As a former Labour parliamentary candidate for Bolton West, a Tory marginal situated among the ‘Red Wall’ seats, I cannot imagine a situation in which its constituents or any of those in the neighbouring seats would vote at the next election for a larger state and even higher taxes. They didn’t want a Corbyn and … Read more
I would wear a mask under three situations, and I would do so, particularly at this point when the epidemic is clearly significant and rising. And the first is in any situation which was indoors and crowded, or indoors with close proximity to other people and that is because masks help protect other people – … Read more
4.38pm BST16:38 And, according to the Mirror’s Ben Glaze, HMS Prince of Wales is by no means the only naval vessel off Carbis Bay. Ben Glaze (@benglaze) According to @MarineTraffic there are currently two River-class OPVs (Tyne and Tamar), three Archer-class patrol boats (Smiter, Ranger and Exploit), one Type 23, Duke-class frigate (Northumberland) and the … Read more
Surveillance indicators suggest that at a national level Covid-19 activity increased slightly in [the week ending Sunday 23 May]. Case rates have increased or stayed level across all age groups. Case rates … were highest in those aged 10 to 19, with a case rate of 55.2 per 100,000 population. The lowest case rates continued … Read more
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rejected criticism from his former adviser Dominic Cummings on Wednesday, saying he did not accept Cummings’ accusation that government inaction led to unnecessary deaths. Asked by opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer whether he accepted the central allegations of Cummings’ testimony to a parliamentary committee, Johnson said “No.” “I don’t think … Read more
Greg Clark is asking the questions now. Q: Did you engage in unauthorised briefings? Cummings says generally he did not engage with the media. He says that drove the media mad, because in the past people in his position had not done that. But he says he did speak to Laura Kuenssberg, the BBC’s political … Read more