Research by the Resolution Foundation has shown job losses due to the coronavirus pandemic have impacted young people more. Around a quarter of 18 to 24-year-olds have been furloughed – meaning they do not work but their firms keep them on their books and the government covers 80% of their wages. A further 9% have […]
Image caption Stephen Crabb says there were “lots of very concerned and angry emails” A Welsh Conservative MP said it felt like his email inbox exploded after reports the prime minister’s senior adviser had driven hundreds of miles during lockdown. Stephen Crabb said he received “about 700 emails” about the issue from constituents. Mr Cummings […]
Imposing a 14-day quarantine on people arriving in the UK from Spain was “the right thing to do”, a minister has said. Care Minister Helen Whately told BBC Breakfast the government acted “rapidly and decisively” after seeing data suggesting rates of Covid-19 were “going up rapidly in many parts of Spain”. Source link 60 SHARES […]