"Boris does seem to need the approval of his peers in Whitehall and is a great appeaser," says Dr Timothy Bradshaw. "He caves in everywhere, at the expense of ordinary people on behalf of massive corporations."
Imperial College have repeatedly denied they made failed predictions of Sweden's death toll, claiming it was the work of others that they did not endorse. But new data has come to light showing this is not true.
Forcing health and social care staff to take a Covid vaccine would lead to "resentment and mistrust", says the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), which boasts a membership of over 50,000 GPs in the U.K..
The awarding of 73 Covid contracts by the Government "merits further investigation", according to an anti-corruption group which says some companies were referred into a “VIP lane” because of their political connections.
In March, the age-standardised mortality rate for England was 26% lower than in February, and was 5.5% below the five-year average.
The European Commission will not take up an option to buy 100 million additional doses of the AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, and is preparing legal proceedings against the drugmaker over the "fulfillment of deliveries".
A summary of all the most interesting stories that have appeared about the virus in the past 24 hours – not just in Britain, but around the world.
The Government has contacted travel industry figures to say that Covid passports will be introduced in time for the return of overseas travel. The passport will feature a traveler's "vaccine status".
