Posted by The Guardian | Dec 6, 2021 | Boris Johnson, Conservatives, Coronavirus, Drugs, Drugs policy, House of Commons, Keir Starmer, Politics, Scotland, The Guardian, UK news |
Latest updates: Health secretary says there are now 261 confirmed Omicron cases in England, 71 in Scotland, and four in WalesCoroners in England issue warnings over avoidable deaths in pandemicNext pandemic could be more lethal,...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Dec 6, 2021 | Conservatives, Coronavirus, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Two-thirds of contracts awarded before ‘eight-stage process’ was put in place were given out after referrals from ‘VIP lane’At least 46 PPE deals were awarded to firms put in a special “VIP...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Dec 6, 2021 | London, Metropolitan police, Police, The Guardian, UK news |
Deniz Jaffer and Jamie Lewis sentenced to two years and nine months for taking and sharing photos of Nicole Smallman and Bibaa HenryTwo Metropolitan police officers who “dehumanised” two black murder victims”...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Dec 6, 2021 | Architecture, Communities, Construction industry, Firefighters, Grenfell Tower fire, Grenfell Tower inquiry, Housing, London, Politics, The Guardian, UK news |
Ministers’ ‘unbridled passion for deregulation’ made them ‘junior partner’ of construction industryThe government may be guilty of a “deliberate cover-up” over the dangers posed by...
Read MorePosted by The Guardian | Dec 6, 2021 | Bank of England, Business, Consumer affairs, Economic growth (GDP), Economic policy, Economics, Energy bills, Household bills, Inflation, Interest rates, Monetary policy committee, The Guardian, UK news |
BoE monetary policy chief Ben Broadbent says pressures will include rise in energy price capThe Bank of England’s monetary policy chief has said inflation is likely to soar “comfortably” above 5% next spring...
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