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Ride hailing taxi app firm Uber must classify its drivers as workers rather than self-employed, the UK's Supreme Court has ruled.

The decision means tens of thousands of Uber drivers are set to be entitled to minimum wage and holiday pay.

The ruling could leave Uber facing a hefty compensation bill, and have wider consequences for the gig economy.

In a long-running legal battle, Uber had appealed to the Supreme Court after losing three earlier rounds.

The government cannot guarantee that the current lockdown in England will be the last, a minister has said.

The Foreign Office minister James Cleverly said it was impossible to give the public “100% certainty” because “viruses don’t work like that”.

David Henig
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EU negotiations are tough and need cross government effort. But so are US negotiations. International talks are a contact sport as a wise man once said. They need the best government structures, not some central diktat led hybrid. Shouting in the wind, but all said now... 12/ end

Good Law Project
@GoodLawProject
BREAKING: WE’VE WON - High Court rules Government acted unlawfully by failing to publish details of Covid-related contracts.

Willow904 wrote:So, a couple of days ago we had Boris Johnson repeatedly asserting that when lockdown restrictions are lifted it will be "irreversible".

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Then, today, we have this:

The government cannot guarantee that the current lockdown in England will be the last, a minister has said.

The Foreign Office minister James Cleverly said it was impossible to give the public “100% certainty” because “viruses don’t work like that”.

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So there you have it. Against our numpty, compulsive liar of a PM, even James Cleverly is a voice of reason by comparison. We are truly doomed.

AnatolyKasparov wrote:
Thing is, Johnson's aspiration that this lockdown should be the last isn't wrong in itself.

Its that he still wants (if you believe the speculation) to rush things.

This is not compatible.

AnatolyKasparov wrote:Miserable day here today, what's it like elsewhere?

Steven Swinford
@Steven_Swinford
BREAKING

Oliver Lewis has quit Number 10 as head of the Union unit

Lewis - a Dominic Cummings ally - felt his position was being made 'untenable' by others in No 10

Lewis worked with Boris Johnson on Vote Leave, his leadership campaign & helped strike the Brexit deal
5:45 PM · Feb 19, 2021·TweetDeck

Workers clear 'huge, disgusting' fatberg from London sewer (Guardian)

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Freddie Whittaker
@FCDWhittaker
Boris Johnson, literally on Monday: “When I explain on the 22nd what we’re going to do you’ll be hearing it directly from me”