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Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a virtual press conference at Downing Street
THE government came under attack from all sides today over the swift rise in Covid-19 infection cases, with scientists saying it was wrong to blame the public while Tory backbenchers wailed at “grotesque” new social distancing requirements.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced open revolt from some Tory MPs over the new rules, which include the ban of indoors and outdoors social gatherings of more than six people from Monday.
The rule is being implemented in response to almost 3,000 new cases of coronavirus being reported in Britain every day this week for the first time since May.
The ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans was based on evidence of a pattern of violence and hatred targeting Arabs and Muslims, two communities that have a large population in Birmingham — overturning the ban was tacit acceptance of the genocidal ideology the fans espouse, argues CLAUDIA WEBBE
CWU leader DAVE WARD tells Ben Chacko a strategy to unite workers on class lines is needed – and sectoral collective bargaining must be at its heart
