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Johnson promised 25,000 contact tracers by June 1st but who are they?
“Job advertisements for manual contact tracing staff are presented as a ‘work from home opportunity’, at an hourly rate of less than the living wage.”
Daniel Hannan reminded of tweet telling people “coronavirus isn’t going to kill you”
He argued that the virus has been wrapped up in "alarmism, doom-mongering and panic" in February.
Meet the ‘naive’ & ‘ignorant’ Tory peer running govt’s testing programme
Some have questioned why the government didn't appoint an independent with expert medical knowledge.
Immigration to UK from non-EU countries hits record levels
The figures were released by the Office for National Statistics.
Jacinda Ardern considers four-day week for New Zealand post-Covid-19
Jacinda Ardern has won wide praise for her handling of the pandemic.
Renewable power ahead of fossil fuels in first three months of year
Renewables generated more than 40% of Britain’s power in the first three months of the year.
Use Covid-19 to end rough sleeping for good – Labour leaders
Thousands of people were taken off the streets under the Everyone In scheme.
‘Time running out’ for testing plan before second wave, says top health figure
Members of the NHS Confederation are ‘concerned’ over an apparent lack of a clear strategy.
The great COVID cover-up: How the Johnson administration made it easier to hide coronavirus deaths
Loose laws and media distortions enabled the government to downplay the number of fatalities.