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19.06.2021 - 23:35 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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The former Speaker of the House of Commons and Conservative MP John Bercow has launched a stinging attack on his former party labelling them 'xenophobic' as he reveals he has defected to Labour.
Mr Bercow, who stepped down as Speaker after 10 years in 2019, announced on Saturday that he joined the Labour Party in recent weeks.
And in a parting shot he said he now regards the Tories under Prime Minister Boris Johnson as “reactionary,
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COVID-19 restrictions.The festival was set to be held on Saturday July 24, and announced its intention to go ahead back in March following the unveiling of the UK’s road map out of lockdown.Now, after Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed last week (June 14) that the date to drop all coronavirus restrictions will be delayed from June 21 until July 19 in light of the spread of new COVID variants, the festival has announced it is unable to go ahead as planned.“Following Wednesday’s announcement
Downing Street refused to comment eight times about whether the Tory Minister broke covid laws. Hancock apologised after images emerged earlier today of him kissing his aide Gina Coladangelo who he appointed in his office at the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC).
anti-Brexit stance.
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Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has called for an urgent intervention from the UK government for festivals after the easing of coronavirus restrictions was delayed by a month.Tonight (June 14), Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the date of June 21, in which all coronavirus restrictions would be lifted in England, will now be delayed until July 19.The PM told a press conference that they had seen “more infection and more hospitalisation” of late, with the Delta variant of
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coronavirus restrictions being delayed by four weeks.Tonight (Monday, June 14), Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced that the date of June 21 – also known to some as “Freedom Day” – in which all coronavirus restrictions would be lifted in England will now be delayed until July 19.The PM told a press conference that they had seen “more infection and more hospitalisation” of late, with the Delta variant of COVID-19 spreading faster than the third wave that was predicted when the roadmap was
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coronavirus restrictions on June 21.Prime Minister Boris Johnson will deliver a statement at 6PM this evening (June 14) where it is expected that the date of what some have been referring to as “freedom day” on June 21 will be postponed to allow for more vaccinations in light of the spread of new COVID variants.However, night time bosses have warned that they face financial ruin if appropriate financial assistance is not provided to accommodate for the delay in opening their doors once
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Follow all the latest updates on our blog below. A delay to lockdown easing may also help break the link between infections and hospital admissions, a public health professor suggested.Professor Linda Bauld, from the University of Edinburgh, told LBC that the variant first identified in India now accounted for the majority of UK cases, but the death rate among people with this infection was low."You can see amongst people who were infected with this variant, the mortality rate was 0.7%, just 12
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