PA: British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 02 July 2020 21:08
Bishop reacts to PM's economic recovery plan
The prime minister's plan to spend £5 billion on rebuilding the economy after the coronavirus crisis has been met with scepticism by Rt Rev Martin Gorick, Bishop of Dudley. In a keynote speech in Dudley, Boris…
Thursday, 02 July 2020 21:05
UK will honour Hong Kong passport promise
Dominic Raab says that China’s new laws (see world article 3 below), cementing its control over Hong Kong, are a serious violation of the 1997 agreement about Hong Kong's future. Boris Johnson has said he will…
Thursday, 02 July 2020 21:02
Pandemic vaccine trials
Professor Sarah Gilbert, the world-renowned expert leading Oxford University’s team devising a vaccine, told MPs that it would provide ‘a good duration of immunity for several years at least, and probably be better than naturally-acquired immunity.’…
Thursday, 25 June 2020 22:41
CSW concerned by government aid merger
Boris Johnson has announced that the Department for International Development (DfID) and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) will be merged. A new government department will be created. CSW is concerned as each department has a…
Thursday, 25 June 2020 22:37
Anarchist manifesto?
In just over a fortnight 33,000 people have used the crowdfunding website GoFundMe to donate to Black Lives Matter UK, known as @BLMUK and formally ‘verified’ by Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other sites carrying its content.…
Thursday, 25 June 2020 22:34
England easing lockdown (a)
With effect from 4 July, where it is not possible to stay 2m apart, people should stay ‘one metre plus’. Churches may open for prayers, services, and weddings for a maximum of 30 people, subject to…