The only predictable thing about 2020 is its unpredictability. However, in the midst of all the confusion, one thing is certain: no tweet has old people as bad as this.
It’ll be a year for Grande-Bretagne. pic. twitter. com/dLQUVauCKg
Here’s a reminder of this “fantastic year” in the UK.
2020 began with an explosion, literally. The Foreign Ministry was forced to warn all British citizens not to come to Iraq and Iran after an attack on US drones in Baghdad killed Qasem Soleimani, one of Iran’s most sensible army leaders. In short, it looked like we were passing by to advance the clock until 2003. and stay with the United States in the Middle East war.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, worn down by years of snipers, have announced their goal of “taking a step back” as “older members” of the royal family. For many, it is a wretched reminder of the persistent intolerance of British establishments, especially the press. .
Britain officially left the European Union on 31 January, with a large fanfare in central London, but the news was overshadowed, because the same day the first two cases of coronavirus on British shores were confirmed.
Everything from February turns out to mix in Covid-induced confusion, but only that month was there a terrorist attack in Streatham, Sajid Javid’s resignation, a government commitment to building HS2 and a shocking study that seemed that life expectancy in England had stagnated for the first time in a century, due to austerity.
Then, on 28 February, Covid-19’s first British death was shown: a quarantined guy on the cruise ship sent Diamond Princess.
Because, of course, 2020 is a leap year: February had one last day of surprises. Sir Philip Rutnam, a senior interior ministry official, resigned and accused Priti Patel of intimidation. Boris Johnson then announced that he and his partner, Carrie Symonds, were expecting a son and engaged.
Everything else was left on suspense in March. Britain’s first death occurred on March 5. Less than a week later, the FTSE 100 fell more than 8%, its biggest drop in a single day since 2008.
The Premier League season suspended on 13 March and a series of elections, adding for the london mayor’s office. The death toll in the UK almost doubled a day later, from 11 to 21. .
Johnson urges all non-essentials on March 16, as the death toll from pandemics rises to 55. The NHS interrupts all non-urgent operations. The pound is falling. Schools closed a week later and Glastonbury was canceled.
Rishi Sunak feels moved to announce the licensing program, which is part of an “unprecedented” motion for jobs. Cafes, pubs and restaurants will be closed on 20 March; theaters, clubs, cinemas and gyms will soon do the same.
In a televised clash on March 23, Britain is entering a national lockdown. The death toll exceeds 400 and Nightingale hospitals are announced. Within 3 days, Prince Charles, Matt Hancock, and Johnson himself tested positive.
Sir Keir Starmer, elected leader of the Labour Party, a day before Johnson entered the hospital ten days after declaring that he had Covid-19, the death toll exceeds 5000 and he was transferred to intensive care the next day, under the leadership of Dominic Raab. Foreign Minister.
The death toll rises to 10,000 as Britain relies on a 99-year veteran, Captain Tom, to raise cash for the NHS. Johnson reportedly missed five COBRA meetings at the beginning of the pandemic.
Knowledge of the ONS shows that the death toll in England and Wales has reached its point in 20 years. Vaccine trials begin. Johnson returns to painting after recovering at Chequers and soon welcomes a son, Wilfred. The death toll in the UK becomes an important moment in Europe.
Britain outperforms Italy and becomes the country with the highest number of coronavirus deaths in Europe, with 32313. The first tests of an NHS touch tracking app are starting on the Isle of Wight; it would take months to be really available.
The Bank of England shows that the economy is on the brink of a 14% decline in 2020, plunging the UK into its innermost recession on record. Dominic Cummings drives to Durham, and is not fired. “I don’t do what I did,” he told an extraordinary press convention in Downing Street.
The blockade will be eased, and Sunak announces that the licensing program will end in October. Protective people can leave their homes to see their friends and family.
George Floyd killed in the United States through police and thousands more took to the streets to protest across the country.
The death toll reaches 50,000. A. shows that the British are having more trouble sleeping than ever before.
A statue of slave trader Edward Colston is shot down in Bristol. Gavin Williamson says the youth would probably not return to school number one until September.
The OECD says the UK economy will be the hardest hit by Covid-19 among all other evolved countries. NHS Test and Trace, led by Dido Harding, is taking a step forward.
Far-right protesters clash with the police. They claim the statues of Winston Churchill. Thousands of other people are flocking to the beaches of the south coast as lockdown restrictions are eased. Leicester is positioned at the first local lockdown.
They will reopen cinemas, pubs, restaurants and more. He announces that he will resume arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
Face masks are mandatory in Scotland, but not in England. In Ashford, Kent, 1. 2 square feet are being purchased to accommodate 10,000 trucks after Brexit.
Mobile service providers will need to remove Huawei’s generation from their devices until 2027 due to security concerns. Johnson promises a “significant return to normal” until Christmas.
An unidentified Conservative MP is arrested on suspicion of rape. British Day in 17 years is 7 August, with temperatures above 36 degrees Celsius. An exercise is derailed in Aberdeenshire.
The fiasco of Level A rules leads to 40% of academics scheduled low grades and lacking college places. Public debt exceeds 2 trillion pounds for the first time. The number of Covid instances is starting to increase after a quiet summer. .
Britain eats to help.
Schools open. Construction begins on HS2. Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is appointed industry adviser.
The government publishes its domestic market bill and admits that it will “violate foreign law” in a “very limited way. “
More than 3,000 cases are reported two days in a row, triggering the advent of the “rule of six”. The wave is coming.
Deputy Margaret Ferrier has a day. The government threatens to move away from the Brexit negotiations, then backs down, then threatens again, then returns. Spiral case. The wettest day on record.
The new multi-level lock formula is announced. The mayor of Greater Manchester takes and Andy Burnham to the task. Domestic mixing is prohibited in much of the country.
And there’s more than two months left!
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