Coronavirus latest: hitting 100k daily tests, tracing our contacts and Boris Johnson returns
The UK government is confident of reaching its target for daily Covid-19 tests by the end of April, but why is it still struggling to use its capacity? Is the NHS ready for nationwide contract tracing...
25 Apr 202026min
Coronavirus latest: Lockdown extended, exit strategies at home and in Europe and Brexit delay ruled out
Dominic Raab, standing in for Boris Johnson while the prime minister recovers from Covid-19, announced this week another three weeks of social distancing. What can Britain learn from other European co...
18 Apr 202026min
Coronavirus latest: Boris Johnson in hospital, a route for our lockdown and Keir Starmer’s first week
The health of the prime minister has dominated this week, as the prime minister was admitted to intensive care suffering from Covid-19. Can foreign secretary Dominic Raab fill his shoes? Will the Quad...
10 Apr 202029min
Coronavirus latest: Struggles with testing, the blame game begins and Labour’s new leader
The coronavirus crisis deepened this week as Boris Johnson’s government battled to increase the levels of testing, or explain why the UK is having such problems. Who is to blame? We also discuss why c...
4 Apr 202024min
Coronavirus: Britain in lockdown, Johnson tests positive, Sunak's help for self-employed
The prime minister addressed the nation and put Britain in lockdown at the beginning of the week after persuasion alone proved failed to keep people apart. By the end of the week Boris Johnson and Mat...
27 Mar 202029min
Coronavirus latest: Johnson’s U-turn, Sunak’s fiscal stimulus and a London lockdown
Prime Minister Boris Johnson significantly upped the UK’s action to tackle coronavirus this week with stringent new social distancing measures, while the chancellor unveiled a huge economic stimulus t...
20 Mar 202031min
Rishi Sunak’s debut Budget as coronavirus ramps up
The new chancellor delivered his first Budget this week and pulled off a complicated, uncertain fiscal event. Has he defined what Johnsonism is? How does the Conservative party feel about the big spen...
14 Mar 202039min
Dealing with coronavirus, the collapse of Flybe and Priti Patel v the civil service
The rapid spread of coronavirus has dominated this week's political agenda, as Boris Johnson tried to grapple with the crisis. Has the government shifted out of campaigning mode and into governing? We...
7 Mar 202037min
