NEWS
Boris Johnson may shut pubs and restaurants within days
The Prime Minister is considering plans to close pubs and restaurants within days amid mounting opposition from Sir Keir Starmer to the Government’s lockdown strategy. Until now he has been able to rely on the support of Labour for measures to control coronavirus, but that support began to crumble after Sir Keir demanded to see the ‘scientific basis’ for the current 10pm curfew – Telegraph
Two-thirds of British voters think EU nationals should not have free movement – Guardian
Coronavirus lockdowns ‘may kill more than herd immunity’, major study finds – Mail
900 jobs to go at Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports due to the Government’s lockdown – Mail
UK trade deal with US in no doubt if Trump wins election, says commerce chief – Telegraph
COMMENT
Life can go back to normal if we make it our common goal to achieve herd immunity – Sunetra Gupta, Telegraph
Scientists tell us there IS a better way to tackle coronavirus. So why is it being ignored? – Stephen Glover, Mail