Shop workers can call the police if customers refuse to wear a face mask, Matt Hancock says
Health Secretary Matt Hancock said shop workers should call the police if customers refuse to wear a face mask. Mr Hancock told the Commons face coverings can help to protect shop assistants and restore the confidence of shoppers. However, he said those who do not...
Millions Could Be Made Jobless Due To Coronavirus, Fiscal Watchdog Says
Britain is still on track to face biggest economic slump in 300 years, Office for Budget Responsibility warns in "very worrying" report. Millions of people could be left unemployed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic as the government’s furlough scheme is unwound,...
Starmer’s first 100 days: Labour leader seen as clean break from Corbyn – poll
Sir Keir Starmer Labour leader is most likely to be compared to Tony Blair by voters, and is already seen as a clean break from Jeremy Corbyn, according to new polling 100 days into his leadership. Figures provided exclusively by YouGov to Sky News give a picture of...
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Starmer’s first 100 days: Labour leader seen as clean break from Corbyn – poll
Sir Keir Starmer Labour leader is most likely to be compared to Tony Blair by voters, and is already seen as a clean break from Jeremy Corbyn, according to new polling 100 days into his leadership. Figures provided exclusively by YouGov to Sky News give a picture of...
Review launched into police ‘race discrimination’
Review launched into police 'race discrimination' The police watchdog is launching a review into whether officers across England and Wales racially discriminate against ethnic minorities. Stop-and-search and the use of force will be among the issues examined by the...
Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill to be paid £248k in ‘compensation’ when he steps down from role
Cabinet Secretary Sir Mark Sedwill is to be paid £248,000 in "compensation" after announcing last month that he would step down from his role as head of the civil service. The advice was made by the Cabinet Office permanent secretary Alex Chisholm and has been...
Sunak to unveil £2bn youth unemployment scheme in coronavirus recovery package
Sunak to unveil £2bn youth unemployment scheme in coronavirus recovery package The Chancellor will announce a £2 billion scheme aimed at alleviating youth unemployment by subsidising work placements when he sets out his coronavirus recovery package. A three-point plan...
Rishi Sunak to unveil £3bn green investment package as part of Covid-19 recovery plan
Rishi Sunak to unveil £3bn green investment package as part of Covid-19 recovery plan Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to unveil a £3 billion green investment package programme to create jobs, upgrade buildings and protect the environment as part of efforts to rebuild...
Finance ministry pledges funding to triple number of UK traineeships
Finance ministry pledges funding to triple number of UK traineeships LONDON - Britain will offer its largest ever expansion of traineeships, its finance ministry said on Sunday, ahead of a highly-anticipated update due later in the week on the government’s support for...
UK to relax England’s quarantine rules for summer travellers
UK to relax England's quarantine rules for summer travellers Britain’s government said it will lift its COVID-19 quarantine requirement for people arriving in England from countries including Germany, France, Spain and Italy from July 10. A full list of countries...
PM Johnson’s answer to COVID-19 downturn – ‘Build, build, build’
LONDON - Prime Minister Boris Johnson will set out his plan to spend the British economy out of its coronavirus-induced crisis, with a speech on Tuesday promising to fast-track 5 billion pounds of infrastructure investment. Britain shut down swathes of its economy for...
Boris Johnson to announce 10-year building pledge for schools in post-Covid spending blitz
Boris Johnson is to announce a major spending blitz for schools in a bid to ensure that “every child gets a world-class education.” The Prime Minister will lay the groundwork for a vast programme of building and repairs when he addresses the nation on his post-Covid...
Rebecca Long-Bailey’s sacking exposes Labour turmoil over how to tackle anti-Semitism in party
Rebecca Long-Bailey's sacking exposes Labour turmoil over how to tackle anti-Semitism in party Tensions over how to tackle allegations of anti-Semitism within the Labour Party have been reignited after Rebecca Long-Bailey was sacked from the front bench. Ms Rebecca...
Wisconsin activates National Guard after violence as statues toppled and senator attacked
Tony Evers made the move after protesters also threw a Molotov cocktail into a government building and a state senator said he was attacked. One of the statues pulled down was of an anti-slavery US Civil War hero. The violence from a group of between 200 and 300...
Robert Jenrick case ‘closed’, says PM, after documents reveal housing secretary was ‘insistent’ on approving £1 billion development
Robert Jenrick case 'closed', says PM, after documents reveal housing secretary was 'insistent' on approving £1 billion development Boris Johnson considers the controversial approval of a £1 billion development by housing minister Robert Jenrick a "closed matter",...
Lockdown joy as Boris Johnson gives green light to dinner parties and weddings, opens pubs and axes 2m rule
Lockdown: Two households will be able to get together to socialise, eat and drink inside one of their homes providing members of each different household keep their distance. And the visitors will be allowed to stay the night, as long as they do not sleep with members...
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