Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has criticised the idea of vaccine passports for pubs – as floated by Boris Johnson – saying they would go against the “British instinct”, writes The Daily Telegraph.
France and Germany are in talks with Russia to secure doses of the Sputnik V vaccine after Chancellor Angela Merkel suspended use of the AstraZeneca jab in the younger population, The Daily Telegraph writes.
Boris Johnson and other leaders have warned the world needs a global settlement similar to that formed after the Second World War to protect states in the wake of coronavirus, reports The Daily Telegraph.
A racial disparities commission is to recommend that the BAME term (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) should not be used any more by companies or public organisations, reports The Daily Telegraph.
The Daily Telegraph says the over-70s will start receiving booster jabs from September to protect them from new variants of coronavirus.
The Daily Telegraph leads on the education secretary’s condemnation of threats made against a teacher for showing students a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed, leading to protests.
Boris Johnson has indicated that pub landlords could ask for vaccine certificates in exchange for entry, tomorrow’s Daily Telegraph says.
The Daily Telegraph reports that care home workers will be required to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, to protect themselves and the vulnerable people in their care.
The EU has moved to block AstraZeneca jab exports, The Daily Telegraph reports, raising concerns over UK supplies.
