Government are Launching the New Variant Assessment Platform Tuesday, 26 January, 2021 Today the Health Secretary will announce the UK’s expertise will be offered to other countries around the world to help them to identify new variants of COVID-19 – enabling them to identify changes in the virus and providing an early warning system for new mutations that could endanger the UK. Throughout this pandemic we have relied on the strength of the UK world-leading scientific community, as... Westminster News
Pharmacies Launch Codeword Scheme to Offer ‘Lifeline’ to Domestic Abuse Victims 14th January 2021 From today victims of domestic abuse will be able to safely access vital support from thousands of pharmacies across the UK through a new codeword scheme –... Westminster News
Government Announces Landmark Reform of Mental Health Laws 13th January 2021 Today, the Government are announcing major reforms to the Mental Health Act to give individuals more control over the services they receive, delivering on the... Westminster News
Government Announces an Additional 300,000 Laptops and Tablets to Help Disadvantaged Children and Young People Learn at Home 12th January 2021 Today, the Government have announced the rollout of an additional 300,000 laptops and tablets, to help disadvantaged children and young people learn at home... Westminster News
Vaccine Update: Health and Social Care Secretary's statement on 11 January 2021 11th January 2021 Below is a shortened version of the Health and Social Care Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 11 January 2021. For his full statement, please... Westminster News
Rebecca Harris MP welcomes Government support to give every child in Castle Point access to a high-quality remote education 8th January 2021 Rebecca Harris MP has welcomed the measures the Government has put in place to ensure every student across Castle Point receives a high-quality remoted... Local News
NHS Patients to Receive Life-saving COVID-19 Treatments that could Cut Hospital Time by 10 Days 8th January 2021 Yesterday, the Prime Minister announced that new lifesaving treatments for coronavirus have passed rigorous clinical trials – and will be available through the... Westminster News
Mandatory COVID-19 Testing Introduced to Bolster Border Measures 8th January 2021 Today the Government are announcing additional mandatory measures at the border, meaning people will need to provide a negative coronavirus test before entry... Westminster News
1.3 Million People Vaccinated 6th January 2021 Yesterday the Prime Minister announced that more than 1.3 million people have been vaccinated across the UK, representing one of our most significant... Westminster News
Chancellor Announces £4.6 billion in New Lockdown Grants to Support Business and Protect Jobs 5th January 2021 This morning, the Chancellor has announced £4.6 billion in new lockdown grants to support business and protect jobs as the nation stays at home to control the... Westminster News
