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I say the momentum is building and it’s all in favor of the Light, as today’s events in the UK demonstrate (birthplace of parliamentary democracy).

The more the deep state represses, the less their moral authority and the greater the resistance when the populace has had enough.

I predict the final straw will come when the police change sides.

UK to Repeal Emergency Powers Allowing Government to Shut Down Country

Lily Zhou, Epoch Times, September 12, 2021

(https://tinyurl.com/rw9fjd77)

Emergency CCP virus powers allowing the UK government to shut down swathes of England’s economy are set to be repealed, the government said on Sept. 12.

The announcement comes as the controversial plan to introduce domestic vaccine passports in England was dropped on the same day.

In a statement published on Sept. 12, the government said Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to repeal in the near future some of the emergency powers enacted in England by the Coronavirus Act 2020.

The powers that are “no longer necessary” include powers to close down sectors of the economy, apply restrictions on events and gatherings, disrupt education and child care, extend time limits for urgent warrants, or detain infectious people.

Some of the powers are expected to remain, including the powers to give sick pay to those who are isolating from day one rather than day seven; to direct schools to remain open if they close against government guidance; to help the National Health Service (NHS) to get the emergency resources it needs; “to protect the most vulnerable from infection;” and “to control the spread of variants.” The legal requirement for someone to isolate if they test positive will also remain, according to the statement.

Since March 2020, England has undergone three national lockdowns and a wave of “tiered” regional lockdowns, resulting in numerous job losses and the permanent shutdown of many businesses. Schools were shut for months on end, with exams cancelled for two consecutive years. For months, attending events and protests was also outlawed, as was meeting with friends and family.

Johnson said the “extraordinary times” during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic “required necessary but intrusive measures.”

“But I’m determined to get … rid of any powers we no longer need because of our vaccine defences,” the statement reads.

The prime minister attributed the progress to “the efforts of the public, the NHS, and our phenomenal vaccination programme.”

Alistair Carmichael, the Liberal Democrat Party’s home affairs spokesperson, said the government should repeal the Coronavirus Act in its entirety.

Responding to Health Secretary Sajid Javid’s announcement that the government has dropped its plan to introduce vaccine passports in nightclubs and large events, Carmichael said it was “a victory for the Liberal Democrats and all those campaigners who stood up for our civil liberties against these deeply illiberal and unworkable plans.”

The expected repealing of powers is part of Johnson’s autumn and winter plan for managing the CCP virus pandemic. The CCP virus is the pathogen that causes COVID-19.

The plan will rely on the COVID-19 vaccines as the “first line of defence,” with other measures including new treatments, testing, and the UK’s world-leading variant surveillance system, the government said.

Studies suggest that while vaccines don’t stop the spread of the CCP virus, they’re effective in preventing severe illness from its existing variants. Long-term safety data for the vaccines won’t be available until sometime later, but according to available data, health authorities around the world have deemed that their potential benefits outweigh the potential risks associated with their use.

As of Sept. 9, nearly 90 percent of the UK population over 16 have received the first dose of a CCP virus vaccine, and more than 80 percent have received both doses, the government said.

Those who are immunocompromised will be offered a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as a primary dose.

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) is expected to give its final recommendation on a booster vaccination programme soon.

Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, said on Sept. 10 that the UK should donate vaccines to other countries instead of using them on a booster programme.

AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot has also said there hasn’t been enough clinical data to suggest whether booster shots are necessary.

The JCVI declined to recommend mass vaccination of  12- to 15-year-olds on health grounds on Sept. 3, but the UK’s chief medical officers are tasked with consulting other experts to draw advice based on wider considerations.

Asked when the chief medical officers will be ready to give their advice, Javid told Sky News’s “Trevor Phillips on Sunday” that he believes it won’t take much longer, but he won’t push them.

“They need to take their time. It’s independent advice, as it should be. They need to take their time,” Javid said.

“I don’t think they will be taking that much longer, but in the meantime, I have asked the department to work with schools, the school vaccination teams, to start preparing just in case we have a situation where their advice is to recommend it, and then if the government accepts that, then I just want to be able to go ahead with it.”

England Drops Vaccine Passport Plan

September 12, 2021 by Steve Beckow

 

Health Secretary Sajid Javid

Thanks to Brian.

England Drops Vaccine Passport Plan

(https://tinyurl.com/rs9kb62b)

By Lily Zhou, Epoch Times, September 12, 2021

The plan to mandate CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus vaccine passports for nightclubs and crowded events in England will not go ahead, UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid said on Sunday.

It comes after British lawmakers across the political spectrum voiced strong opposition to the plans this week.

Speaking on the BBC’s “The Andrew Marr Show” on Sunday, the health secretary said he “never liked the idea” of forcing people to show their papers in everyday activities, but the government was right to look at the evidence.

“What I can say is that we’ve looked at it properly and whilst we should keep it in reserve as a potential option, I’m pleased to say that we will not be going ahead with plans for vaccine passports,” Javid said.

The health secretary added that the government shouldn’t be doing things for the sake of it or because others are doing them.

“So many countries, at the time they implemented it, was to try and boost their vaccination rates and you can understand why they might have done that,” he said.

Javid said that England has so far been “very successful” with its vaccination rates, with 55 percent of 16- to 17- year-olds having had their first doses only a month after the jabs were offered to this age group.

Shortly before his announcement on the BBC, the health secretary said the government hadn’t made a final decision on domestic vaccine passport in a separate interview with Sky News. He also said that he wants to get rid of PCR tests for international travel “as soon as [he] possibly can.”

Also on Sunday, the UK government said Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to repeal some powers from the Coronavirus Act, so that the government will no longer have the powers to shut down the economy, apply restrictions to events and gatherings, disrupt education, extend time limits for urgent warrants, or detain infectious people.

A number of European countries have introduced CCP virus status passports for settings including large events and restaurants.

The Scottish Parliament voted 68 votes to 55 on Thursday to support the implementation of CCP virus vaccine passports in Scotland’s nightclubs and other crowded venues.

A negative test for COVID-19 will not be accepted at this stage. The Scottish government said it was to boost vaccine uptake and to prevent limited PCR lab capacity from being overwhelmed by clubbers. The now-scrapped vaccine passport plan for England also wouldn’t have accepted negative test results.

According to official figures, CCP virus vaccination take-up rates across the UK’s four nations have been broadly similar.

As of Sept. 9, nearly 90 percent of the UK population aged over 16 have received the first dose of a CCP virus vaccine, and over 80 percent have received both doses, the government said.

Alexander Zhang contributed to this report.