Ministers have been pressured right into a disaster rethink of the way in which coronavirus tests are purchased after it emerged the NHS in England and Wales have been competing over testing. In Wales, the devolved authorities’s well being minister Vaughan Gething declared he was “very disappointed” with a producer, understood to be Roche, which […]

Boris Johnson has warned his prime ministers the coronavirus disaster “is going to get worse before it gets better” on the first cabinet meeting in historical past to be held entirely on a video call. The prime minister on Tuesday chaired a cabinet meeting by which ministers all appeared on a single display. Only Cabinet […]

A group of 50 MPs have written to Boris Johnson to call for compensation for the families of those who lose their lives on the frontline of the battle against coronavirus. At the weekend, NHS consultant Amged El-Hawrani – an ear, nose and throat specialist – was confirmed as the first frontline hospital worker in […]

The UK is committing £75m to assist Britons stranded overseas by chartering rescue flights when there aren’t any different routes accessible. The announcement was made by Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab on the each day Downing Street briefing on the coronavirus. Up to 1,000,000 Britons are thought to be stranded as airways and borders the world […]

Women unable to entry a clinic will have the ability to use abortion drugs at house as the federal government briefly relaxes rules during the coronavirus crisis. The Department for Health and Social Care will quickly be issuing up to date steering in a transfer welcomed by medical our bodies and healthcare charities. Under the […]

Boris Johnson’s popularity – like that of the majority of world leaders – has risen significantly during the coronavirus crisis. As tracked by Ipsos MORI, the prime minister’s satisfaction ratings had improved to 52% by mid-March. This is an increase of five points from 47% at the start of February, and up 16 points on […]