‘Important day’ for post-Brexit trade deal talks as Barnier cancels EU meeting Talks on a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU are at a…
Hopes of post-Brexit trade deal ‘receding’ after talks hit stumbling block The latest round of talks on a post-Brexit trade deal “did not…
Minister boasts vaccine approval speed proves UK ‘much better country’ than others Britain was the first country to approve a coronavirus vaccine because it…
PM warns of ‘immense logistical challenges’ in distributing COVID vaccine It will take “some months” for the UK’s most vulnerable people to…
EU urged not to follow UK ‘hasty’ vaccine approval lead after Hancock claims Brexit win Health Secretary Matt Hancock has faced a backlash after claiming Brexit helped…
MPs approve new coronavirus tiers – but PM suffers major Tory rebellion England’s new tiered system of coronavirus restrictions has been approved by MPs,…
Tory rebellion unlikely to derail COVID tier vote as Labour set to abstain Boris Johnson is heading for a COVID showdown with rebel Tory MPs,…
Virus ‘back under control’ but we must stay vigilant, Hancock warns The health secretary has said that England’s lockdown means “we’ve got this…
Another lockdown not ruled out as minister warns it may be summer before we ‘get back to normal’ It is “too early to say” if another national lockdown will be…
Can you go carol singing? Government issues Christmas guidance Santa’s grottos, nativity plays and door-to-door carol singing will be permitted once…
Fishing the ‘major bone of contention’ as Brexit talks enter ‘last week or so’, says foreign secretary The EU and UK are entering “the last week or so” of…
PM tells Tory MPs tiers ‘have a sunset of 3 February’ in bid to head off Commons rebellion Boris Johnson has said the new coronavirus tiers “have a sunset of…
COVID curbs likely until Easter as Gove launches fightback against Tory rebels COVID-19 restrictions are likely to be in force until Easter, Sky News…
Some parts of England could have tiers downgraded before Christmas, minister says Some parts of England could have their coronavirus restrictions eased before Christmas,…
PM attempts to quell fury as dozens of Tory MPs complain about tier system Boris Johnson has sought to fight off a growing backlash among Conservative…
‘Don’t hug your gran at Christmas’: Chief medic’s message as PM warns of possible New Year lockdown Boris Johnson has raised the prospect of a New Year lockdown if…
London and Liverpool in Tier 2 – Birmingham and Manchester in Tier 3 as new system revealed London and Liverpool will be placed in Tier 2 of England’s new…
The numbers were staggering, and the economic emergency is only just beginning For months the chancellor has been spending huge sums on the COVID…
UK economy to shrink 11.3% this year – as Sunak commits £300bn to COVID crisis Chancellor Rishi Sunak has told MPs that the UK economy is forecast…
Three-household bubbles and travel restrictions lifted under Christmas rules Households across the UK will be able to form a “Christmas bubble”…
Plans to allow household mixing over Christmas to be considered at COBRA meeting Michael Gove will chair a COBRA meeting with devolved administrations later as…
PM: ‘Vast majority’ of vulnerable people could get COVID vaccine by Easter Boris Johnson has suggested the “vast majority” of people most vulnerable to…
Gyms and non-essential retail to reopen in lead-up to Christmas Boris Johnson is hoping to lace his latest COVID crackdown with more…
Hopes raised families can meet over Christmas as UK nations back plan Progress has been made on a UK-wide plan to relax COVID-19 restrictions…