Hancock: We shouldn't dismiss idea of vaccine passports
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Hancock: We shouldn't dismiss idea of vaccine passports
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said the idea of vaccine passports should not be dismissed, adding that the government is looking into the idea in detail.
"Dismissing something like this, out of hand, is the wrong thing to do" Mr Hancock told reporters on a visit to Public Health England.
He said that government minister Michael Gove is "conducting a review into certification" and that the NHS is "making sure that we're ready for people to be able to show whether you've had a vaccine, or indeed a recent test for travel purposes".
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Its new definition of extremism will give the Government âthe tools that it needs to protect usâ against extremist activity, Rishi Sunak has said. Michael Gove named a string of groups which could be checked against the Governmentâs new definition of extremism amid rising concerns about threats to social cohesion and British democracy. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Michael Gove told the Commons the Governmentâs new definition of extremism was âmore precise and rigorousâ than the previous one. The communities secretary assured MPs, the governmentâs new definition of extremism will not affect "those exercising their proper right to free speech.ââ Report by Gluszczykm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Labour's Rachel Reeves has said voting to bring down the SNP government and forcing an election in Scotland is the right thing to do for the people of Scotland. âWe will back the motion of no-confidence in Humza Yousaf, but we've gone further and tabled a motion of no confidence in the whole Scottish government and if Anas Sarwar and Scottish Labour are successful with that amendment the government will fall and there will be fresh elections," the shadow chancellor said. It comes as Humza Yousaf is facing confidence votes in himself and his government following his decision to sack the Greens from government.
"The chaos and division at the heart of the SNP Is having a real impact on public services and the lives and communities across Scotland and we now have two broken governments - The SNP in Scotland and the Conservatives in Westminster. It is time for fresh elections in Scotland and across the UK," Ms Reeves added.
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Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds described a government minister's appearance on Question Time as "incredibly embarrassing" after he appeared to ask if Rwanda and Congo were different countries. When discussing the government policy of deporting asylum seekers to Rwanda, policing minister Chris Philp responded to an audience memberâs question during the BBC One programme by asking: âRwanda is a different country of Congo, isnât it?â
Mr Reynolds said the Rwanda scheme has caused "significant damage to the reputation of the UK around the world." The government's Rwanda bill, which was passed in parliament last week, says any asylum seeker entering the UK "illegally" after 1 January 2022, from a safe country such as France, could be sent to Rwanda.
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The world's first personalised mRNA cancer jab for melanoma is being tested on British patients. Steve Young, 52, from Stevenage, joined a clinical trial after being diagnosed with the potentially deadly form of skin cancer. Dr Heather Shaw, an investigator for the trial, said the jab had the potential to cure people with melanoma and is being tested in other cancers.
âThis is one of the most exciting things weâve seen in a really long time," she said.
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The family home where Captain Sir Tom Moore raised millions for the NHS during the COVID pandemic by walking 100 laps of the garden is up for sale for ÂŁ2.25m. Sky News
Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has expressed her support for Angela Rayner despite questions surrounding whether the deputy leader should have paid capital gains tax on the sale of her old council house in 2015. Ms Cooper hopes a line will be drawn under the issue when Ms Rayner sets out the facts to the police and HMRC, and argues the Conservatives are attempting to focus on this from 10 years ago rather than the current pressures on the NHS and the cost of living.
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Rishi Sunak has defended backlash from the latest NHS figures which show waiting lists have risen by 330,000 since he promised to cut them, insisting that the government's plan is working. "Whilst we haven't made as much progress as I would have liked, today's figures show we are making headway towards that goal. Over the last five months, there has been a reduction of around 200,000 in the overall waiting list which is positive and if it wasn't for industrial action, an extra 430,000 patients would have been treated," he added. Report by Kennedyl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The idea of a vaccine passport and digital proof to gain entry to places is the latest coronavirus divide. Itâs not just at airports, where proof of vaccination is being considered. Kenny Choi..
Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey says that it is not easy to support the idea of a general vaccine passport for use in pubs and shops. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at..
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves pushed back on the idea of vaccine passports, asserting he does not think they seem like a good thing to do in America.
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