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UK ‘acted quicker’ on Omicron than any other country except Israel says Raab

Following the tightening of Covid requirements at the border yesterday, with travellers now expected to take a Covid test before departure, Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary Dominic Raab took questions this morning.  Speaking to Sky News’ “Trevor Phillips on Sunday”, Raab said the UK reacted to the Omicron variant quicker than any other country… Read more »

Conservatives win Old Bexley and Sidcup with 51% of the vote

The Conservative Pary has won the Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election caused by the death of the sitting Conservative MP, James Brokenshire, from lung cancer on 7th October.  The Conservatives retained the seat with a majority of 4,478, polling 51.5% of the vote albeit after a swing of 10% to Labour. Even though the Conservatives… Read more »