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Figures come as new ONS estimates find black men are up to 3.8 times more likely to die from coronavirus than white men

Government bailouts may keep the lights on, but how cash was distributed - and who received it - has sparked criticism that ministers are either ignorant or apathetic about the industry they supposedly want to save.

“The tracing system has been a complete disaster. The target the Government set was 80 per cent. They have never met it in a single week."

“You will understand that as a Liverpool MP and trade unionist, I share the deep concerns about this legislation from across the labour movement, human rights organisations, and so many who have suffered the abuse of state power, from blacklisted workers to the Hillsborough families and survivors.”

“Opening line from Govt: ‘We either do tier 3 with you or impose it'. And then absolutely nothing is offered to bring us on side because ‘there is no money’.”

“In a single week this Government is paying these senior consultants more than they pay an experienced nurse in a year."

“I can’t see how this fits with the rules everyone else is expected to follow, so the Palace needs to come up with a rules-compliant explanation.”

"BBC making a drama about Jimmy Savile is to sanitise the role of the Corporation in not only enabling the abuse but covering it up, too."

“For too long this conversation has been delayed. Child food poverty in the UK is not a result of Covid-19. We must act with urgency to stabilise the households of our vulnerable children."