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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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Conservative MP Campaigning To Be Mayor Is Distancing Himself From Tarnished Tory Image
Conservative MP Campaigning To Be Mayor Is Distancing Himself From Tarnished Tory Image
Communities
New Football Law “Could Risk World Cup and Champions League Participation”
New Football Law “Could Risk World Cup and Champions League Participation”
Culture
Scrolls of Doom: Why Gen Z is shunning the church
Scrolls of Doom: Why Gen Z is shunning the church
By Harriet Symonds
Communities
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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
Just 300 passengers who arrived in UK from coronavirus hotspots quarantined out of 18 million, new figures show
Coronavirus
Just 300 passengers who arrived in UK from coronavirus hotspots quarantined out of 18 million, new figures show
Fewer than 300 of the 18 million who arrived in the UK from coronavirus hotspots in the three months before lockdown began were put into quarantine, new figures show.
Coronavirus
By British Veterinary Association
Vets welcome ‘pragmatic’ amendments to bovine TB testing during Covid-19 outbreak
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed temporary amendments to bovine TB (TB) testing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that will allow herd tests to continue while maintaining the safety of farmers and vets during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Alongside a secure NHS app, we must adopt a strategy of community shielding
Coronavirus
By Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb
Alongside a secure NHS app, we must adopt a strategy of community shielding
The data-sharing safeguards of a contract-tracing app have to be watertight. However, the real work of safeguarding should be done by local communities.
Boris Johnson boasted of shaking hands with coronavirus patients on same day officials urged greetings ban, documents show
Coronavirus
Boris Johnson boasted of shaking hands with coronavirus patients on same day officials urged greetings ban, documents show
Number 10 has defended Boris Johnson for boasting of shaking hands with “everybody” at a hospital on the same day the Government’s scientific advisers recommended an end to the greeting.
Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle warns Boris Johnson over plan to use Sunday TV speech for coronavirus lockdown ‘roadmap’
Coronavirus
Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle warns Boris Johnson over plan to use Sunday TV speech for coronavirus lockdown ‘roadmap’
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has criticised the Government amid reports Boris Johnson will spell out his lockdown exit strategy in a televised speech before MPs are given the chance to take a look.
Coronavirus
By Glass and Glazing Federation
GGF provides greater clarity on Covid-19 guidance
Following reported confusion in the Glass & Glazing industry last week around the issue of whether or not companies can work in domestic properties, it was incumbent on the GGF as the industry’s leading trade body to contact Government with some of the key questions raised by GGF Members.
Coronavirus
By The Packaging Debate
Tesco - stepping up and hitting targets
'To fail to prepare is to prepare to fail’. So goes the tried and tested business axiom - something that many governments are now learning to their cost.
Coronavirus
By The Packaging Debate
Global food security - United Nations asks for increased packaging innovation
On April 21, the United Nations projected that because of Covid-19, the number of people facing severe food insecurity worldwide could double to 265 million.

Coronavirus
By Alzheimer’s Society
Alzheimer's Society responds to ONS data showing care home deaths have risen over 30% in the last week
Since the outbreak of coronavirus in the UK Alzheimer’s Society have been campaigning to get social care put on an equal footing with the NHS, including coordinating a response with Care England and other charities, and writing to Matt Hancock, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, to call for a dedicated national strategy to support care home residents and their families through the pandemic.
Teacher trade unions warn reopening schools on June 1 risks second coronavirus wave
Coronavirus
Teacher trade unions warn reopening schools on June 1 risks second coronavirus wave
The leaders of 10 teacher trade unions are warning ministers reopening schools prematurely risks creating a second wave in coronavirus infections.
Coronavirus risk up to ‘30 times higher’ if two-metre rule dropped, Government’s chief scientist warns
Coronavirus
Coronavirus risk up to ‘30 times higher’ if two-metre rule dropped, Government’s chief scientist warns
The Government’s chief scientific adviser has warned that coronavirus transmission is significantly higher at one metre apart, a day after a Cabinet minister suggested the current two-metre rule could be relaxed.
Public might ‘deliberately seek out coronavirus infection’ to get back to work if antibody tests are rolled out, ministers told
Coronavirus
Public might ‘deliberately seek out coronavirus infection’ to get back to work if antibody tests are rolled out, ministers told
People might start “deliberately seeking out infection” to be given the chance to get back to work if coronavirus antibody tests are used to ease the lockdown, ministers have been warned.
