Rishi Sunak warns Tories party faces ‘existential threat’ and rules out early general election after winning (the) race to be PM – tells Conservatives there will not be an early election but calls for the party to unite…
Rishi Sunak posing with fellow Tories outside CCHQ. Photograph Aaron Chown – PA
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WITH COVID infections rising throughout the country, many are catching the virus all over again. The current wave is fuelled by Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 that have been linked to reinfection. However, a man swears by an “easy” safety measure that kept him safe through travelling, flying and attending conferences.
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As BA.4 and BA.5 appear to be able to reinfect even those who’ve recently had Covid, some hospitals in the UK started making masks mandatory again. And they might be onto something. Eric Kennedy explained that his N95 face covering managed to keep him safe through weeks of travelling and attending conferences.
Mr Kennedy shared on Twitter: “I know it feels impossible to avoid Covid these days, but I just travelled for four weeks, took 10 flights, gave four in-person presentations, and attended three conferences without catching Covid.”
What’s more, the Assistant Professor of Emergency Management shared that “you can too”.
If you’re looking for a way to protect yourself from the current rising cases, Mr Kennedy recommended an N95 mask.
An N95 mask describes a special type of face covering, also known as a respirator.
Covid: Man shares N95 mask is ‘the backbone’ of protection against the virus. (Image: GETTY)
This type is believed to offer the highest level of protection.
Mr Kennedy penned: “Because Covid is airborne, two rules formed the backbone of my protection:(1) Wear a well-fit N95, (2) Don’t not wear a well-fit N95.
“#1 is relatively easy. #2 can be hard.
“A high-quality mask is your best defence against not just [again] Covid, but also other airborne infections.”
Furthermore, research looking into coronavirus and masks does support this technique that managed to keep Kennedy Covid free.
Evidence has shown that masks are able to filter out respiratory droplets and particles, protecting the wearer and others.
This is meaningful as Covid is an airborne virus that spreads through droplets and particles released into the air when coughing, sneezing or speaking.
However, the research also stresses that not all masks offer the same level of protection.
Experts recommend certified masks, such as FFP2 or N95 masks as they are able to filter out between 94 to 98 percent of aerosols, including airborne viruses like coronavirus.
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GUGuyWJULY 7, 2022The maximum safe level of CO2 according to the H&S is 6,000ppm and a tight fitting N95 mask will produce a CO2 level of over 13,000ppm which will cause harm. Dizziness, nausea, and the reduced immune response, increased heat in the facial cavity and greater chance of respiratory infection.REPLY 0SHAREFLAG
THThornInTheSideJULY 7, 2022The N95 mask must be perfectly fitted to be effective, as any leaks whatsoever around the edges render it useless. And a perfectly fitted N95 mask is not at all a comfortable wear as it leaves marks on the skin, restricts air flow causing you to re-breathe your own exhaled breath, and produces stress on the lungs and respiratory system. Many people wearing N95 masks properly complain of headaches as a result.Lastly, the N95 can not be worn for long periods of time as the body must be given rest from it – medical personnel who have to wear such masks can only wear them for short periods of time.I doubt this fellow wore a properly fitted N95 mask given his description of how he used it.REPLY 0SHAREFLAG
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As the Premier of the British Overseas Territory of Montserrat, I have been officially advised of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Second. She died peacefully this Thursday afternoon at her official residence in Scotland.
Following this announcement, I have ordered that the Montserrat flag be flown at half-staff.
We are all deeply saddened to learn of the Queen’s passing. During her seventy-year reign as Queen of the Commonwealth, Her Majesty has been a source of strength and inspiration to all within her realms. Today is indeed a sad day for all of us as we mourn her passing.
Her son and Heir to the Throne, His Royal Highness Prince Charles, has been proclaimed King. Montserrat looks forward to fostering a close relationship with The King and The Queen Consort.
