Nicola Sturgeon to attend UK cabinet meetings. The idea was floated by cabinet office minister Michael Gove as a way of dampening support for Scottish independence by showing that Holyrood was being listened to at Westminster on issues regarding Scotland.
Boris Johnson's plan for 'return to normality' by Christmas isn't realistic, says Andy Burnham
23.07.2020 - 15:05 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The new timetable set out by the government for easing lockdown restrictions from August 1 includes giving businesses more discretion to bring staff back into the workplaces.
It will also allow for the reopening of beauty salons, theatres for live performances and wedding receptions for up to 30 people.Mr Johnson also committed to increasing testing capacity, setting a new target of 500,000 tests a day by the end of October.But Mr Burnham said local government needs more resources to help
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11.08.2020 / 11:19
Calls to close pubs to allow schools to reopen safely would be 'difficult to resist', says Andy Burnham
‘mystery shoppers’ will be employed as part of targeted enforcement against non-compliant premises. But he told a press conference on Monday: “Reopening schools is a big challenge, alongside colleges and universities returning.“If schools reopen and the hospitality sector cannot be relied on to do the right thing then there’ll be a problem.“If it’s a choice between schools staying open or pubs staying open then there really isn’t a choice, schools stay open.
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05.08.2020 / 21:39
Lifting lockdown restrictions in Wigan 'impossible' as spike can happen at any moment, says Andy Burnham
Local MPs have urged the government to reconsider its decision to impose new measures on the borough but the region’s mayor has warned that a spike could happen at any moment.
nme.com
31.07.2020 / 19:09
Boris Johnson says face coverings will be mandatory in UK cinemas from August 8
Boris Johnson has announced that face coverings will be mandatory in UK cinemas from next weekend.In a Downing Street briefing held earlier today (July 31), the Prime Minister also stated that face masks will be compulsory in museums, galleries and places of worship from August 8.It comes after Cineworld launched a petition back in June in order to make face coverings compulsory amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
28.07.2020 / 14:51
Boris Johnson says there are signs of a second wave of coronavirus in Europe
UK government removed Spain from its list of countries safe for travel following a surge of confirmed cases in the country.
dailyrecord.co.uk
24.07.2020 / 12:27
SNP's Ian Blackford warns 'democracy denier' Boris Johnson Scotland will vote on independence again
Boris Johnson cannot deny an IndyRef2 if the SNP win a majority of seats at Holyrood at next year's election, Ian Blackford has warned.The Nationalist MP hit back at the Prime Minister after he used a flying to visit to the north of Scotland to once again rule out the prospect of another referendum on independence.Blackford claimed Johnson would be a "democracy denier" if he refused to engage with SNP demands.The Prime Minister insists the issue of independence was settled at the 2014 referendum
dailyrecord.co.uk
22.07.2020 / 10:17
Boris Johnson to use Scotland visit to talk up plan for bridge to Northern Ireland
a visit to Scotland tomorrow to talk up his dream of a bridge to Northern Ireland. He will also urge Cabinet colleagues to be more "vocal" in Scotland about the UK Government's role in the economic recovery from coronavirus.
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19.07.2020 / 13:47
Boris Johnson does not think there will need to be a second national lockdown
Boris Jonhson has played down the prospect of a second national lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis.The Prime Minister said authorities across the country were getting better at identifying and isolating local outbreaks.He said he would not want to use powers to enforce a second UK lockdown, any more than Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent.Although he added it was important that the power to order national action was held in reserve.Speaking to The Telegraph, Mr Johnson said: "I can’t