Airdrie MP challenges Prime Minister to rule out public sector pay freeze

Keir Starmer of “losing control” of test and tracing and being “out of touch” with how coronavirus is affecting the daily lives of people.

hereAnd I know that faced with that risk, the British people will want their government to continue to fight to protect them, you, and that is what we are doing, night and day.

Boris Johnson urged the public to pull together and help each other through tough new push to beat lethal Covid-19.The First Minister and Prime Minister made separate televised address - with the same emotional appeal - as all four nations of the UK prepare new restrictions on ordinary life, expected to last six months.Sturgeon thanked Scots for months of effort to hammer down infections, but warned "the challenged is once again getting harder".In a short statement, she said: "I know that all of

The new 10pm closing time rule will not apply to theatres and cinemas, the UK's Culture Secretary has said.

The new 10pm closing time rule will not apply to theatres and cinemas, the Culture Secretary has said.

Wigan Athletic in League One and teams such as Bolton Wanderers and Salford City in League Two, might not see fans back in stadiums until 2021.

warned it will be the 'nail in the coffin' for them, and one Manchester bar has already closed, saying trying to stay open 'would inevitably destroy us'.

Covid-19 caes. There are also reports of a 10pm curfew to be imposed on hospitality venues, which Downing Street refused to deny on Wednesday.Boris Johnson has said people have to be 'both confident and cautious' and that it is 'crucial' the country does not re-enter 'some great lockdown again that stops business from functioning'.

Boris Johnson defeated a major challenge to his Brexit strategy tonight. MPs voted 340 to 263 in favour of the Internal Market Bill at its second reading – a majority of 77.

Teen sustains serious head injury during Dumbarton attackAnd the West Dunbartonshire licensing board chair, Councillor Ian Dickson, is encouraging those who work in restaurants and bars to question any group who they think isn’t sticking to the rules.He said: “It is vital for premises to collect and correctly record all of the details of everyone visiting their premises. In a group, we would ask that all individual details are recorded and not just a main contact for the group.

David Cameron has joined the ranks of former Prime Ministers condemning Boris Johnson’s plans to break international law by overriding parts of the EU Withdrawal Agreement he signed himself. The former Tory Prime Minister who stood down after losing the Brexit referendum said breaking an international treaty is "the very, very last thing you should contemplate".

here“While the season still allows that to happen, we are anxious that people have that freedom in Wales because there’s no evidence it has a detrimental impact on the spread or coronavirus,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live.“Meeting indoors, we know the evidence there is much stronger and that’s why we will take action there.”The change on Monday will come as the latest figures show there are sharp increases in coronavirus infection rates in every single Greater Manchester borough.The region has now