News story Further targeted areas will have additional testing made available to control and suppress the spread of COVID-19 variants. Working in partnership with the local authority, additional surge testing and sequencing is being deployed… read more
News story Members of the Government Chemist team collaborated in the publication of an article on the impact of Covid-19 in the numbers of food fraud incidents The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic are being felt across the world and it is r… read more
Good afternoon and welcome back to Downing Street for today’s coronavirus briefing. I’m joined by the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam, and by NHS England’s Medical Director for Primary Care Dr Nikki Kanani. Before I update you … read more
Excellencies, Secretary General, friends. It is a real pleasure to speak to you all again to provide this regular update. And as you all know I am now devoting all of my time and energies to the role of COP26 President Designate, whilst continuing as … read more
We have a long-standing trade in live bivalve molluscs to the EU from UK waters. This has benefited both our own shellfish industry and EU restaurants and retailers who rely on these premium products from the UK. Recently, concerns have emerged for ou… read more