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Rishi Sunak Tells Covid Inquiry 'Eat Out To Help Out' Was The 'Right Thing To Do'
Rishi Sunak Tells Covid Inquiry 'Eat Out To Help Out' Was The "Right Thing To Do"
Coronavirus
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has defended his own decision-making as chancellor during the Covid-19 pandemic, and told the Covid Inquiry that the Eat Out To Help Scheme was the "right thing to do".
Boris Johnson Denies His Approach To Covid-19 Was 'Let It Rip'
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Denies His Approach To Covid-19 Was "Let It Rip"
Boris Johnson Blames 'Default Mindset' For Failings In Government's Early Response To Covid-19 Pandemic
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson Blames "Default Mindset" For Failings In Government's Early Response To Covid-19 Pandemic
Matt Hancock Admits His Covid Rulebreaking Was Damaging To Public Confidence
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock Admits His Covid Rulebreaking Was Damaging To Public Confidence
Matt Hancock Says Health Department 'Rose To The Challenge' Of Covid-19 Pandemic
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock Says Health Department "Rose To The Challenge" Of Covid-19 Pandemic
Michael Gove Says Cabinet Office Was Inherently 'Dysfunctional' During Pandemic
Coronavirus
Michael Gove Says Cabinet Office Was Inherently "Dysfunctional" During Pandemic
Chris Whitty Says Government Was 'Too Late' To Act In First Wave Of Covid-19 Pandemic
Coronavirus
Chris Whitty Says Government Was "Too Late" To Act In First Wave Of Covid-19 Pandemic
The House Live
Covid-19 Inquiry: Children deserve a proper explanation for what went on during the pandemic
Coronavirus
By Dan Paskins
Covid-19 Inquiry: Children deserve a proper explanation for what went on during the pandemic
Helen MacNamara quietly delivered the deadliest assessment of No 10’s Covid chaos
Coronavirus
By Emma Norris
Helen MacNamara quietly delivered the deadliest assessment of No 10’s Covid chaos
I was ridiculed for my views on Covid-19 – it turns out I was right
Coronavirus
By Caprice Bourret
I was ridiculed for my views on Covid-19 – it turns out I was right
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New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is 'Massive Waste' In How Local Councils Are Funded
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded
Communities
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More 'Transparent' To Stop 'Fibbing And Skulduggery'
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More "Transparent" To Stop "Fibbing And Skulduggery"
Political parties
The Professor Will See You Now: On the role of an MP
The Professor Will See You Now: On the role of an MP
By Professor Philip Cowley
Parliament
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What's Going On With The Row Over Boris Johnson's Covid Messages?
Coronavirus
What's Going On With The Row Over Boris Johnson's Covid Messages?
A row has exploded between the government and the inquiry into its response to the Covid pandemic in recent days over how much access inquiry chair Baroness Hallett should have to Boris Johnson's private messages and diaries from the time.
Out of office – how the pandemic has changed the face of British high streets
Coronavirus
By Chaminda Jayanetti
Out of office – how the pandemic has changed the face of British high streets
Exclusive analysis by The House reveals how the pandemic has accelerated a leap in office vacancies in London and the Home Counties. What impact will the trend have on our high streets – and the future of work?
Brexit Has Left A £30m Funding Black Hole At Medicines Regulator
Coronavirus
Brexit Has Left A £30m Funding Black Hole At Medicines Regulator
The UK's medicines regulator has privately warned it has lost tens of millions in revenue as a result of Brexit changes.
Coronavirus news
Coronavirus: Ministers under pressure to set out plan for how the UK exits lockdown
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Ministers under pressure to set out plan for how the UK exits lockdown
Ministers are coming under mounting pressure to set out how they plan to ease the restrictions imposed on the country to tackle the coronavirus.
Boris Johnson out of intensive care and in ‘extremely good spirits’ as he fights coronavirus
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson out of intensive care and in ‘extremely good spirits’ as he fights coronavirus
Boris Johnson has been moved from intensive care and is in “extremely good spirits”, Downing Street has announced.
Coronavirus: Priti Patel blasts police chief’s ‘inappropriate’ threat to check trolleys for ‘legitimate' shopping
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Priti Patel blasts police chief’s ‘inappropriate’ threat to check trolleys for ‘legitimate' shopping
Priti Patel has criticised a police chief after he said his force could start checking people’s trolleys for “legitimate” shopping during the coronavirus lockdown.
Coronavirus: Dominic Raab confirms UK lockdown to continue as he tells the country 'we're not done yet'
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: Dominic Raab confirms UK lockdown to continue as he tells the country 'we're not done yet'
Dominic Raab has confirmed that the UK's coronavirus lockdown is to continue as experts claimed the social distancing measures are beginning to work.
Coronavirus
By National Federation of Builders
An immediate stamp duty holiday is needed
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) joins the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in calling for a temporary stamp duty holiday.
Coronavirus
By Police Federation of England and Wales
'This is not a training exercise - this is reality’
PFEW National Chair strongly condemns mixed messages on PPE.