On behalf of the Government and people of Montserrat, I extend deepest condolences to His Majesty King Charles The Third and the extended Royal family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them and all the people of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth.
It was certainly surprising that after all that ended up being cited for ‘ignorance’, and his constant ‘coverup’ and refusal to at least admonish the Deputy Governor, Lyndel Sympson for her actions. He would in the end take the action where he, “asked for a full report on it how it happened and the lessons learned recommendation… so I’ve briefed my successor because it obviously shouldn’t be handled by the Deputy Governor herself, that wouldn’t be right for her to review her own situation in that way…”
Having listened to the rambling he gave in defending or minimising the matter, (just as he has done in other situations), saying it was, “…an unfortunate mistake, not major sums of money involved at all…there is no scurrilous plan – trying to pay somebody under the door…”
Why he called for a review was still confusing since he had also gone to great lengths to show that in the end it was his oversight, noting the matter should not have reached his desk as it did. What that showed of course was the disfunction of his and his DG support office. Did it, therefore, require an inquiry, review, and investigation to know who began the “mistake” which must have begun in his, the DG’s office coming from the top?
When the overpayment being made was leaked early in 2021, soon after she received her new contract and the whispers reached ZJB radio loud enough for them to inquire, why did the Governor react as reported?
He was simply strengthening the disgraceful behaviour that he was either willfully being irresponsible, or ignorant in carrying out his responsibilities.
We recall his first major exhibition of irresponsibility when we cited his ‘ignorance’, in 2019; and we will add that may have well been some measure of dishonesty involved. He could not have honestly, if at all he did, reported that the action he took then was sanctioned by the Secretary of State at the FCO, in the DG’s, gross misconduct to a senior member of her staff. Consider the ‘Public Service Code of Conduct, under which the CSA President charged and asked the Governor to act. Consider Andrew Mitchell resigning following allegations he called police ‘plebs’. We will provide other examples in time
The Governor was on the job already for over three years, but in retrospect, Governor Pearce, like Miss Carriere we found out later, came unprepared for a job for which he said he was recruited after: “…I have served as Head of Security for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and as Charge D’Affaires in Vilnius in Lithuania.”
There are any number of circumstances beginning with our very first interaction with Governor Pearce that we should have discerned that he would not be a Governor who would be as he had promised at his swearing-in. “I will do my utmost to fulfill my responsibilities to the Government and people of Montserrat…And most importantly, to do my part in making things better for the Montserratian community.”
Governor Carriere although she came clearly with a mandate to reform the public service which led her to the Empowering Excellence program, also revealed to be not ready to carry out her responsibility. It was surprising though she would somehow empower the terrible acts that only grew worse for her and under her watch. These led to her own failure.
In fact, in researching to substantiate this argument, we found the weakness and danger in her statements surrounding her decision to appoint the Deputy Governor in a probatory status. Our report then said, “Her Excellency informed she learned very well what, a Deputy Governor does…But I also learned first-hand how things work in the public service – what works well and what needs fixing.”
That also “provided me with an excellent in-depth appreciation of the need for HR transformation…,” she said.
For now, we conclude here that these and much more poor disgraceful activities of Governorship exuding down through the DG’s performance over her five years and continuing, were further encouraged by the ignorance and understanding of the rest of the Government who to this day do not recognise their powers, duty, and responsibilities.
A federal
judge in Miami has ruled that the premier of the British Virgin Islands can be
released on a $500,000 bond, following his arrest on drug-smuggling charges in
a U.S. government sting in South Florida
British
Virgin Islands premier granted bond in US drug case
The premier of the British Virgin Islands could be released on a $500,000
bond as he awaits trial on charges tied to a U.S. government narcotics sting, a
federal judge in Miami said Wednesday.
In a surprise decision, federal court Judge
Alicia Otazo-Reyes rejected prosecutors’ argument that Andrew Fahie would flee
the U.S. if released. Instead, she said he could remain in Miami, at the rented
home of his two college-age daughters, if he and his family surrender their
travel documents and he wears an ankle bracelet monitor and pays the sizable
bond.
