The writer(s) of the BDP manifesto deserve the boot!

Elections to the European Parliament were held between 23rd and 26th May 2019. Members of the European Parliament (MEP) would have dropped from 751 to 705 had the United Kingdom withdrawn from the European Union by end of March 2019.

Extension of Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty – which sets out how a member country may leave the EU – to 31st October 2019 saw the UK participate alongside other EU member states.

Environmentalists, pro EU liberals, and Eurosceptic parties gained significantly. Ex United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage outperformed rivals with his breakaway party established for the single objective of seeing through the UK’s exit from the EU. Farage’s Brexit Party repeatedly refused to issue a manifesto, or any citation of policies which were not about Brexit.

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Routine child vaccination imperative

The recent Vaccination Day in Motokwe, orchestrated through collaborative efforts between UNICEF, USAID, BRCS, and the Ministry of Health, underscores a commendable stride towards fortifying child health services.The painful reality as reflected by the Ministry of Health's data regarding the decline in routine immunisation coverage since the onset of the pandemic, is a cause for concern.It underscores the urgent need to address the...

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