£37bn on test and trace, yet “no clear evidence” to judge its effectiveness
£37bn has been allocated to test and trace in England, yet there is no clear evidence that the…
Test and Trace
Public health in a time of Covid – the view from Bradford
A woman regularly emails me as leader of the council, telling me exactly what she thinks. I’ve never…
No deal increasingly likely. Starmer’s message: Bored of Brexit, focus on Covid
There is a “strong possibility” of no deal, the Prime Minister has told us, as he will not…
Use lockdown to improve test and trace system, Labour urges ministers
Labour’s Jonathan Ashworth is urging government ministers to use the four-week coronavirus lockdown in England, expected to start…
Missing chance for circuit breaker has put “Christmas at risk”, says Ashworth
Jonathan Ashworth has declared that the government “put Christmas at risk” by failing to implement a national ‘circuit…
‘NHS’ Test and Trace is getting worse. These are the latest record lows
New figures released today show that far from being a “world-beating” service, Boris Johnson’s so-called ‘NHS’ test and…
Labour criticises Serco profit projections as “grim beyond belief”
Labour’s Rachel Reeves has described it as “grim beyond belief” that outsourcing firm Serco is set to exceed…
MPs reject Labour motion to put test and trace in hands of public health teams
The House of Commons has voted down a Labour motion that called on the government to drop private…
£630m in taxpayer money spent on Amazon contracts, TUC analysis shows
The TUC has criticised the government as up to £630m of taxpayers’ money has been spent on contracts…
Hancock cannot say how many are spreading Covid due to Excel blunder
Jonathan Ashworth has criticised the government’s “incompetence” after the Health Secretary told the Commons that he does not…