Prosecutors said they would appeal the
decision, meaning it’s unclear when and if Fahie would be released.
Fahie, 51, was arrested last week during a
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration sting after accepting what he was told was
$700,000 cash from undercover DEA agents and informants who posed as Mexican
drug traffickers. Fahie and his ports director, Oleanvine Maynard, met with the
group on a private jet in the Miami area, according to the criminal complaint.
The complaint says Maynard referred to Fahie
as a “little crook sometimes” who wouldn’t hesitate to profit from a plan
cooked up with the help of self-proclaimed Lebanese Hezbollah
operatives to move mass quantities of cocaine and drug proceeds through the Caribbean
island.
in
All
News / By: Fitsroy Randall on May 19, 2022 at 11:39 AM /
BVI Police Commissioner Mark Collins
As the United
States (US) continues to build its case against disgraced former Premier Andrew
Fahie and his alleged co-conspirators, Commissioner of Police in the BVI, Mark
Collins, has declined to state the extent of the Royal Virgin Islands Police
Force’s (RVIPF) involvement in the investigation process.
BVI News asked
Commissioner Mark Collins if US law enforcement agencies have been in contact
with the RVIPF for assistance into their probe of Fahie and his co-accused.
In response,
the Commissioner said: “That’s not something I would discuss with the media as
the Andrew Fahie investigation is still ongoing”.
Just last week,
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley signalled the government’s willingness to cooperate
with the US officials if assistance is required in further investigations of
alleged co-conspirators of Fahie.
In Fahie’s
charging affidavit, there was mention of a person classified as ‘Government
Official 1” who was described as a high-ranking, corrupt government operative
who has ‘many employers’.
It was
insinuated the person is controlled by drug dealers and facilitates the passage
of illicit drugs through the territory.
Premier
Wheatley maintained the BVI has a strong history of working with officials in
the United States and will continue to do so.
Fahie was
arrested along with Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority, Oleanvine
Maynard at Miami-Opa Locka Airport on April 28. Maynard’s son Kadeem was
arrested in St Thomas, USVI. The three are charged with conspiracy to import a
controlled substance (cocaine), conspiracy to engage in money laundering and
attempted money laundering.
Fahie and Oleanvine are currently being detained in Miami while Kadeem is in detention in Puerto Rico. The three face a possible life sentence if convicted of the alleged crimes.
in All News / By: BVI News on May 19, 2022 at 8:18 AM /
Premier Dr. Natalio Wheatley has expressed hopes for an urgent response from the United Kingdom (UK) to a proposal he submitted recently on the way forward for the BVI.
The BVI’s political leaders are hoping to avert direct rule by the UK as recommended in the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report which was released recently.
New Premier Wheatley with BVI Governor Rankin
Premier Wheatley disclosed previously that he had submitted a proposal to the UK on how the locally elected government can address concerns raised in the report and implement suggested reforms on its own.
“I’m hopeful that we would receive a decision within a few days. I’m hopeful. They received our proposal, they’ve said to us they’ve received it. They actually asked a few questions about the proposal, so we know that they are currently considering it and we are hopeful that they will come forward with a positive response to us very soon,” Dr. Wheatley said late last week.
Direct rule by the United Kingdom, as proposed by the COI report, may possibly entail a temporary partial suspension of the territory’s constitutional order and the assistance of an Advisory Council to support the Governor in the execution of his duties and the formulation of policy as the territory’s new leader.
Sir Gary Hickinbottom, who led the COI and authored the report, concluded that this suspension was necessary given that elected officials over the years have deliberately ignored the tenets of good governance.
He said this situation has given rise to an environment in which the risk of dishonesty in public decision-making and funding has continued unabated.
“We are hopeful that they accept [the terms in the proposal]. So I’m pretty sure that they will respond directly to our proposal as to whether they accept it or not accept it,” the Premier stated.
