Politics
Labour demands Government meeting to resume Parliament
Party leader Sir Keir Starmer said there are questions that ‘need to be answered’ regarding ministers’ handling of the Covid-19 outbreak.
PM praises NHS for saving his life as nurses told to refuse to work over PPE
The Royal College of Nursing has advised nurses they can decline to care for patients if adequate personal protection equipment is not available.
130,000 sign petition demanding MPs’ £10,000 work-from-home fund is scrapped
Those behind the petition said they had had ‘enough of the gross inequalities’ in the UK.
Labour antiSemitism report “will not be sent to equality commission”
The internal report found factional hostility towards Jeremy Corbyn amongst former senior officials contributed to "a litany of mistakes".
Robert Jenrick ‘complied with social distancing rules’ when visiting parents
The Housing Secretary defended his actions on Twitter.
European Parliament opens up to homeless during shutdown
Facilities in Brussels and Strasbourg are to be opened up to the homeless and health service.
Dodds: Government must not prioritise ideology over national interest on Brexit
Labour’s Anneliese Dodds said Sir Keir Starmer ‘was pivotal’ to the direction on Europe that her party took at the last general election.
Majority of Brits support national unity government to tackle crisis
The poll was carried out by YouGov following the election of Sir Keir Starmer as Labour leader.
Tributes pour in for Bernie Sanders as he ends US presidential bid
Bernie Sanders has suspended his campaign, meaning the former vice president is now the Democratic Party’s effective presumptive nominee.