The UK government is “pleased that the EU admitted that the Article 16 invocation” was “a mistake and they are now not proceeding with that,” Truss said on Sky News’ ‘Sophie Ridge on Sunday’. It’s vital we work together, it’s vital we keep borders open and we resist vaccine nationalism. …
Read More »‘We took the right decisions at the right time’ says minister, despite UK registering more than 100,000 Covid deaths
Speaking on Wednesday, one day after the UK’s Covid-19 death toll topped 100,000, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick told Sky News that the government had done its best and took the “right decisions at the right time.” “We took the decisions that we could at the time on the basis of …
Read More »Brazil launches probe into health minister amid allegations he botched Covid response in virus-ravaged city
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Ricardo Lewandowski approved the probe on Monday, which will focus on Pazuello’s handling of a deadly viral surge in the city of Manaus, provincial capital to the Amazonas state and home to more than 2 million people. Attorney General Augusto Aras said the minister faced “extremely …
Read More »Iranian minister boasts about significant rise in oil exports despite US sanctions
Iran’s Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zanganeh did not publicly release detailed figures but said crude oil exports have risen “significantly,” even though the US ramped up sanctions on the Middle Eastern country under the Trump administration. Speaking to the SHANA, the Iranian oil ministry’s news agency, Zanganeh declared that “We …
Read More »UK minister warns more ‘draconian’ steps maybe be necessary to tackle Covid-19, hinting that police may receive health data
Speaking on Friday, Environment Secretary George Eustice said the government wants to be “straight” with people, adding that the current lockdown measures won’t be reduced until case numbers start to fall and all vulnerable groups have received a vaccine. Eustice was asked whether there was any truth to reports that …
Read More »National lockdown will last for another six to eight weeks, UK cabinet minister suggests
With the Covid-19 vaccine rollout underway, the UK government has been forced to field questions about when the national lockdown will be lifted. Lewis explained that there is “still a long way to go” and people cannot expect the jab to come to the rescue at this stage, as it …
Read More »‘Legacy of isolation & defeat’: Cuba slams US over sanctions on Interior Minister for alleged ‘human rights abuse’
The US Treasury Department announced the new penalties on Friday, claiming the ministry and its chief, Alvarez Casas, “have directly or indirectly” taken part in “human rights abuse,” pointing to alleged mistreatment of Cuban dissident Jose Daniel Ferrer. “As [interior minister], Alvarez Casas is also designated for being or having …
Read More »Scientists think vaccines will work on Brazilian Covid variant, says UK minister defending delayed South American travel ban
Speaking on Friday, British Transport Secretary Grant Shapps told Sky News that there was some concern about the Brazilian variant, which was enough to make the government take precautionary measures to stop it reaching the UK. “We had a look at this particular mutation, as opposed to many other thousands …
Read More »We need people to behave as if they’ve got the virus – UK govt minister urges against socializing
Zahawi, who is responsible for the vaccination programme, said vaccinations in the country “are really beginning to ramp up”, with 200,000 jabs a day currently being offered. “In the top four categories in the UK, there are 15 million people. In England [alone], it’s about 12 million people, so we …
Read More »‘Not conducive to the public good’: Scottish minister says UK should consider banning Trump from entering after Capitol riot
“Once he leaves Office if Trump tries to come to the UK the Home Sect should give serious consideration to denying him entry,”tweeted Yousaf, noting that the home secretary “has the power if an applicant’s presence is not conducive to the public good.” Under UK law, a foreign citizen can …
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