As Prime Minster Boris Johnson unveils new lockdown rules and his plan to reopen society, The Next Episode talks through some of the issues with people in their 20s.
Image copyright Getty Images The cost of the government’s efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic has risen to £123.2bn, according to latest estimates from the government’s independent economics forecaster. The Office for Budget Responsibility’s previous estimate was £103.7bn. The increased cost of the government’s furlough scheme is the main cause. It now expects annual borrowing […]
Image caption Greater Manchester’s mayor had said Metrolink could be “mothballed” The government has confirmed it will support England’s light rail systems to “allow essential services to continue” during the coronavirus pandemic. The Department for Transport (DfT) said it was working with networks in Greater Manchester, Sheffield, the West Midlands, Nottingham and Tyne and Wear. […]
Boris Johnson has said that “discussion and honesty” is owed to the tens of thousands of people who have died of coronavirus in the UK, over the government’s handling of the pandemic. But the prime minister said “some things went right, and emphatically right”. He praised those who developed ventilators for hospitals, the furlough scheme, […]
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