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Key workers set to be top of list in 'phase two' of vaccine roll out Bus drivers, teachers and supermarket staff may be immunised after the most vulnerable 30 December 2020 • 6:10pm Bus workers may be prioritised after concerns over high infection rates Credit: Henry Nicholls/Reuters Key workers and those in customer-facing jobs may be next in line for Covid-19 vaccination once the 25 million most vulnerable Britons have been inoculated, a senior government adviser suggested on Wednesday. Speaking for the first time about “phase two” of the vaccine roll-out - which comes after all thos...

BBC News Published image captionCouncillor Roger Taylor said feeding children in the school holidays was their parents' responsibility A councillor has said he will not apologise after saying "if you can't feed, don't breed" in response to an email about supporting school meals. Roger Taylor, an independent on Calderdale Council, was replying to to a message from the Unison trade union. Mr Taylor said he supported free school meals, but parents were responsible for feeding their children during holidays. Unison said it was "beyond belief that someone could show so little compassion". The emai...

Councillor won't apologise for saying 'if you can't feed, don't breed' The email was sent in reply to a newsletter referencing the Marcus Rashford campaign to feed children Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice A councillor has said he will not apologise...

A councillor has said he will not apologise after replying to a union email about school meals with the phrase “if you can’t feed, don’t breed”. Roger Taylor, an independent councillor on Calderdale Council in West Yorkshire, sent the reply to a newsletter from the public services union Unison, which contained a request to help save the school meals service and referenced the recent campaign by footballer Marcus Rashford to tackle child food poverty. Mr Taylor, who was expelled from the Conservative party last year, said he is a supporter of school meals but he believes it is pa...

A RIGHT-WING councillor in Yorkshire has refused to apologise after telling school meals campaigners: “If you can’t feed, don’t breed.” Roger Taylor was for many years a Tory on Calderdale council in West Yorkshire but now sits as an independent. He has a reputation for outrageous and racist views, including Islamophobic outbursts. Public-service union Unison is campaigning for children in need to continue to receive meals during school holidays and for the school-meals service to be protected. The union wrote to councillors seeking their support for the school-meals service and for t...