Uk politics

The 10 years cited in the report includes the time it would take for Britain to exit the EU, to set up a new trade and related agreements as well as negotiate fresh trade deals with the US and other countries. The document says they would only be completed at the end of a three-stageprocess that will be triggered in June if Britain votes to leave the EU. … [Read more...] about Brexit would negatively affect lives of millions, official UK report says

“So most countries that we’re seeing are on this line of cases doubling every two, three, four days and we want to emphasis that even if there are only a few cases in your country today, based on all the data we have, you will end up going that path, the same path that the likes of Italy and Spain have been on so tragically. … [Read more...] about UK coronavirus death rate ‘steeper than Italy’ with London ‘ahead of Wuhan’

Chancellor Rishi Sunak will set out a new package of support for businesses hit by the outbreak less than a week after announcing £12 billion of emergency funding in the Budget The Government will lay out emergency legislation expected to include powers for police to detain people to stop them spreading the virus and allowing hospitals to send patients home to free up beds All non-essential access to the Houses of Parliament has been stopped and MPs and peers over the age of 70 or with underlying health problems have been urged to heed Government advice The Prime Minister has held a conference call with manufacturing firms and organisations urging them to step up production of ventilators and other vital medical equipment Under the latest Government advice, anyone living in a household with somebody who has the symptoms of a persistent cough or fever was told to isolate themselves for 14 days. … [Read more...] about Coronavirus: UK only realised in ‘last few days’ that strategy could end in 250,000 deaths

"What I've been doing since the flooding began is coordinating the national response but also looking at what we can do in the next months and years to ensure this country really is ready to cope with the impacts of flooding." … [Read more...] about UK weather forecast: Met Office warns three weeks of rain to fall in two days

"I don't understand how the government didn't at that point err on the side of caution and start ordering ventilators," he told Sky News. He said there should be 20,000 or 30,000 "sat in a warehouse" after an exercise in 2016 showed the capacity wasn't there. … [Read more...] about Just 30 of UK’s new-look coronavirus ventilators will actually arrive next week