Boris Johnson has been accused of sounding like the “Comical Ali of the cost-of-living crisis” by denying the facts of the rising prices faced by working families.
08.04.2022 - 13:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The Prime Minister has warned that another lockdown isn't out of the question if a new and deadly variant of coronavirus appears.
It comes after the emergence of the new Omicron XE variant which has caused nearly 1,000 infections in the UK so far. According to the Office for National Statistics, 4.9 million people in the UK were infected with Covid-19 as of last weekend, reaching record-high levels during the pandemic.
According to a report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO), XE is a combination of the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 strains and was first detected in the UK on January 19 with early tests suggesting it's highly transmissible. The UK Health Security Agency added on Monday that the most recent data showed the new variant had a growth rate of 9.8 per cent above BA.2.
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Now, the Prime Minister has suggested that the country could still go into lockdown, despite implementing a new 'Living With Covid' plan. He told conservative MPs Esther McVey and Philip Davies for GB News: "I want to avoid any such thing ever happening again." Despite this, he acknowledged that any decision to bring back restrictions must find a position between public health and saving lives.
“I think it would be irresponsible of any leader in any democracy to say that they’re going to rule out something that can save lives.
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“I believe the things we did saved lives. I’ve got to be absolutely frank with you, there could be a new variant more deadly, there could be a variant that affects children, that we really need to contain, I’m not going to take any options off the table. But I don’t think it will
Boris Johnson has been accused of sounding like the “Comical Ali of the cost-of-living crisis” by denying the facts of the rising prices faced by working families.
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Pressure is growing on Boris Johnson to resign after it was revealed he will be issued with a fixed penalty notice fine by the Met Police. His wife Carrie Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will also been issued with a fine.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Johnson’s wife Carrie are all set to be fined by the London Metropolitan Police for breaking lockdown rules in the UK in 2020 and 2021.
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will both face fines referred by the Metropolitan Police for breaking COVID lockdown rules by attending parties at Downing Street and Whitehall.The Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer, along with Johnson’s wife Carrie, have been notified about the fixed penalty notices, which are the latest conclusions from the Met Police’s investigation.Labour has called for both Johnson and Sunak to resign, while Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey demanded parliament be recalled for a vote of confidence in Johnson.Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, said: “Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have broken the law and repeatedly lied to the British public. They must both resign.