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Prime minister Boris Johnson holding a vial of the Oxford/Astra Zeneca Covid-19 vaccine as he visits a vaccination centre at Cwmbran Stadium in Cwmbran, south Wales
EASING the national lockdown too fast would risk a disaster, a government scientist warned Boris Johnson today, ahead of next week’s unveiling of a “road map” for lifting coronavirus restrictions.
Dame Angela McLean, a member of the government’s Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), urged caution, as many vulnerable people have yet to have the Covid-19 vaccine.
The Prime Minister is to set out on Monday how the lockdown rules will be eased, and is under pressure from Tory backbenchers to throw off all the shackles.
TUC general secretary PAUL NOWAK tells Ben Chacko that Labour can win back disillusioned voters by delivering workplace reforms, rebuilding trust and challenging the far right’s growing influence
Against the backdrop of the Durham Miners’ Gala, Matt Kerr talks to ANDY McDONALD MP about Labour’s mistakes, Burnham’s leadership and why raising living standards must come first
With ‘Your Party’ holding its founding conference in Liverpool this weekend, JEREMY CORBYN speaks to Morning Star editor Ben Chacko about its potential, its priorities — and a few of its controversies too
