Nadhim Zahawi: We may deploy the military to ‘minimise disruption’ over Christmas
Conservative party chairman Nadhim Zahawi was in the hot seat this morning. He spoke to Sophy Ridge about strike action over the coming weeks, urging unions not to disrupt people’s Christmases. With industrial action not just limited to the railway network, but spreading to the NHS, teachers, the fire service, immigration officials, postal workers and many more, Zahawi stressed that the government was looking at all the options to try and keep the country’s public services operating over a December of discontent:
Zahawi: ‘I’m very proud’ of the Online Safety bill
The Online Safety bill returns to Parliament this week. Hailing it as a ‘landmark’ piece of legislation, Zahawi told Laura Kuenssberg that such a bill was necessary to compel social media companies to enforce their own standards:
Zahawi: Parents should ‘watch for symptoms’ of Strep A
Zahawi also encouraged parents to be watchful in case their children develop signs of the infection Group A Streptococcus, which has seen a marked rises in cases over the past year, including the tragic deaths of six young children since November:
Bridget Phillipson: Labour would restore ‘legal but harmful’ provisions
The government dropped its plans this week to be able to force online companies to remove content that is ‘legal but harmful’, due to concerns that such a demand could jeopardise freedom of speech.
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