2020-11-24
Times Front Page 24th of November 2020
Boris Johnson has set Easter as an “end goal” for lifting COVID-19 restrictions, says The Times.
Boris Johnson has set Easter as an “end goal” for lifting COVID-19 restrictions, says The Times.
It will be a harsh winter this year as lockdown is replaced with tighter tiers – but a potential vaccine could bring hope to the country by spring, the Daily Mirror reports.
A vaccine will bring the world a “step closer” to ending the pandemic, The Guardian has quoted Oxford university’s Professor Sarah Gilbert as saying.
On the front of The Daily Telegraph is a report on Mr Johnson’s news conference, where he revealed England’s tiered exit from its second lockdown.
Metro is also leading with a quote from Mr Johnson, who told the nation that Christmas would “be the season to be jolly careful”.
The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca are boosting hopes the coronavirus can be beaten, according to the Financial Times, which reports the partnership vaccine is due to be submitted for regulatory approval “immediately”.
The chancellor will raise public spending significantly on schools and the police in Wednesday’s Spending Review, the Financial Times reports.It comes after Rishi Sunak told Sky News there will be no return to austerity but hinted at a future public sector pay freeze.