How lockdown's creating a "lost generation" of children; and west end producer Sonia Friedman on help for the arts
Headteachers have been telling the Evening Standard how the coronavirus lockdown is having a "severe impact" on the country's children. Sleep loss, silence, and appearing withdrawn or sad are just so...
6 Jul 202015min
London mayor Sadiq Khan: don’t undo all our hard work. Plus Ghislaine Maxwell, by one who knew her
London is set to reopen but London mayor Sadiq Khan warns this isn’t a time to celebrate. He tells The Leader podcast that while Londoners should go out and enjoy the city on Saturday, it's crucial to...
3 Jul 202018min
Boris Johnson warns UK furlough scheme 'can’t go on' - new Evening Standard editor Emily Sheffield
In an exclusive interview with the Evening Standard’s new editor, Emily Sheffield, Boris Johnson warned Britain: the furlough scheme cannot go on. He said an extension to the scheme, which is keeping ...
2 Jul 202010min
London scrambles to prepare for coronavirus second wave, as air bridges set to open for travel
If a Leicester-style Covid-19 outbreak hits London, town halls are warning they need more information on how they could enforce a local lockdown. Mayor Sadiq Khan says London isn’t ready for a second ...
1 Jul 202015min
Leicester locks down as Boris Johnson plans Britain’s big re-opening
Leicester became the UK’s first city to experience a local lockdown just as Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his ‘New Deal’ plan to soften the blow to Britain’s economy post-pandemic. What does ...
30 Jun 202015min
Local Lockdowns: How would London deal with a second wave of coronavirus? Plus, concern at Brexit chief's National Security appointment
The city of Leicester is facing two more weeks of lockdown as the rest of England prepares to head to the pub this weekend. Boris Johnson says this is part of the government’s new ‘whack-a-mole’ appro...
29 Jun 202012min
London’s illegal street parties: commissioner says ‘cool it’ as police injured. Plus Labour civil war after Long-Bailey sacking.
More than 140 police officers have been injured in the last three weeks trying to break up massive illegal street parties across London. They're struggling to control the crowds of hundreds gathering ...
26 Jun 202015min
Robert Jenrick & Richard Desmond: is a "smoking gun" still to be found? & travel journalist Simon Calder on the rumoured new holiday rules
A trove of documents, emails and text messages that was supposed to clear Robert Jenrick of allegations he did billionaire Richard Desmond a favour over a planning decision has done anything but. Ques...
25 Jun 202016min
