-Lorry drivers get their results in 20-30 minutes, they’ll then get a text message, allowing them proceed to France
WEDNESDAY 23rd
UK-FRANCE DEAL
-Last night the government announced the deal agreed with France to reopen the border and allow freight to travel through
-Lorry drivers get their results in 20-30 minutes, they’ll then get a text message, allowing them proceed to France
-A government official says the PM was “full of praise” for how Transport Secretary Grant Shapps handled the crisis 💕
-Rail, air and sea services will resume on Wednesday morning, all those travelling from the UK to France will need to show a negative test taken within the previous 72 hours
-“The government shelved plans to open rapid-turnaround test centres across England amid concerns about the accuracy of their results”
-“Directors of public health had concerns about the potential false reassurance to those testing negative.” 😬
-More areas could be in Tier 4 from the 26th as cases rise, Ministers will meet today to discuss further possible measures after the UK recorded its highest daily increase in coronavirus cases
-Sources warn there is 'high chance' of full national lockdown in New Year
-Health ministers could announce the changes today after review was brought forward from December 30
-Nicola Sturgeon has apologized after the Sun got hold of pics of her chatting to pensioners in a pub without a face mask
-“This was a stupid mistake and I’m really sorry” She says, after she broke laws requiring pub customers to wear masks unless seated at a table
-A UK source said an agreement on a UK/EU trade deal is again possible today, EU sources stressed that they do not have much room for manoeuvre on fisheries
-"UK source now says agreement on a UK/EU trade deal is again possible tomorrow" - ITV's Peston *yawn*
-US President Trump warned he will not sign the stimulus package until Congress amends it
-He called the bill a disgrace and full of wasteful and unnecessary items, He demanded that stimulus checks are increased to $2,000 from $600
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If you're curious what Trump's defense will look like, all you have to do is turn on Fox News. My latest at @mmfa
The tl;dr is that for years right-wing media have been excusing Trump's violent rhetoric by going, "Yes, but THE DEMOCRATS..." and then bending themselves into knots to pretend that Dems were calling for violence when they very, very clearly weren't.
And in fact, this predates Trump.
In 2008, Obama was talking about not backing down in the face of an ugly campaign. He said "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun."
https://t.co/i5YaQJsKop
That quote was from the movie The Untouchables. And there's no way anybody reading that quote in good faith could conclude that he was talking about actual guns and knives. But it became a big talking point on the
In 2018, Obama-era Attorney General Eric Holder was speaking to a group of Georgia Democrats about GOP voter suppression. He riffed on Michelle Obama's "When they go low, we go high" line from the 2016 DNC.
The tl;dr is that for years right-wing media have been excusing Trump's violent rhetoric by going, "Yes, but THE DEMOCRATS..." and then bending themselves into knots to pretend that Dems were calling for violence when they very, very clearly weren't.
And in fact, this predates Trump.
In 2008, Obama was talking about not backing down in the face of an ugly campaign. He said "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun."
https://t.co/i5YaQJsKop
That quote was from the movie The Untouchables. And there's no way anybody reading that quote in good faith could conclude that he was talking about actual guns and knives. But it became a big talking point on the
In 2018, Obama-era Attorney General Eric Holder was speaking to a group of Georgia Democrats about GOP voter suppression. He riffed on Michelle Obama's "When they go low, we go high" line from the 2016 DNC.
