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Brexit inches forward — just don’t mention the tunnel

The clock is ticking as Brexit talks enter the final straight.

28/09/2020 - www.politico.eu

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Tory MPs Said Boris Johnson Had Been “Abducted By Dr Strangelove And Reprogrammed By Sage” While Attacking The Covid-19 “Graph Of Doom”

Tory MPs have accused the country’s chief scientists of attempting "to terrify the British people” as they attacked the government’s coronavirus restrictions.

28/09/2020 - www.politicshome.com

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UK coronavirus: all household mixing indoors in north-east England to be illegal, says Hancock – as it happened

8,000 pupils and 350 teachers self-isolating in Liverpool; ONS says infection rates higher among those who travelled abroad. This live blog has now closed - please follow the global live blog for latest updates

• Lockdown tightened in north-east England
• Andy Burnham calls for urgent review of 10pm curfew
  
• Parliament’s bars will not serve alcohol after 10pm
• Scottish ministers accused of panic over campus outbreaks
  

6.10pm BST

Government Chief Whip @Mark_Spencer kindly invited a number of us to meet him at 16:30 with Secretary of State @MattHancock and @CommonsLeader @Jacob_Rees_Mogg

I'm happy to report it was a cordial and constructive meeting. I hope and expect we will reach a satisfactory agreement

Related: Coronavirus live news: Netherlands considers restricting travel to and from its biggest cities; global deaths near 1m

5.55pm BST

As MPs pointed out in the House of Commons earlier (see 3.52pm), the new coronavirus regulations that became law today go well beyond just making it obligatory for people to self-isolate if ordered to by NHS test and trace, with fines starting at £1,000 for those who don’t comply.

There are also provisions for the first fine to be £4,000 if the offence is committed “recklessly”. There are also fines for people who give false information to contact tracers, and fines for workers who do not tell their bosses they are meant to be self-isolating.

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28/09/2020 - www.theguardian.com

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