The UK has not seen “a big enough bounce back and we really need one” the shadow chancellor said about Tuesday’s economic figures. Anneliese Dodds called for “targeted financial backing” from the government to help the economy. She said its policies were “not correcting the enormous challenges that we face sufficiently” with the UK “experiencing […]
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, […]
Image copyright PA Media A £1bn fund to help England’s children catch up on what they have missed while schools have been closed has been announced by the prime minister. The most disadvantaged pupils will have access to tutors through a £350m programme over the next academic year. Primary and secondary schools will be given […]