The GP has contacted Home Office officials explaining that in his view the move to the barge would be medically inappropriate
💬 “I feel they are being treated like livestock, only slightly worse, as livestock are prohibited from being transported with active infection”
The GP, who treats over 250 asylum seekers, said he was not consulted by the Home Office on the health of his patients before they received letters notifying them of the move
🔴 The Home Office wouldn't say whether it would proceed with moving someone if infection is detected
“It seems frankly irrational to single out this one app, based not on its technical capabilities but on global geopolitics”
📱 Security experts tell @stokel that TikTok is a drop in the ocean compared to the data collection of big tech in general inews.co.uk/news/tiktok-ba…
@stokel It comes after Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden announced a ban on using the shortform video app on official government devices in the House of Commons
📱 Dowden said the UK ban was “a proportionate move based on a specific risk with government devices”
@stokel Similar bans on staff devices have also been announced by
🇪🇺 European Commission
🇨🇦 Canada
🇺🇸 United States
📱🚫 Dozens of US states have also banned employees from using TikTok on any devices issued to them for work
After listening to a host of charities and experts including @MartinSLewis, the chancellor announced the Energy Price Guarantee would remain at £2,500 for next three months – an announcement that had already been anticipated