Downing Road is planning a blitz of coverage bulletins within the subsequent fortnight in a bid to grab the initiative and win again the assist of disillusioned Tory MPs and voters.
‘Operation Purple Meat’ is anticipated to incorporate:
A No 10 office ‘booze ban’ to finish the ingesting tradition that led to the get together row. Boris Johnson is drafting guidelines for employees that may restrict alcohol to being served solely at official capabilities. They are going to be introduced following the publication of Sue Grey’s report into lockdown-busting occasions in Whitehall. The senior civil servant, pictured, is aiming to conclude her inquiry by the top of this week.
A clearout of No 10 employees caught up within the get together row. Martin Reynolds, Mr Johnson’s principal non-public secretary who emailed the ‘carry your personal booze’ invitation for the Downing Road backyard get together within the first lockdown, and chief of employees Dan Rosenfield, are amongst these seen in danger.
A two-year BBC licence price freeze to assist ease family payments. Tradition Secretary Nadine Dorries is anticipated to substantiate that the price of an annual licence will stay at £159 till 2024. She stated yesterday the licence price will probably be abolished in 2027.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his non-public secretary Martin Reynolds pictured arriving at in November 2020
Tradition Secretary Nadine Dorries (pictured) stated yesterday the licence price will probably be abolished in 2027
A drive to carry down NHS ready lists. The variety of folks on a hospital ready record in England hit six million for the primary time, figures confirmed final week. In December, practically 27 per cent of sufferers in A&E waited greater than 4 hours to be seen – a file excessive.
Extra cash for jobs and expertise coaching to assist these out of labor and additional scale back the variety of jobseekers. The unemployment price fell to 4.2 per cent within the three months to the top of October, down from 4.3 per cent within the three months to the top of September.
Eliminating Plan B Covid restrictions, akin to carrying masks in outlets and on public transport, and vaccine passports for big occasions from January 26. Tory chairman Oliver Dowden stated yesterday the indicators had been ‘encouraging’ that the measures might be scrapped by the center of subsequent week.
Publication of the Levelling-Up white paper. The doc, which is being ready by Michael Gove, will set out the Authorities’s technique to enhance lives in uncared for cities. It’s anticipated to return within the first week of February. Across the identical time, Chancellor Rishi Sunak will unveil measures to assist households with rising gasoline payments forward of an announcement on how a lot the vitality worth cap goes up.
As introduced final evening, the army will probably be drafted in to sort out unlawful immigration within the Channel. Defence chiefs will take cost of efforts to cease the harmful crossings which have reached file ranges this yr. Royal Navy boats may very well be despatched to bolster Border Pressure’s fleet.