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Pressure mounts on Priti Patel to quit amid fresh bullying claims Allegations come hours after Cabinet Office launches formal inquiry into behaviourPriti Patel has come under increased pressure to resign as home secretary as another bullying allegation emerged just hours after the Cabinet Office launched a formal inquiry into claims she had mistreated her permanent secretary.In claims reported by the BBC, the embattled minister was accused of shouting at a former aide with “unprovoked aggression” before removing her from her job. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus: just eight out of 1,600 doctors in poll say NHS is ready Doctors raise concern over already high demand and lack of resources in health serviceCoronavirus – latest updatesAn overwhelming majority of doctors fear the NHS is not well prepared to deal with a major outbreak of coronavirus, a survey has found.More than 99% of 1,618 NHS medics questioned appear not to agree with the assurances given by Boris Johnson that the service will cope if it is hit by a surge in the number of people falling ill. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus: two patients die in France as four new cases detected in England – live updates South Korea reports almost 500 new cases and a second person dies in the US as UK ministers hold emergency meetingFour more people in England test positiveEU raises infection risk from moderate to highEpidemics expert Jonathan Quick: ‘Worst-case scenario is likely’Share your experiences 5.43pm GMTDonald Trump has accused Democrats of “fearmongering” over the coronavirus outbreak, while claiming his decisions have “saved many lives” and asking drug companies to accelerate work on a vaccine.I was criticized by the Democrats when I closed the Country down to China many weeks ahead of what almost everyone recommended. Saved many lives. Dems were working the Impeac...

Cabinet Office to investigate Priti Patel bullying claims Gove tells MPs government will not set up fully independent inquiry into allegations Patel breached ministerial codeLatest politics news - live updatesThe Cabinet Office is to launch an inquiry into explosive claims that Priti Patel lied and bullied officials in several government departments, Michael Gove has told MPs.The de facto deputy prime minister said the government would not set up a fully independent inquiry after Sir Philip Rutnam quit as permanent secretary of the Home Office. Continue reading... Go to Source

'Gross failures' contributed to man's death in immigration centre Prince Fosu, 31, died of hypothermia, dehydration and malnutrition in cellNeglect and a series of gross failures by the Home Office and other agencies contributed to the death of a vulnerable Ghanaian man from hypothermia, dehydration and malnutrition, an inquest jury has found.In a damning narrative conclusion, the jury found that Prince Fosu, a car parts dealer, had died suddenly after developing these conditions while he was suffering from psychotic illness. Continue reading... Go to Source

British economy 'to grow 0.16% at best under US trade deal' Admission lays bare limited benefits of ‘ambitious’ agreement with Donald TrumpToday’s political news - live updatesThe British economy would be at most 0.16% larger by the middle of the next decade under a comprehensive trade deal with the US, the government has admitted, laying bare the limited benefits from striking an agreement with Donald Trump.In a document published by Liz Truss’s Department for International Trade designed to kick-start post-Brexit trade talks with the Trump White House, the government said the British economy stood to benefit from an “ambitious and comprehensive” trade deal worth a fraction of GDP, equivalent to £3.4bn after 15 years. Continue reading... Go ...

Coronavirus: expect widespread infection in UK 'fairly soon', warns health official Comments by Public Health England’s medical director come as government’s Cobra committee meetsCoronavirus – latest updatesThe UK can expect to see widespread infection of the coronavirus “fairly soon”, one of England’s top health officials has warned.Following a significant rise in the number of UK cases over the weekend – with 12 more confirmed in England and another in Scotland – Public Health England’s medical director, Paul Cosford, said to prepare for more widespread infection in the UK. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus latest updates: Indonesia reports first case as second person dies in US President Widodo says two citizens have tested positive, as China announces just 200 new cases. Follow live newsWashington state nursing home placed on lockdownNew coronavirus cases jump sharply in Europe, with Italy worst hitCoronavirus outbreak: the key scientific questions answeredEpidemics expert Jonathan Quick: ‘The worst-case scenario for coronavirus is likely’ 5.58am GMTThe confirmation of two coronavirus cases in Indonesia - the first to be reported in the world’s fourth most populous country - follows mounting concern that the country is failing to identify transmission of the virus. Health experts have warned that the lack of confirmed patients in Indonesia, a country of 272 ...

Coronavirus: UK fears of undetected cases grow as 12 more test positive Second person in Britain tests positive without having recently travelled abroadCoronavirus – latest updatesA patient in Essex has become the second person in the UK to test positive for coronavirus without having recently travelled abroad, the Department of Health and Social Care has said.Prof Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer for England, said the patient “had no relevant travel” and an investigation was under way to determine whether they contracted the virus directly or indirectly from someone who had recently returned from overseas. Continue reading... Go to Source

Epidemics expert Jonathan Quick: ‘The worst-case scenario for coronavirus is likely’ The former chair of the Global Health Council talks about the mentality that left the world vulnerable to the Covid-19 epidemic and what can be done to minimise its effectsIn 2018 global health expert Jonathan D Quick, of Duke University in North Carolina, published a book titled The End of Epidemics: The Looming Threat to Humanity and How to Stop It. In it he prescribed measures by which the world could protect itself against devastating disease outbreaks of the likes of the 1918 flu, which killed millions and set humanity back decades. He is the former chair of the Global Health Council and a long-term collaborator of the World Health Organization (WHO).The Covid-19 epidemic looks like it’s edgi...