Labour’s Kate Osborne has become the second MP to test positive for coronavirus as Parliament gets set to debate emergency legislation to help combat the outbreak.

Boris Johnson should adopt a "balanced" approach to handling immigration as public interest in the issue wanes, a top think tank has suggested.

Jeremy Corbyn has branded private hospitals "disgraceful" for charging the NHS £300-a-bed for coronavirus patients.

Daily press conferences are to take place outlining Boris Johnson's response to the coronavirus crisis amid criticism of the Government's communications strategy.

The Health Secretary has called on the British public to "be responsible" as supermarkets urged shoppers not to stockpile goods amid the coronavirus outbreak.

The Government's communication with the public about the coronavirus outbreak has descended into a "real shambles", according to Lisa Nandy.

Elderly and vulnerable people will be told to stay at home to shield themselves from the coronavirus "in the coming weeks", Health Secretary Matt Hancock has confirmed.

Jeremy Corbyn has called on Boris Johnson to increase the rate of sick pay for UK workers to European levels in a bid to help those affected by the coronavirus.

John Bercow "flew into a rage" with a member of his Commons staff after his toothpaste was confiscated at the airport, a new biography has claimed.

Two-thirds of the public would support the introduction of food rationing as the Government responds to the coronavirus outbreak, a new poll has found.

Britain's over-70s could be told to stay at home for four months as the Government tries to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Matt Hancock has insisted that creating so-called "herd immunity" in the UK against coronavirus is not part of the Government's plan for tackling the killer illness.

MPs have been told not to bring guests into Parliament and tours of the estate have been cancelled in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus, it has been announced.

Health minister Nadine Dorries, who earlier this week was diagnosed with Coronavirus, has announced that her 84-year-old mother has also tested positive.

A government promise to slash rail fares is being stalled by a row between the Treasury and the Department for Transport, it has been reported.

Mass gatherings in the UK are expected to be banned from next weekend as the Government steps up its response to the coronavirus crisis.

Boris Johnson has moved to postpone May’s local elections for a year amid the coronavirus crisis.