NEWS
June 21 lockdown date hangs in the balance
Members of Sage are doing their best to persuade the Prime Minister that the Indian Covid variant is so dangerous, lockdown should not end on June 21. Professor John Edmunds said he would advise Boris Johnson not to take the next step as planned because ‘at the moment it looks a little bit risky’. Professor Neil Ferguson has also said restrictions may need to be ‘tightened’ due to the strain. As such, Boris Johnson has concluded that ‘we may need to wait’ for more data until a decision can be made – Mail
Introducing Covid certificates is a ‘finely balanced’ decision, says Gove – Guardian
Health chiefs hold crisis talks with Matt Hancock as doctors warn they can’t cope with huge demand following Covid pandemic – Mail
35,000 Hongkongers apply to live in UK under visa scheme – Times
Vice-chancellor of Cambridge admits publishing a list of ‘micro-aggressions’ that could be reported – including eye-rolling and calling women ‘girls’ – was ‘a mistake’ – Mail
Facebook whistleblower leaks ‘vaccine hesitancy’ censorship documents – Epoch Times
COMMENT
The crucial facts Cummings left out tell a very different story of lockdown – Fraser Nelson, Telegraph
You think the BBC is biased? Check out Wokepedia – Andrew Orlowski, Telegraph