Image copyright Reuters Image caption There are currently different rules across local areas of England The government is to push ahead with a new “three-tier” approach to coronavirus restrictions in local areas of England, the BBC understands. The Department of Health confirmed last month the system was being considered – but it has now been […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionPM: Covid has “massively accelerated changes that were already happening”. Boris Johnson has vowed “radical” changes to the adult education system in England to help boost the post-Covid economy. The prime minister said the pandemic had “massively accelerated” changes to the world of work, and made training […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMichael Gove says the two sides would use “every second, every minute, every hour in order to reach agreement”. Michael Gove has said parts of a bill which override provisions in the Brexit deal agreed with the EU would remain, despite EU requests to remove them. The […]
Image copyright Reuters The UK is to give £500m to a new global vaccine-sharing scheme designed to ensure treatments for Covid-19 are distributed fairly. Prime Minister Boris Johnson will make the announcement in a speech to the United Nations general assembly. He will call on world leaders to overcome their differences as he sets out […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionChancellor Rishi Sunak: “It’s not for me to… make pronouncements on what job is viable or not” Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said it is “impossible” to predict how many jobs the government’s new wage subsidy scheme will save. The scheme, set to replace furlough, will see the […]
Image copyright Reuters On the eve of their first “virtual” party conference, Labour have unveiled their new slogan: “A New Leadership”. It replaces “Under New Management”, a phrase Sir Keir Starmer has been using since July, initially at Prime Minister’s Questions, to distance himself from the previous leadership’s position on Russia and national security. Sir […]
Image copyright Getty Images Government plans to amend a controversial bill that overrides sections of the Brexit divorce deal have been rejected by former Tory leader Lord Howard. The peer said the compromise between No 10 and Tory MPs “isn’t enough” for him to back it in the House of Lords. The proposed changes would […]
Image copyright EPA Boris Johnson has reached a deal with potential Tory rebels over a bill to rewrite the EU withdrawal agreement, the BBC understands. More than 30 Tory MPs were expected to vote for an amendment to the Internal Market Bill next week. If passed, Sir Bob Neill’s amendment would have given MPs the […]
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSir Keir Starmer calls for “urgent talks” to set up “new targeted support” when the furlough scheme ends Sir Keir Starmer has called on the government to replace the furlough scheme and outlaw “firing and re-hiring” methods to avoid the “scarring effect” of “mass unemployment”. Almost 10 […]
Image caption Sir John Major and Tony Blair have joined critics opposing the government’s proposed Internal Market Bill Ex-Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Sir John Major have urged MPs to reject the “shameful” attempt to override parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement. The two have accused the government of “embarrassing” the UK by seeking the […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption David Frost (left) and Michel Barnier (right) will meet for trade talks again next week Talks over a trade deal with the EU are hanging in the balance amid a stand-off over the UK’s plans to override part of the Brexit withdrawal agreement. The EU has warned the UK it […]
Image copyright PA Media Image caption State for International Trade Liz Truss speaking to Japan”s Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi at the Department for International Trade The UK has struck its first major post-Brexit trade pact after signing a deal with Japan that aims to boost trade between the countries by about £15bn. International […]