Tube trains crowded despite Johnson appeal as UK placed in lockdown
The Prime Minister has ordered people only to leave their homes under a list of ‘very limited purposes’.
The Prime Minister has ordered people only to leave their homes under a list of ‘very limited purposes’.
PM says don’t visit your mother on Mother’s Day, as 1.5 million at risk people are told to stay at home for 12 weeks.
Measures unveiled by the PM and Chancellor on Tuesday evening included Government-backed loans worth £330 billion – equivalent to 15% of GDP.
“Welcome to politics’ darkest hour”, where the first victim of the coronavirus is leadership.
PM acknowledges the outbreak will deliver a ‘severe blow’ but says the ‘fundamentals’ of the UK economy remained ‘very strong’.
The National Education Union has asked the PM why the UK Government is not closing schools in the same way as other countries.
“I cannot say this strongly enough: Ministers need to stop anonymously briefing journalists and start speaking directly to the public", Lord Barwell said.
Boris Johnson outlines the government's latest advice on delaying the spread of coronavirus.
SNP Ian Blackford raised concerns over the Government’s post Brexit trade talks with the EU during a Commons speech responding to the Budget.
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