NEWS
Labour may block passing of vaccine passports
After more than a year of failing to properly oppose any of the government’s Covid measures, pushing only for rules to go further, it looks as though the Labour Party could bring down vaccine passport plans in parliament, albeit with the intention of supporting a slightly watered-down version of certification. At least 42 Conservative MPs say they will oppose the government on this matter, along with the Liberal Democrats, and Labour says it is prepared to vote against the proposal unless testing status is also accepted – Guardian
Cancer sufferers among millions ‘left in limbo’ by nine-month waits for a diagnosis – Telegraph
Fears over shortages as supermarkets hit by ‘pingdemic’ – Times
Johnson’s levelling up plan lacks definition and planning, say MPs – Guardian
The environmental impact of electric cars – Times
NHS three per cent pay rise ‘to be funded with National Insurance increase that was meant to pay for social care’ – Mail
Biden says children under 12 could be eligible for Covid vaccines within months – Guardian
COMMENT
Years in jail for exposing canoodling Hancock is an affront to democracy – Mick Hume, Mail
We’ve made a tragic choice to enter a new era of permanent Covid terror – Allister Heath, Telegraph
The EU’s pettiness over food exports to Ireland is proof it’s several sandwiches short of a picnic – Stephen Glover, Mail
