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Starmer accuses Johnson of ‘losing the moral authority to lead’ in final PMQs

Labour’s leader Sir Keir Starmer launched an attack on Boris Johnson over his “weak leadership” in the final Prime Minister’s Questions of 2021. Commenting on a large Conservative rebellion against posing further Christmas restrictions, Starmer said: “Can the prime minister not see that he has no hope of regaining the moral authority to deliver that… Read more »

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Omicron ‘the most significant threat since the start of the pandemic’

Dr Jenny Harries, chief executive of the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), said the Omicron variant poses “the most significant threat we’ve had since the start of the pandemic”. Appearing in front of a transport committee on the threat of Omicron to international travel, Dr Harries warned the new numbers behind the spread of the… Read more »