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11.22am GMT
The civil servant in charge of contact tracing at the government’s widely-criticised £12bn Test and Trace programme is leaving her post, it emerged today.
Haroona Franklin is being replaced by the boss of a major NHS hospital trust and is joining the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the Health Service Journal disclosed.
11.16am GMT
Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, has used Twitter to set out what he describes as the three keys needed to unlock a UK-EU trade deal.
Happy to be back in London today, redoubling our efforts to reach agreement on the future partnership.
3 keys to unlock a deal:
No 1: Respect of EU autonomy and UK sovereignty, w/ effective governance and enforcement mechanisms between international partners;
(1/2)
No 2: Robust guarantees of free and fair trade & competition based on shared high standards, evolving coherently over time;
No 3: Stable and reciprocal access to markets and fishing opportunities in the interest of both parties.
(2/2)
Continue reading…Labour leader says president-elect’s support for preservation of Good Friday agreement means Johnson should not ‘plough ahead’ with proposals to undermine itKeir Starmer urges Labour to learn from Joe Biden’s ‘broad coalition’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 11.22am GMTThe civil servant in charge of contact tracing at the government’s widely-criticised £12bn Test and Trace programme is leaving her post, it emerged today. Haroona Franklin is being replaced by the boss of a major NHS hospital trust and is joining the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), the Health Service Journal disclosed. 11.16am GMTMichel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, has used Twitter to set out what he describes as the three keys needed to unlock a UK-EU trade deal.Happy to be back in London today, redoubling our efforts to reach agreement on the future partnership. 3 keys to unlock a deal: No 1: Respect of EU autonomy and UK sovereignty, w/ effective governance and enforcement mechanisms between international partners; (1/2) No 2: Robust guarantees of free and fair trade & competition based on shared high standards, evolving coherently over time; No 3: Stable and reciprocal access to markets and fishing opportunities in the interest of both parties. (2/2) Continue reading…