The Labour Party has launched a consultation on how to help the UK make a green and just economic recovery from the coronavirus crisis.

The government has announced that a ‘coalition of charities’ will help vulnerable children most impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

Councils need access to cheaper short-term loans with delayed repayments to help them tackle current cash flow problems.

Providers of adult social care services may face more than £6.6bn in extra costs due to the coronavirus crisis by the end of September.

Business Minister Nadhim Zahawi has said that the new NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app should be in place by the end of the month.

The Department for Transport has said that, from 15 June, face coverings will be required while using public transport in England.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced that, wherever possible, people should continue to avoid public transport and walk, cycle or drive, but for some people this may not be an option. Transport usage has been slowly increasing, including on the tube which has seen around a 20 per cent rise this week compared to last week.

Eleven market towns in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough can now bid for millions of pounds to help them build the future they want.

A new Greenpeace manifesto sets out what the government can do to tackle both the coronavirus recession and the climate emergency.

Scottish Parliamentary and local election terms will be extended to five years in line with the UK Parliament and other devolved legislatures.

The economic fallout of the current coronavirus pandemic could leave 1.1 million more people below pre-virus poverty line at the end of the year.