Conservative foes of the Prime Minister want to see a leadership election with a new Prime Minister in place in time for the autumn party conference. Tories fear they will lose control of a raft of councils in London and that councillors across the country will be ousted from their seats. A poor result would likely lead to letters being sent to the 1922 Committee in an attempt to unseat him as leader, it was warned.
Mr Johnson’s opponents in the party want him to face a confidence vote before recess starts on July 21 so a leadership election can be held and a new PM installed in time for the autumn party conference.
A bullish Mr Johnson defended the Tories’ record in local government and fired a new salvo in the so-called culture wars, saying: “The choice on May 5 is clear. Labour and Lib Dems who fritter away your council tax on deciding which statues to tear down or Conservatives, delivering value for money and delivering on your local priorities.”
Conservative hopes of avoiding disastrous results may well hinge on whether Mr Johnson can persuade Tory-leaning voters not to make a protest vote or sit the election out.
A Conservative MP warned: “It’s voter apathy that’s going to be the killer this time, it really is.”
Mr Johnson put the focus on street-level issues, saying: “The elections next Thursday matter. People are voting for councillors and councils who decide how often bins are collected, how many potholes are repaired and how much council tax is paid.”
He claimed “Conservative councils on average fix four times as many pestilent potholes as Labour councils” and said they “recycle more of your rubbish than Labour too”.
Conservative party chairman Oliver Dowden boasted that Tory councils charge the “lowest council tax in the country” and blasted rival parties, saying: “Woke lefties running Labour and Lib Dem councils obsess about changing street names while leaving councils like Labour-run Croydon bankrupt.”
Decisive: Sir Keir Starmer (Image: GETTY)
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries said: “When Sunday Express readers go to the polls this week I hope they will elect hard working local Conservatives who have a proven record of managing money well, delivering high quality local services, and who support good local jobs.”
The raft of local elections taking place on Thursday are held against the backdrop of the cost of living crisis, with both the Conservatives and Labour rocked by allegations of breaking Covid restrictions.
Labour last week admitted that Angela Rayner, the party’s deputy leader, was at an event where Sir Keir Starmer was filmed drinking a beer.
Conservative MP Richard Holden has asked Durham Police to reconsider its assessment that no offence was committed during the April 30 event last year.
Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson yesterday said Mr Holden should “know better than to waste police time on this nonsense”. Mr Holden accused Labour of hypocrisy for suggesting investigating concerns about Covid breaches is a waste of police time “when it’s all we’ve heard from them for months”.
Former Conservative chief whip Mark Harper, who called for Mr Johnson to step down after he received a fixed penalty notice for attending a birthday celebration in No 10, expects the council elections may be a “mixed bag” and “inconclusive” but said: “Before the summer recess, all my Conservative colleagues should have enough information to make a decision on who they want to lead us into the next general election.
“Do we stick with an uncertain course led by someone who is making good and decent Conservatives across the country defend the indefensible? Or do we get a new team in place to lead a revitalised Government, focused on Conservative priorities who will treat the electorate with respect?
“We have a large majority, it’s time we started to use it properly to deal with the country’s challenges using Conservative principles.”
Another leading Conservative critic of Mr. Johnson said the “general view” now was that Mr. Johnson should face a confidence vote if councils are lost. They said a leadership contest over the summer with a new PM in place in time for the autumn conference was the “logical timetable”.
A Conservative MP warned that the Tories could face “annihilation” in London, the Home Counties and “Lib Dem-facing seats”.
However, they were wary of staging an election for a new leader, saying: “I think a leadership contest is by its nature at least a three-month contest. It’s going to be a massive distraction from some fairly big issues at the moment.
“I’m not sure the public will thank us at the end of it, when probably at least half of voters will be no happier with a new Prime Minister than they are with the old one.”
