The British government will scrap the pre-departure test for travellers returning to England and will lift the requirement to self-isolate on arrival until they receive a negative test, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced. Addressing the House of Commons on Jan. 5, Johnson said the pre-departure test will no longer be needed in England from…
Pre-Departure COVID-19 Test Scrapped for Travellers Returning to England
UK Government Refuses to Scrap Green Levies Amid Soaring Energy Prices
January 5, 2022
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The UK government has rejected calls from Conservative lawmakers to cut green levies and other taxes to ease the pressure on British households amid soaring energy prices. Households are expected to see a steep rise in energy costs in April as suppliers are due to increase prices after the cost of gas in wholesale markets…
UK Workers in Key Industries to Take Daily COVID-19 Tests: Johnson
The UK government will offer daily lateral flow tests to 100,000 workers in critical industries from Jan. 10 in order to help keep essential services open, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced. Staff working in areas such as food processing, transport, and the Border Force will be sent test kits for every working day, Johnson…
UK Conservatives Urge Removal of Environmental Levies as Energy Prices Soar
January 2, 2022
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Some 20 Conservative lawmakers have urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to scrap environmental levies and other taxes to ease the pressure caused by energy price rises to British households. Households are expected to see a steep rise in energy costs in April as suppliers are due to increase prices after the cost of gas in…
UK’s Johnson Hails ‘Incomparably Better’ New Year’s Eve Than Last Year
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the UK is in an “incomparably better” position than this time last year due to the British public’s “heroic” response to the mass COVID-19 vaccination campaign. In a New Year video message posted on Twitter, Johnson said: “Whatever the challenges that fate continues to throw in our way…
‘Enough Is Enough’: UK Conservatives Warn Against Further COVID-19 Curbs
Some British Conservative lawmakers have urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government to resist calls from scientific advisers and opposition parties to introduce further COVID-19 restrictions in England. On Boxing Day, the local administrations of Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland introduced new restrictions including closing nightclubs and reintroducing social distancing. The UK government, which is responsible…
New COVID-19 Restrictions Come Into Force in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
The local administrations of Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland have introduced new COVID-19 restrictions on Boxing Day despite new data showing the Omicron variant is much milder than previous strains. In Wales, a maximum of six people are allowed to meet in pubs, cinemas, and restaurants, and a total of 30 people are allowed at…
UK to Relax Immigration Rules for Care Workers Amid Staff Shortages
The UK government announced on Friday that it will relax immigration rules on care workers to tackle acute staff shortages in the social care sector. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) said it will make temporary changes to the health and care visa to make social care workers, care assistants, and home care…
Lockdowns Never Prevent Infection, Only Prolong Pandemic: UK Professor
Lockdowns “never ultimately prevent infection” and only serve to flatten the curve and thereby prolong the epidemic, a British medical professor has warned. Paul Hunter, professor in medicine at the University of East Anglia, said on Tuesday that there is no need for a lockdown in the UK as the increase in COVID-19 cases appears…
Oxford Professor Warns Against ‘Talking Ourselves Into Annual Lockdowns’
An Oxford University professor has warned that government ministers have been focusing on worst case scenarios in COVID-19 modelling and the UK is in serious risk of “talking ourselves into annual lockdowns.” Professor Carl Heneghan, director of the Centre of Evidence Based Medicine at Oxford University, said the UK government should trust people to manage…
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