Jeremy Corbyn’s radical manifesto would have cost £17 billion less than Boris Johnson’s Moonshot punt
The fully costed plan to boost the NHS budget, provide affordable housing and free superfast internet was said to have no ‘economic credibility’.
The fully costed plan to boost the NHS budget, provide affordable housing and free superfast internet was said to have no ‘economic credibility’.
“People understand this is an unprecedented situation, but they also feel there has been a lack of basic competence and proper communication.”
An “extraordinary meeting” of the Joint Committee between the UK and EU will be held in London today.
Johnson replied that he expects everyone to obey the law - even though he is planning to break it himself. It was beyond parody.
It came after a senior official at NHS Test and Trace issued an apology to people unable to get a Covid-19 test.
"It’s an absolute shambles. No home tests available. And now the nearest test centre is Oldham, a 100-mile round-trip with a sick child."
Number 10 is yet to confirm whether the prime minister and his staff will self isolate.
“We’ve got examples of Londoners who request the test being sent as far away as the Isle of Wight and Cardiff, examples of not enough people who have been in close proximity to the virus being contacted and traced, we’ve got issues around the app."
Some people who have tried to book tests online have been directed to centres which would take them more than three hours to reach by car.
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