Tag: UK coronavirus lockdown
about 1 year ago
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Bernard Jenkin's wife's lockdown birthday party to be investigated by police

Met also reopening inquiry into Christmas event held at Conservative headquarters

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about 1 year ago
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Covid inquiry latest: Nicola Sturgeon to give evidence for first time

Nicola Sturgeon will give evidence to the Covid inquiry today on the Scottish Government’s handling of the pandemic.

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about 1 year ago
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Politics latest news: Labour surge in polls as interest rates bite and SNP collapse

Labour has received a five-point bounce in the polls amid a growing crisis over mortgage rates and a collapse in supp...

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about 1 year ago
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Covid inquiry latest: 'We will likely never know' origin of virus, says counsel - watch live

The counsel for the Covid inquiry has said “we will likely never know” where Covid came from, as he insisted it “does...

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over 1 year ago
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Politics latest news: Minister suggests Labour is 'trying to hide' details of Sue Gray appointment

A minister has suggested the Labour Party is "trying to hide" the details surrounding the appointment of Sue Gray as ...

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over 1 year ago
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Project Fear’s ‘psychological warfare’ must never be repeated, say lockdown rebels

Group of Conservative MPs and experts condemn use of scare tactics to submit people into following strict Covid rules

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over 1 year ago
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Lockdown sceptics like me were demonised – but we were right

The Telegraph’s exposé has shone a light on the over-zealous Covid regulations and cruelty that politicians and their...

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over 1 year ago
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Planet Normal: Truth finally prevails on Covid lockdown and lab leak theory

It's a good week for so-called conspiracy theorists, as new revelations vindicate those who didn't cave in to the mai...

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over 1 year ago
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The Lockdown Files latest: No10 defends ministers using WhatsApp for government business after me...

Downing Street has defended ministers using WhatsApp to conduct Government business, arguing it is “part and parcel o...

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over 1 year ago
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Planet Normal: Grotesque censorship of Roald Dahl classics is an act of cultural vandalism

Where will this woke totalitarianism end if we fail to challenge it now?

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over 1 year ago
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Boris Johnson could face Commons suspension if he doesn’t attend partygate probe

The cross-party committee could lay a motion before the House stating the former PM committed contempt by refusing to...

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over 1 year ago
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Planet Normal: 'Brits are suffering gigantic loss as consequence of getting rid of grammar schools'

Author Peter Hitchens warns countless people will never reach their full potential after being 'thrown into terrible,...

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over 1 year ago
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Partygate inquiry that could end Boris Johnson’s political career

Partygate inquiry has been hard at work for months, but with the ex-PM fighting back fiercely, landing a knock-out bl...

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over 1 year ago
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Boris Johnson partygate inquiry faces new obstacle to proving his guilt

Whistleblower witnesses told they should not expect anonymity in move compared to 'telling the mafia'

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over 1 year ago
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Planet Normal: 'People should be made aware of link between Covid jab and heart problems'

Telegraph Science Editor Sarah Knapton argues people should be given all the information so they can make up their ow...

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over 1 year ago
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Planet Normal: Government is obstructing the Brexit that British people thought they were getting

The Conservative Party has failed to deliver on the Brexit that voters told them they desperately wanted

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over 1 year ago
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Is this the true, devastating cost of lockdown?

Up to 100 times more may have been spent on preventing each Covid death than on preventing each non-Covid death

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about 2 years ago
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Ben Wallace rules out bid for conservative leadership 'after careful consideration'

Ben Wallace, the Defence Secretary and one of the bookmakers' favourites to become the next Prime Minister, has ruled...

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about 2 years ago
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Beergate: No fine for Sir Keir Starmer over lockdown gathering

Conservative politicians accuse the Labour leader of putting pressure on police by threatening to quit if he was fined

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over 2 years ago
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'The public has to accept some responsibility for lockdowns', says senior Tory MP

Sir Charles Walker tells The Telegraph's Planet Normal podcast MPs were quicker to impose the measure because it was ...

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over 2 years ago
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Boris Johnson likely to be among 50 Downing Street party goers to be questioned by police

Scotland Yard to send emails asking people for account of participation in 12 parties being investigated

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over 2 years ago
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Sue Gray report: 'Positive' mood among Tory MPs as Boris Johnson appears to stave off threat

Conservative MPs loyal to Boris Johnson have said there is a "positive" mood in the party and defended their leader a...

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over 2 years ago
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Planet Normal: The rules were ludicrous - but we managed to stick to them

On their weekly podcast, columnists Allison Pearson and Liam Halligan weigh up whether Boris Johnson could and should...

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over 2 years ago
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Boris Johnson latest news: Sue Gray 'partygate' report still not handed to Downing Street as PM t...

Sue Gray's report into "partygate" has still not been handed to Downing Street, the Foreign Secretary confirmed this ...

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over 2 years ago
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Covid latest news: Get back to work in the office, business minister says

People should return to the office and learn to live with Covid, the Business Secretary has said.

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over 2 years ago
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Boris Johnson's baby daughter Romy struck down with Covid 'quite badly'

The Johnsons' six-week-old daughter is now 'on the mend', say sources

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over 2 years ago
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Covid latest news: End of Plan B restrictions expected to be announced by Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson is expected to announce an easing of England's coronavirus restrictions as he battles to save his premi...

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over 2 years ago
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'Anxiety' voted children's word of the year

Oxford University Press say findings highlight impact of lockdown and school closures, with pupils naming 'isolate' a...

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over 2 years ago
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Covid latest news: Almost half of care homes closed to new admissions because of omicron staff sh...

Social care services are turning away new clients and handing back existing care packages as they struggle with staff...

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over 2 years ago
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Politics latest news: Boris Johnson to address partygate for first time at PMQs as he is told to ...

Boris Johnson will address the latest Partygate revelations for first time at Prime Minister's Questions today as he ...

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over 2 years ago
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Covid latest news: Don't try and get infected with omicron just because it's everywhere, scientis...

People should not try and get infected at so-called Covid parties just because omicron is rife, global health leaders...

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over 2 years ago
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Boris Johnson losing Tory support as storm grows over Downing Street garden party

Prime Minister will not resign, says minister asked to face Commons, despite polls showing up to 66pc of the public t...

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over 2 years ago
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Jim Shannon breaks down in Commons as he calls for answers over Downing Street party

DUP MP for Strangford says mother-in-law ‘died alone’ due to Covid and urges Paymaster General to ensure ‘complete di...

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over 2 years ago
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Tories ridicule No 10's wall of silence on whether Boris Johnson attended lockdown garden party

Questions about the controversial event have been deflected by Downing Street on grounds that a probe into all such c...

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over 2 years ago
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Boris Johnson could be prosecuted as 'accessory to crime' if he attended Downing Street garden pa...

The Metropolitan Police said it was aware of reports of the event and had been in contact with the Cabinet Office

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over 2 years ago
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Covid latest news: School leaders back five-day isolation as classes of 120 children cram into ha...

School leaders have backed calls to cut the Covid isolation period to five days after it was revealed that classes of...

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over 2 years ago
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Covid latest news: Army deployed at London hospitals to combat omicron staff shortages

The Army has been deployed in London's hospitals to combat the staff shortages in the NHS caused by the omicron variant.

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over 2 years ago
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Covid latest news: Omicron travel testing had 'outlived its usefulness', says Transport Secretary

The omicron travel testing had "outlived its usefulness", the Transport Secretary has said, as the Government ditched...

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over 2 years ago
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Covid latest news: Schools warned more testing is needed because masks aren't 'magic bullet'

Schools have been warned that more testing will be needed because wearing masks in the classroom is not a "magic bull...

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