Matt Hancock says public has a 'duty' to download coronavirus contact tracing app
Coronavirus
Matt Hancock says public has a 'duty' to download coronavirus contact tracing app
Matt Hancock has told the public they have a "duty" to download the NHS’s coronavirus contact tracing app when it becomes available.
Coronavirus
By Bar Council
Bar Council steps up to help 'essential worker' self-employed barristers get tested for Covid-19
The Bar Council, the representative body for all barristers in England and Wales, will help self-employed barristers showing Covid-19 symptoms to get tested under the Department of Health & Social Care employer referral testing scheme.
Coronavirus
By Equality and Human Rights Commission
Employers face raft of disability discrimination claims amid Covid-19 crisis
Employers may face a raft of discrimination claims if they unfairly treat disabled or pregnant members of staff during, or as a result of, the coronavirus crisis, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has said.
Scottish Secretary Allister Jack in swipe at Nicola Sturgeon as he calls for ‘united message’ on coronavirus lockdown
Coronavirus
Scottish Secretary Allister Jack in swipe at Nicola Sturgeon as he calls for ‘united message’ on coronavirus lockdown
Scotland should lift its coronavirus restrictions “in lockstep with the UK as a whole”, Cabinet minister Allister Jack has warned Nicola Sturgeon.
The Breakfast Briefing: Tory MPs break cover on lockdown, Keir Starmer’s exit demands - and the furlough ‘cliff edge’
Coronavirus
The Breakfast Briefing: Tory MPs break cover on lockdown, Keir Starmer’s exit demands - and the furlough ‘cliff edge’
Your morning guide to what’s moving in Westminster, from PoliticsHome acting editor Matt Honeycombe-Foster
Senior Tories pile pressure on Boris Johnson to end ‘arbitrary’ lockdown ‘as soon as possible’
Coronavirus
Senior Tories pile pressure on Boris Johnson to end ‘arbitrary’ lockdown ‘as soon as possible’
Senior Conservative MPs have lined up to demand that Boris Johnson lifts “arbitrary” coronavirus lockdown measures “as soon as possible” .
Rishi Sunak promises no ‘cliff-edge’ as he reveals Treasury looking at winding down coronavirus furlough scheme
Coronavirus
Rishi Sunak promises no ‘cliff-edge’ as he reveals Treasury looking at winding down coronavirus furlough scheme
There will be no “cliff-edge” for businesses to face when the coronavirus job retention scheme is brought to end, Rishi Sunak has vowed.
Why collaboration holds the key to coordinated border management Partner content
Coronavirus
By Leidos
Why collaboration holds the key to coordinated border management
The way in which we manage our borders has come under the spotlight in the last few years. This is largely a consequence of Brexit, though the challenge we face from Covid-19 and its implications on international trade and travel have sharpened the focus even more.
A new House of Lords Covid-19 committee will focus on the re-building of society after coronavirus
Coronavirus
By Lord McFall
A new House of Lords Covid-19 committee will focus on the re-building of society after coronavirus
Our strong hope is that the new committee can focus on the consequences of the disease and its aftermath, identifying problems that lie ahead and how they should or may be resolved.
Liz Truss vows to drive a ‘hard bargain’ as UK-US trade talks kick off amid coronavirus lockdown
Coronavirus
Liz Truss vows to drive a ‘hard bargain’ as UK-US trade talks kick off amid coronavirus lockdown
Talks between Britain and the United States on a post-Brexit trade deal will formally begin on Tuesday as both countries continue to battle the coronavirus pandemic.
Ministers urged to protect ‘undervalued’ carers from poverty amid coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus
Ministers urged to protect ‘undervalued’ carers from poverty amid coronavirus pandemic
More than 100 organisations have signed an open letter calling on the Government to protect “undervalued” carers from poverty amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Keir Starmer urges Boris Johnson to build 'national consensus' over coronavirus lockdown exit plans
Coronavirus
Keir Starmer urges Boris Johnson to build 'national consensus' over coronavirus lockdown exit plans
Keir Starmer has urged Boris Johnson to build a "national consensus" over his plans for exiting the coronavirus lockdown.
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After the election: what can the civil service expect from a new administration?
2024
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After the election: what can the civil service expect from a new administration?
The road to proactive government
2024
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The road to proactive government
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
2024
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Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
Net Zero Week 2024
2024
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Net Zero Week 2024