News Round-Up
26 July 2024
Government Has Just Declared War on Free Speech
26 July 2024
by Toby Young
The decision to ditch Boris Johnson has been slammed by former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi.
In this week's London Calling, the discussion topics are being spied upon by the 77th Brigade, Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs, the teachers' strike, Delingpole's 900-seater event in Central London and season 4 of Fauda.
Compulsory masks in schools could be ditched within days. According to one member of the Government, it will definitely happen before June 26th, the day earmarked for the scrapping of most 'Plan B' restrictions.
Schools will not reintroduce the policy of 'bubbles' to protect pupils against coronavirus, the Education Secretary says, but he hasn't ruled out a return of face masks.
With invites for booster jabs set to be sent to the over-50s in the coming weeks, Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi says patients could get routine annual Covid vaccines at the same time as they get their flu vaccinations.
Nadhim Zahawi said in a House of Commons speech tonight that the vaccination of healthy 12-15 year-olds would go ahead – and confirmed that children, not their parents, would have the final say about whether to get jabbed.
Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi has insisted to MPs in the Commons that vaccine passports are necessary to end the pandemic. Israel and India tell a different story.
Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi has today insisted that vaccine passports will not be imposed on "essential services", but has refused to rule out their introduction at pubs and restaurants.
The Department for Education and the Prime Minister's spokesman have denied reports that the Government is planning an October 'firebreak' lockdown, but the Vaccines Minister seemed less sure on Sky News this morning.
The Government has told doctors and teachers that most 12-15 year-olds should be deemed competent to consent to Covid vaccination against the wishes of their parents. This is wrong and will undermine trust.
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