Hammond calls for Government blueprint for Britain to return to work
The former chancellor said the country cannot afford to wait for a coronavirus vaccine before re-starting the economy.
The former chancellor said the country cannot afford to wait for a coronavirus vaccine before re-starting the economy.
The Prime Minister’s chief adviser is reported to have been attending the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies.
The EU’s chief negotiator Michel Barnier warned the ‘clock was ticking’.
The GL52 postcode saw more serious cases of Covid-19 than anywhere else in the country as of April 3rd.
Frontline workers are getting through a ‘staggering’ amount of personal protective equipment.
In 2011, the then government set out its approach to a coronavirus-like pandemic in a UK Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Strategy.
"We were slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow on protective equipment, and now slow to take up offers from firms for PPE."
According to Financial Times analysis the pandemic could have already caused as many as 41,000 deaths – twice the official estimate.
“The inquiry must have the strongest possible powers given the shocking failures on protective equipment for staff and the slow response of the Government."
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