Greater Manchester offered just £8 per head to deal with new coronavirus controls
A letter sent to local council leaders showed the government is offering them just £22 million for its 2.8 million people.
A letter sent to local council leaders showed the government is offering them just £22 million for its 2.8 million people.
Officials closed loophole when it was disclosed that MPs, lords and parliamentary staff could legally continue drinking past the deadline in the Palace of Westminster.
“Opening line from Govt: ‘We either do tier 3 with you or impose it'. And then absolutely nothing is offered to bring us on side because ‘there is no money’.”
“In a single week this Government is paying these senior consultants more than they pay an experienced nurse in a year."
"The anger and frustration isn't just that the response is failing, but that it's failing because the government refused to enable and invest in local authorities and public health teams and instead chose to pump billions into scandal-ridden contractors."
“No matter what hits us, we’ll never lose our spirit and humour.”
"You might have to knock on door of the fridge."
"What an utterly ridiculous country we are", Alastair Campbell said.
Here's a full list of MPs who voted to strip the amendment from the bill.
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