU [...]
EU unveils vaccine passport plans in boost for summer holiday hopes March 17, 2021 The EU has unveiled plans to introduce vaccine passports to unlock international travel after months of closure, in a major boost for Britons’ hopes of holidays abroad this summer. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen outlined proposals for the EU’s Digital Green Certificate this afternoon, with the passports set to come into effect from [...]
‘Firm decision’ on Brexit talks set for Sunday December 10, 2020 Boris Johnson and the EU have set a Sunday deadline for a “firm decision” on the future relationship between the two sides. Downing Street said “large gaps remain” between the EU and UK after the Prime Minister and Ursula Von der Leyen met for dinner in Brussels. Von der Leyen said the conversation had been [...]
Hospitality industry slams vaccine passports as ‘Hobson’s choice’ April 6, 2021 The hospitality industry has slammed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suggestion that vaccine passports are on the horizon as a “Hobson’s choice” that will severely restrict businesses within the sector. Announcing the next stages of lifting lockdown yesterday, Johnson said vaccine certifications were a “sensible” principle for reopening the economy. Government documents released last night revealed the [...]