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5:15pm – A worrying statement from Johnson’s former race advisor.
💥 Boris Johnson’s former race adviser has warned of another Stephen Lawrence or Jo Cox tragedy if members of the government continue to inflame the culture wars gripping parts of the nation – big new story by @aamnamohdin https://t.co/mjgL5fxrnr
— Jessica Elgot (@jessicaelgot) June 15, 2021
4:42pm – Will we have a freedom day this summer? The public is split:
Boris Johnson is determined the unlocking on 19 July will go ahead in England, No 10 have said. The English public aren't so sure…
Likely to happen – 45%
Unlikely to happen – 45%https://t.co/Tn6PMrTEKP pic.twitter.com/l56OGerJbD— YouGov (@YouGov) June 15, 2021
3:44pm – Scotland looking likely to follow suit and delay easing:
Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says it is "unlikely" all areas of Scotland will move down to Level 0 on 28 June as planned – with a three week delay until 19 July "likely" https://t.co/3Dijnlbvg5
— Sophie Morris (@itssophiemorris) June 15, 2021
3:23pm – Some good news between all the bad covid news:
NEW: More than 30 million people in the UK- 57.3% of the adult population- have now had two coronavirus vaccines.
And nearly 42 million have now had one vaccine- that's almost 80% of adults.
— Lewis Goodall (@lewis_goodall) June 15, 2021
2:50pm – Perhaps not the huge boost the government was looking for…
– government says the Australia deal will save £34m/year on imports
– population is 66m
– so it’s an annual 52p per head
– this 1p per week
— Jim Pickard (@PickardJE) June 15, 2021
2:32pm – Very unlikely to see a rebellion on lockdown delays:
Still early days in Westminster terms but rebellion on extension of Covid restrictions seems quite contained. Many MPs privately saying they feel reluctant but are backing government this time.
— Jessica Elgot (@jessicaelgot) June 15, 2021
2:07pm – Number 10 condemns the mob who pursued journalist Nick Watt.
NEW: Boris Johnson has watched the footage of BBC journalist Nick Watt being pursued by an anti-lockdown mob. PM’s official spokesman said: “This footage is deeply disturbing and journalists should never face that kind of behaviour.”https://t.co/7vbtD0z6yO
— Dan Bloom (@danbloom1) June 15, 2021
11:26am – Parliament currently hearing evidence about the Bashir BBC scandal, with director general Tim Davie due to give evidence later today:
John Birt: I don't think the extent of the deception perpetrated by #martinbashir has been fully understood @CommonsDCMS
— Adam Boulton (@adamboultonSKY) June 15, 2021
11:06am – In footage that looks like it has been taken straight out of a Trump rally, a BBC journalist is hounded by anti-lockdown mobs.
Disturbing footage of @BBCNewsnight’s Nick Watt, being pursued by anti-lockdown protesters@umairh wrote recently “Britain — the gentle, wise, intelligent, expansive one — was put to the torch. It became a nation afflicted by a fever dream of nationalism” pic.twitter.com/kdBsB4WfmY https://t.co/jBJYabO0cP
— Stefan Simanowitz (@StefSimanowitz) June 15, 2021
9:55am – Some figures to wet the appetite of number crunchers.
the top line of the Australia free trade agreement is that the government estimates it’ll increase GDP by 0.02% over the next 15 years https://t.co/Ah4G151JeY
— Jon Stone (@joncstone) June 15, 2021
8:15am – So what’s in the news this morning?
- Lockdown easing delayed for another 4 weeks
- UK-Australia agree ‘broad terms’ of trade deal
- 23-24 year olds now allowed to apply for vaccines
8:00am – Welcome back to another day of Politics Live!
