Tag: lockdown
Johnson and Sunak to be fined over lockdown parties
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak will be fined over Downing Street lockdown parties.
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Police issue 30 more Downing Street lockdown fines
Police issue at least 30 more fines for breaches of lockdown regulations in Whitehall and Downing Street.
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Shanghai has eased its lockdown restrictions for nearly half of the city
Authorities divided the city of 25 million people into thousands of smaller areas
classified each sector into one of three categories
7,565 re [...]
No signs of China easing lockdown rules as covid cases continue to mount. PBOC eyed
China reported a seventh consecutive day of record covid cases at 24,101 with 21,222 of those in Shanghai as the outb [...]
Stocks, FX pinned by worries of China lockdown, aggressive Fed
* China stocks lead declines among Asian EMs
* MSCI EM stocks index falls for third day
* Strong USD weighs on EM currenc [...]
Japanese Yen Slips, Crude Oil Prices Rise Before RBA Decision as China Extends Lockdown
Japanese Yen, USD/JPY, Russia, Sanctions, Covid, China - Talking PointsAsia-Pacific markets set for mixed open as EU and US mull new sanctions on Rus [...]
Ex-government ethics chief Helen MacNamara admits to lockdown party fine
Helen MacNamara apologises after she was fined for attending a leaving do for a civil servant during lockdown.
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Boris Johnson given wrong information on lockdown parties, says Jacob Rees-Mogg
The minister says Boris Johnson had not deliberately attempted to mislead on whether lockdown rules were broken.
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Johnson and Wishart on police investigating lockdown parties
An SNP MP has told the prime minister he would be "toast" and "finished" if he received a fine over any lockdown parties that broke Covid rules.Boris [...]
Starmer on Johnson and Downing Street lockdown party fines
Sir Keir Starmer has told Boris Johnson ministers who mislead Parliament should resign, and asked the prime minister why he was still in his job after [...]
Lockdown parties: PM accepts responsibility over rule breaches, says Dominic Raab
The government has faced intense pressure over gatherings held in and around Downing Street during Covid lockdowns. Se [...]

Twenty fines recommended over No 10 lockdown parties
Police recommend 20 fines should initially be issued over Downing Street parties that breached lockdown
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Shanghai is rolling out economic support policies for firms as lockdown bites
Measures to provide support to firms announced by Shanghai authorities include:
large scale VAT credits & refunds
reduce or exempt rents f [...]
Crude Oil Prices May Bounce Back After Initial China Lockdown Shock
WTI Crude Oil, China, Shanghai, Covid, Russia, Sanctions - Talking PointsWTI and Brent crude oil prices dropped more than 8% overnight on Shanghai lo [...]
Oil slides more than 8% as Shanghai lockdown prompts demand fears
Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesOil declined more than 8% at the lows of the day on Monday as concerns over new lockdowns in China and the po [...]