All articles by Samuel Horti
Samuel Horti
UK borrowing in April as high as entire last financial year
UK government borrowing hit record levels last month because of measures to tackle the coronavirus crisis, according to the Office…
Morning briefing: UK government ponders immunity certificates
Good morning. The Times splashes on the news that ministers are, once again, considering handing immunity certificates to people that have antibodies to…
Welsh government reported to human rights watchdog over care home testing
The Welsh government has been reported to the human rights watchdog by the national older people’s commissioner over its delays…
Morning briefing: Antibody tests fo NHS workers next week
Good morning. The government will today announce that NHS and social care staff are to be offered coronavirus antibodies tests…
Morning briefing: Ministers under pressure over track and trace
Good morning. The government is coming under mounting pressure to roll out a track and trace system that, clearly, isn’t…
Morning briefing: Council rebels against government schools plan
Good morning. The Labour-run council in Bury has become the first local authority in England to declare that primary schools…
Morning briefing: Could the UK be close to world’s first vaccine?
Good morning. Nearly half the UK public could have a vaccine available to them by September, the government said over…
Morning briefing: NHS bosses gag doctors over PPE
Good morning. NHS managers have tried to stop doctors speaking out about the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) in…
Morning briefing: Accurate Covid antibody test on horizon
Good morning. Public Health England has approved the UK’s first coronavirus antibody test kit. Antibody tests will be crucial in…
Morning briefing: Tax hikes to foot UK’s coronavirus bill?
Good morning. A leaked Treasury document suggests Chancellor Rishi Sunak may need to hike income tax, freeze public pay or…