The pound is still strong against the euro and is climbing against the dollar despite further reports of parties at Downing Street at a time when socialising and indoor mixing was heavily restricted.
There have been reports of two leaving parties, with about 30 people in attendance, on the evening of the Prince of Edinburgh’s funeral on 16 April 2021. Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces continued pressure to resign.
It was also announced yesterday that the isolation period for those who test positive for Covid-19 will be cut from seven to five full days. People must test negative on both day five and six in order to end quarantine.
In the business world, the UK economy has recovered to pre-pandemic levels. GDP for November grew by 0.9% and is now 0.7% above its level in February 2020.