A further concern is that a raft of cabinet ministers would throw their hats into the ring and look “more focused on a leadership contest than on Ukraine, rebuilding the NHS or whatever else they are supposed to be doing”.
Another Conservative MP who represents a seat in the so-called “red wall” of former Labour constituencies acknowledged how the party mood could turn against the PM after a bad night.
They said: “[When] MPs start having their own membership, activists, councillors, or maybe recently former councillors after next Thursday, on at them, I’m not sure how quickly the mood might turn. [I] think the emotional impact for people who have been working really hard to make gains or hold seats in some of these tougher areas and get trounced, that’s going to be very hard to swallow for some people.”
Conservative insiders are braced for attempts by Mr Johnson’s internal critics to oust him in the wake of bad results but are in no doubt that he will fight to stay.
A source said: “The PM is not going anywhere. He will fight on.”
However, a party insider did nothing to play down the scale of the challenge facing the Conservatives.
They said: “We are expecting it to be a tough night for us. We are 12 years into government…
“London is looking very tough for us. Places like Barnet and Wandsworth and Westminster are looking very, very difficult for us to hold.”
High profile victories in London will boost the spirits of Labour supporters but the party will look for signs that under Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership it is winning back voters it lost in 2019. Failure to score major successes outside London could trigger renewed criticism about his strategy.
The Tory insider said: “We do expect [Labour] to do well in London and probably take some councils off us but the test will be how’s he doing in areas of the Midlands and the North that they lost in 2019.”
They said: “[When] MPs start having their own membership, activists, councillors, or maybe recently former councillors after next Thursday, on at them, I’m not sure how quickly the mood might turn. [I] think the emotional impact for people who have been working really hard to make gains or hold seats in some of these tougher areas and get trounced, that’s going to be very hard to swallow for some people.”
Conservative insiders are braced for attempts by Mr Johnson’s internal critics to oust him in the wake of bad results but are in no doubt that he will fight to stay.
A source said: “The PM is not going anywhere. He will fight on.”
However, a party insider did nothing to play down the scale of the challenge facing the Conservatives.
They said: “We are expecting it to be a tough night for us. We are 12 years into government…
“London is looking very tough for us. Places like Barnet and Wandsworth and Westminster are looking very, very difficult for us to hold.”
High profile victories in London will boost the spirits of Labour supporters but the party will look for signs that under Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership it is winning back voters it lost in 2019. Failure to score major successes outside London could trigger renewed criticism about his strategy.
The Tory insider said: “We do expect [Labour] to do well in London and probably take some councils off us but the test will be how’s he doing in areas of the Midlands and the North that they lost in 2019.”
One month ago the Sunday Express helped us launch our campaign to boost the number of people getting Pension Credit. Thanks to its support we’ve seen an increase in the numbers visiting our online Pension Credit calculator.
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We are calling on everyone with retired family and friends to encourage them to check if they qualify and help them make a claim if they do.
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Bowel
regularity may not be a topic typically talked about at the dinner table or a
cocktail party, but most people are actually somewhat obsessed with it. And
with good reason: The
state of your gastro-intestinal tract (as well as the quality and quantity of
its output) is a great barometer of the health of your body.
“The GI tract is a processing unit that
metabolizes all of the nutrients you take in and eliminates all of the body’s
waste, explains Dr. Amy
Foxx-Orenstein, president of the American College of Gastroenterology. “What comes through it is
reflective of how well or how ill the body is.”
What Constitutes Irregular Bowel
Movements? “Normal” is on average one bowel movement a day, usually in the
morning, according to Andrew Rubman, ND, medical editor of Daily Health News.
However, everyone is different, and two or three bowel movements per day is
also normal.
Consistency is the real test of normalcy. If day-to-day you have roughly the same number of bowel movements, no discomfort, and the size, texture, and color of the stool are consistent, then you’re likely fine. If, on the other hand, you are not consistent on a regular basis, then there is a potential problem.
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