Boris Johnson has announced mandatory mask-wearing *in shops and on all public transport*
with a review in three weeks
to be more precise he said the rules around face coverings in shops and public transport would be “tightened”, let’s see what that means in practice
- but Johnson has now elaborated that “you’ll have to” wear masks on shops and public transport
- so my original tweet was correct
but he’s leaving it to the health secretary to explain the uncomfortable details
let’s see how this is supposed to be effective when no one has to wear masks in pubs, restaurants, bars, nightclubs and indeed (as far as we know) the House of Commons
- the official report into Boris Johnson’s plan for a bridge or tunnel between Northern Ireland and Scotland has just been published
- tunnel would cost up to £208bn
- bridge would be up to £335bn
"planning, design, parliamentary and legal processes,
and construction would take nearly 30 years before the crossing could become operational, even given a smooth passage of funding and authority to proceed"
respect to Peter Hendy for at least pretending to take the whole thing seriously, with actual charts and visual designs etc
- Johnson also juggled job of being MP with editing Spectator mag from 2001 to 2005
- the @FT calculation of £4.3m doesn’t even include his first stint in Westminster from 2001-2008 because the register didn’t demand disclosure of precise payments then
Angela Rayner at #pmqs: “In no other profession in our country could someone be found guilty by an independent process and just have their mates vote them back into the job. Surely the prime minister and this government are not going to do that today?”
Boris Johnson points out that the Paterson case involved a serious family tragedy and asks whether the existing procedures allow for proper appeal: “It should be approached properly in the spirit of moderation and compassion
Rayner replies that if it was a police officer, a teacher or a doctor the public would expect the usual disciplinary processes to be pursued: "They can change the rules to allow cash for access....why is the prime minister making it up as it goes along."