Politics

Reduced numbers of vaccines are due to problems with international supplies, a government minister has suggested – but he insisted the issues would not slow down the easing of lockdown. The NHS has warned of a month-long “significant reduction” in weekly supply of vaccines in a letter to local health leaders. But Housing, Communities and

The health secretary has played down criticism from Dominic Cummings, who described the Department of Health and Social Care as a “smoking ruin” in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. Matt Hancock said the UK’s rollout of COVID-19 jabs was a “huge team effort” by the health department, the vaccine taskforce and the NHS

Dominic Cummings has revealed the four demands he made of Boris Johnson before becoming the prime minister’s chief adviser in Downing Street. In his first public comments since leaving Number 10 last year, Mr Cummings told a group of MPs he persuaded Mr Johnson to sort out the “disaster zone” of Whitehall. Live updates as

The Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is safe, the health secretary has said, urging people in the UK: “If you get the call, get the jab.” Germany, France, Italy and Spain became the latest European countries to suspend use of the COVID-19 jab on Monday after reports of some people suffering blood clots after being vaccinated. But

Labour and the Conservatives are heading for a fierce showdown on crime after Sir Keir Starmer ordered his MPs to vote against a flagship piece of government legislation. MPs are voting on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill at the end of a two-day Commons debate dominated by clashes about protection for women and

Ministers have moved to take “immediate steps to provide further reassurance” for women and girls in the wake of the killing of Sarah Everard, as demonstrators descended on Westminster. Senior government figures, including Home Secretary Priti Patel, gathered in Downing Street for a meeting of the Criminal Justice Taskforce. The meeting, chaired by Boris Johnson,

In 2011 a peaceful uprising in Syria quickly turned violent, and eventually grew into a civil war. Thousands have been killed, millions displaced. An entire generation of children have been forced to grow up with the conflict dictating their lives. CNN’s Arwa Damon reports from Idlib, Syria, on the 10th anniversary of the conflict. #CNN

Clashes between police and attendees of a vigil for Sarah Everard were “distressing” and “alarming”, the policing minister has told Sky News. Kit Malthouse said that officers were “happy” to be held “accountable” by an independent investigation into Saturday night’s chaos. But he insisted the under-pressure Metropolitan Police commissioner, Cressida Dick, should not resign over

Labour has revealed it will vote against the government’s flagship crime legislation, branding it a “mess” that could lead to tougher penalties for damaging a statue than attacking a woman. Shadow justice secretary David Lammy said the suspected murder of Sarah Everard had “instigated a national demand for action to tackle violence against women”. In

CNN’s Jake Tapper takes a look at Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D-NY) response to misconduct allegations as the political fallout continues. #CNN #News

Boris Johnson has said new efforts to radically boost the UK’s cyber capabilities will “transform our ability to protect our people”. The impact of the new technology will be comparable to the emergence of military air power a century ago, the prime minister said. His comments come ahead of next week’s publication of the government’s

Nicola Sturgeon and the Scottish National Party have passed their peak and Scotland has had enough of them, according to Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson. “We’ve passed ‘peak Nat’ and, more and more, Scotland is saying ‘enough’,” she is claiming in a battle cry ahead of the elections for the Scottish Parliament in May. Her

The prime minister has backed a national day of reflection to mark the anniversary of the first coronavirus lockdown. The end-of-life charity Marie Curie is planning the day for 23 March to remember those who have died during the coronavirus pandemic. This was the date in 2020 when Boris Johnson first told UK residents they

CNN witnesses dozens of migrants attempting to cross the Rio Grande along the US-Mexico border. This comes as the Biden administration announced it is terminating a Trump-era agreement that it said discouraged sponsors of unaccompanied migrant children, like parents or relatives, to come forward due to fear their information would be shared with immigration enforcement

The prime minister has stressed “there has got to be east-west consent” to the Northern Ireland Protocol after talks scheduled on Friday were snubbed by Sinn Fein. Boris Johnson, who visited Northern Ireland as it prepares to mark its centenary in May, is said to have held “frank” discussions with the DUP over the post-Brexit

CNN’s Andrew McCabe reacts to former acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller, who was in the office during the US Capitol riot, saying that he sees “cause and effect” between former President Donald Trump’s speech and the insurrection on January 6th, 2021. #Trump #CNN #News

The majority of House Democrats from New York on Friday called on Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign from office in the wake of sexual harassment allegations and his handling of Covid-19 deaths at state nursing homes. The New York congressional members had been largely silent as Democratic state lawmakers were leading the calls for

Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) talks to CNN’s John Berman about President Joe Biden’s first prime-time address, culture wars, and getting through to Republican members of Congress. #NewDay #CNN #News

Guillaume Cerutti, CEO of Christie’s, discusses the nearly $70 million sale of Beeple’s Non-Fungible Token artwork. He says NFTs and blockchain technology make the digital art marketplace safer for artists by providing proof of authenticity. #CNN #News #Business

The “stay at home” order in Wales will be lifted and replaced by a “stay local” message this weekend – with people allowed to socialise outdoors in small groups. From Saturday, four people from two households will be able to meet outdoors to socialise, including in gardens. Outdoor sports facilities, including basketball courts, tennis courts