NHS nurses do not deserve the additional worry of paying off their student debt
Coronavirus
By Sarah Owen MP
NHS nurses do not deserve the additional worry of paying off their student debt
I and 80 other MPs wrote to the Health Secretary, calling on him to cancel the student debt incurred by thousands of student nurses who are now at the frontline of this fight against covid-19.
Number 10 rejects Tory MP's call for churches to re-open over Easter
Coronavirus
Number 10 rejects Tory MP's call for churches to re-open over Easter
Downing Street has rejected a call by a Tory MP for churches to re-open for Easter Sunday despite the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
Boris Johnson 'continuing to improve' after third night in intensive care, Downing Street says
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson 'continuing to improve' after third night in intensive care, Downing Street says
Boris Johnson's condition is "continuing to improve" after his third night in intensive care being treated for coronavirus.
Coronavirus
By Police Federation of England and Wales
Please don’t place extra pressure on the police, NHS and mortuaries
National Chair delivers candid message to the public ahead of the Easter break
Digital reform of parliamentary procedure can make our democracy more inclusive
Coronavirus
By Wendy Chamberlain MP
Digital reform of parliamentary procedure can make our democracy more inclusive
Although these are clearly exceptional circumstances, we should be ensuring that measures taken now can provide sustainable resilience for the future.
Culture Secretary slams TV station for promoting ‘lunatic conspiracy theories’ after David Icke coronavirus interview
Coronavirus
Culture Secretary slams TV station for promoting ‘lunatic conspiracy theories’ after David Icke coronavirus interview
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has called on the broadcast watchdog to take action against a TV station for allowing David Icke to promote “lunatic conspiracy theories” about the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus
By Alzheimer’s Society
Alzheimer’s Society fears hundreds of thousands of people with dementia in care homes being abandoned during coronavirus crisis
Alzheimer’s Society is calling on the Government to provide more testing and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for care homes amid concerns that care homes staff and residents with dementia are being abandoned.
Coronavirus
By Alzheimer’s Society
Alzheimer's Society responds to the Government's £750 million charity package
It's good to see the Government acknowledge the critical role charities play in providing essential services across the UK and supporting vulnerable people, like the 850,000 living with dementia.
Priti Patel in furious row with Yvette Cooper over attempts to quiz her on Home Office's coronavirus response
Coronavirus
Priti Patel in furious row with Yvette Cooper over attempts to quiz her on Home Office's coronavirus response
A furious row has erupted beween Priti Patel and Yvette Cooper over claims the Home Secretary has refused to appear before MPs to be quizzed on her department’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus: UK set for at least three more weeks of lockdown as ministers meet to plot way ahead
Coronavirus
Coronavirus: UK set for at least three more weeks of lockdown as ministers meet to plot way ahead
Senior ministers are expected to signal that the coronavirus lockdown in the UK will continue for at least another three weeks as they meet without Boris Johnson to plot the way ahead.
MPs given £10,000 extra to help them work from home during coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus
MPs given £10,000 extra to help them work from home during coronavirus outbreak
MPs are to be allowed to claim an extra £10,000 in expenses to help them work from home during the coronavirus epidemic.
Could the delay of COP26 impact climate ambitions?
Coronavirus
By Dods Monitoring
Could the delay of COP26 impact climate ambitions?
Dods Monitoring's Alex Goodwin explores the potential implication for domestic and international climate policy and how the Government can still lead on green measures worldwide, despite the delay to COP26.
Providing a critical service to keep you safe, warm and connected during Covid-19 Partner content
Coronavirus
By Cadent
Providing a critical service to keep you safe, warm and connected during Covid-19
Cadent are providing a critical service during Covid-19: Keeping you safe, warm and connected.
Nurses face ‘impossible decision between health and duty’ due to lack of PPE, says nursing union
Coronavirus
Nurses face ‘impossible decision between health and duty’ due to lack of PPE, says nursing union
Nurses on the frontline of the coronavirus outbreak are having their ability to care for patients “fundamentally compromised” by a lack of safety gear, according to their union.
Boris Johnson's condition 'improving' as he fights coronavirus in intensive care
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson's condition 'improving' as he fights coronavirus in intensive care
Boris Johnson's condition is "improving" and he has been sitting up in bed talking to doctors treating him for coronavirus.
Coronavirus
By National Federation of Builders
HMRC confirms job retention scheme due to make payments this month
The Chief Executive of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC), Jim Harra, has today announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) for furloughed workers is due to open on 20th April 2020 but the National Federation of Builders is warning against further delay.
Charities to share £750 million fund to help them survive coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus
Charities to share £750 million fund to help them survive coronavirus outbreak
An emergency £750 million fund has been set up by the Government to help charities survive the coronavirus crisis.
Coronavirus
By British Veterinary Association
BVA statement on cats and Covid-19
The British Veterinary Association has clarified its position in light of a report on the BBC news website relating to cats and coronavirus. The headline of the article suggested that veterinary advice was to keep all cats indoors, but BVA has explained this advice is only in relation to cats in infected households or where people are self-isolating.
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