Max Caller, the inspector who brought change to Tower Hamlets, has been sent in to the city. The Government could take control.
From calling the measures “dystopian”, to criticising Whitty and Vallance’s latest graph, there were some scathing speeches.
Over a third of those who asked a question during a Hancock statement yesterday were to some degree resistant to such shutdowns.
Plus: incompetence, resignations, non-resignations, reputations, my holiday, Any Questions and Finkelstein’s book.
While pubs and restaurants are happy with the Government’s latest move, there has been backlash from the sports industry.
He would not conciliate the Liaison Committee by promising to meet it three times a year, let alone by holding an inquiry into Cummings.
Others tended either to raise Cummings directly or else stick to their brief. The Science & Technology Chair found a third way.
Britain cannot afford to take so long to incorporate international lessons as the epidemic progresses.
“Instead of firms paying PAYE to the Government, that flow should now be reversed”, the former Business Secretary tells the Commons.
If she wants to sound off, fine. But Johnson brought her back, and she then resigned – claiming he didn’t want a Brexit deal. Why should he heed her now?
These bodies will play an important role in holding this majority Government to account. What will Downing Street make of the results?
Ellwood to chair the Defence Committee. Tugendhat to chair Foreign Affairs. Hunt to chair Health and Social Care.
He is one of the few elements of continuity in what has been a turbulent year at the Government’s top table.