oris Johnson is likely to face pressure to clarify a merry-go-round of advice about international travel when he faces Prime Minister’s Questions today.
It comes as, from today, 36-year-olds in England will be offered the chance to book a vaccine.
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Boris Johnson opens PMQs with apology to Ballymurphy families
The Prime Minister began his weekly appearance at the House of Commons with an apology to the victims of Ballymurphy.
Boris Johnson named all those who were killed in the shootings in August 1971.
He said: “On behalf of successive governments and to put on the record in this house, I would like to say sorry to their families for how the investigations were handled and for the pain they have endured since their campaign began almost five decades ago.”
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Prime Minister called to the despatch box by speaker Lindsay Hoyle
Prime Minister pictured leaving Downing Street ahead of PMQs
Boris Johnson has just left No 10 on his way to the House of Commons for PMQs.
The Prime Minister is expected to be quizzed on the government’s travel advice after he warned against holidays to amber list countries.
He has already faced questions about the Indian Covid variant amid concerns the strain could delay England’s roadmap out of lockdown.
Sir Keir v Boris Johnson set to face-off at fiery PMQs shortly
Boris Johnson will meet Sir Keir Starmer for Prime Minister’s Questions again today, with the Covid-19 pandemic once more dominating the agenda.
There has been a brief break from the weekly Commons head-to-head, with last Wednesday’s edition cancelled following the Queen’s speech.
The next edition of Prime Minister’s Questions will take place as always, at 12.00pm today.
Tower of London finally reopens after longest closure since WW2
Governor of the Tower of London Andrew Jackson was on hand to greet the first visitors to the Tower of London, which is reopening amidst the easing of coronavirus restrictions after its longest closure since World War Two.
India records another 267,334 COVID cases
India has set another record for daily coronavirus deaths even as infections fell.
Today, the country’s health ministry reported 4,529 deaths in the last 24 hours, driving the overall toll to 283,248.
India also confirmed 267,334 new infections, as daily cases dropped below 300,000 for the third consecutive day but both figures are believed to be underestimates due to lack of testing in rural areas.
Over the last month, India’s coronavirus fatalities have jumped sixfold.
Average UK house price has jumped by £24,000 during year of Covid-19 lockdowns
he average UK house price has surged by £24,000 during the past year of coronavirus lockdowns, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Property values jumped by 10.2% over the year to March 2021, marking the strongest annual growth rate the UK has seen since August 2007, its report said.
The average UK property value reached a new record high of £256,000 in March 2021, which was £24,000 higher than in March 2020, the month that the UK lockdowns started.
EU countries may allow vaccinated Brits in for holidays
EU ambassadors are understood to have backed plans to allow vaccinated UK holidaymakers to visit the bloc this summer.
They recommended at a meeting on Wednesday that rules should be changed to allow non-essential visits into the EU by people who have had two doses of a coronavirus vaccine.
It will be up to individual member states to decide if they will accept proof of vaccination to waive travel restrictions.
A decision on whether to add the UK and other countries to the EU’s “safe list” will be made on Friday.
Warning of Bolton riots if another lockdown imposed
Social “unrest” risks erupting in Britain’s Indian variant hotspot if the Government imposes a local lockdown, a town hall chief warned today.
Bolton council leader David Greenhalgh gave the stark prediction as cases of the mutation of concern continued to rise in the town.
‘The Indian variant may not be spreading at the most alarming rate’ – Top prof
The Indian Covid variant in Britain appears not to spread at the feared most alarming rate which could have sparked a huge third Covid-19 wave in Britain, a leading expert said today.
Professor Neil Ferguson said the B1.617.2 mutation is believed to have a “significant growth advantage” over other coronavirus variants, but this “magnitude seems to have dropped a little bit”.
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