UK in Race to Opt Out of WHO Lockdown Powers

Britain has just weeks to escape new powers allowing the World Health Organisation to recommend imposing lockdowns in future pandemics, a group of MPs and peers has warned. The Telegraph has more. The UK must opt out of the WHO’s new international health regulations (IHRs) by July 19th to avoid the body co-ordinating the response to any future Covid-style pandemic. In a letter to the Foreign Office, 14 leading Parliamentarians urge the Government to exercise Britain’s right to ignore