A Teachers’ Union has reviewed the guidance issued by the government and is highlighting serious and fundamental concerns with it.

Labour has warned that councils in England may have to make budget cuts of 20 per cent due to the coronavirus pandemic.

An initial £50 million to help the Scottish social care sector deal with the financial implications of coronavirus has been confirmed.

Five new ministerial-led taskforces have been set up to develop plans for how and when closed sectors can reopen safely.

Labour has called for a new coronavirus food plan to become part of new farming and food laws, as part of an amendment to the Agriculture Bill.
The amendment, tabled by Labour, would commit the government to producing an emergency food plan within six months of the bill being made law. This follows reports showing how foodbanks increased by an average of almost 60 per cent and that 1.5 million people had gone a whole day without eating since the start of the lockdown.

Oxford City Council is exploring the opportunity to make ‘once in a generation’ improvements to transport and public space in the city centre.

Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram have warned that the government’s change of coronavirus message comes ‘too early’ for the North West.

The government has expanded the team leading on the rapid nationwide roll-out of the coronavirus test and trace programme.

All care home staff and residents are now eligible for testing with priority for those in homes that look after the over-65s.