Newslinks for Saturday 29th February 2020
Coronavirus 1) Emergency laws planned “Emergency laws to tackle coronavirus are being rushed in after the outbreak claimed its first… Read more »
Coronavirus 1) Emergency laws planned “Emergency laws to tackle coronavirus are being rushed in after the outbreak claimed its first… Read more »
Transport 1) Heathrow ruling throws ‘dozens’ of projects into doubt “Dozens of airport, road and energy projects have been thrown… Read more »
Javid tells Johnson to give Sunak ‘space and freedom’ “Sajid Javid has told Boris Johnson to give his successor as… Read more »
Mass coronavirus testing to be launched in Britain “Thousands of Britons will be tested by GPs for coronavirus, amid fears… Read more »
Trade talks 1) EU meets to agree “red lines” “Ministers from the EU will meet later to approve their mandate… Read more »
Johnson piles pressure on EU’s Brexit ‘time wasters’ by kick starting trade talks with the US “Boris Johnson is set… Read more »
UK claims EU is in disarray over Brexit negotiations “Britain has accused the EU of being in disarray in its… Read more »
Home Office 1) Patel gets ‘storm warning’ over civil service clashes “A former chief civil servant at the Home Office… Read more »
Home Office 1) Tories defend Patel over bullying allegations “Senior Tories have defended Priti Patel after she was accused of… Read more »
Government already mooting plans to loosen new immigration system… “Talented younger migrants could be permitted to enter Britain without a… Read more »
Patel says points-based system ‘will cut’ businesses’ reliance on cheap labour “Businesses will be forced to end their reliance on… Read more »
Homeowners should expect flooding, ministers will say “Homeowners should no longer automatically expect to be protected from major floods, ministers… Read more »
Tory MPs warn against a ‘vendetta’ against the BBC “The Conservative party risks losing voters if it continues its “vendetta”… Read more »
Government “plans to scrap the Licence Fee and scale back the BBC” “Downing Street turned on the BBC last night… Read more »
Johnson could ‘rip up’ Javid’s fiscal rules “Boris Johnson is considering ripping up Sajid Javid’s fiscal rules to allow for… Read more »