rishi sunak, who is shown his worth as the chancellor.ot just as a his worth as the chancellor. i speak notjust as a member of the conservative party, but we have a cabinet that is doing absolutely everything it can to get through this crisis, and a real sense that there is a national mood. he talked earlier about the messages of support coming in for borisjohnson from a crop dashed across the political spectrum. i think the nation wants to rally around and work together to beat this virus. and dominic raab will have the support of the nation, i'm sure he will do absolutely everything he can. in any crisis, of course, there will be different points of view. and we've seen in recent days, quite understandable different points of view between health and the economy. dominic raab might now suddenly have to step in and arbitrate those conflicting points of view himself. and he might have to do so very, very quickly. i've listened to the interviews that matt hancock made, for example, yesterday. in talking about he and rishi sunak working clos

the uk's daily express leads with comments from the country's chancellor rishi sunak — who says the economym the crisis. that's a v shape, he suggests. the business standard in india reports that the country's lockdown has been extended until the 3rd may. and the times says two million jobs in the uk could be lost during the current lockdown. so, let's start, and susie, let's look at the telegraph first of all, a picture of rishi sunak, the chancellor, and that ominous graph showing that big red crash right at the end but then a v shape. what do you make of their coverage? it's much the same as lots of other papers which is reporting these figures that came out today predicting what the recession will look like in the telegraph says it will be the worst since 1709, the worst winter for will be the worst since 1709, the worst winterfor 500 will be the worst since 1709, the worst winter for 500 years was followed by floods, flu and crop failures. sound familiar? all these predictions depend on the unknown, we don't know how bad or how long a recession will be because we don't know when you li

rishi sunak addressed the switzerland comparison head on. clear that, for them, the loan guarantee scheme is the privacy of their direct fiscal support to businesses and in this country, we have done tens of billions of pounds in direct cash support through tax cuts, through reducing business rates, through cash grants of ten or £25,000, to paying people statutory sick pay bills and these very direct cash impacts are more generous than asking companies take on a loan. he announces it is good and deferring can be useful, but many small businesses feel that this to stores up debt for the future and understandably, they may not want to take on more debt and will you look at overdrafts and helping businesses to the current difficulties. the lib dems asked about the self employed to a job such as taxi driving or cleaning. i know the treasurers weren't about fraud, but i wrote to the chancellor on the 8th of april with the lib dem proposal to help these people in the taxpayer, so will he please help these self—employed people depending on dividend

rishi sunak: good afternoon.cientific adviser. let me start by reminding everyone about our step—by—step action plan to defeat coronavirus. at every step of this process we have followed the latest scientific and medical advice. 0ur latest scientific and medical advice. our goal is to slow the spread of the virus and protect the ability of the nhs to cope. we have taken ability of the nhs to cope. we have ta ken unprecedented ability of the nhs to cope. we have taken unprecedented action to increase nhs capacity, with more beds, more staff and more equipment on the front line. and we have told people to stay—at—home so that we can protect lives and protect the nhs. today's daily figures show that 232,708 people in the uk have now been tested for coronavirus. 60700 and for people have tested positive, and for people have tested positive, an increase of 5492 cases since yesterday. 19,438 people have been admitted to hospital. and sadly, of those in hospital, 7097 have now died, an increase of 938 fatalities since y

so a bit of a reaction to the measures rishi sunak was talking about.h and they say it could go on for yea rs. and they say it could go on for years. charity helplines are dealing with calls from websites offering support. our correspondence, jon kay has the story. another day over, but we face more weeks of lockdown. the aim is to protect our bodies. but what's the impact on our minds? along the bristol channel, we found people only too aware of the strain on mental health. it's just a fear of you getting it or a loved one getting it. it's hard to talk about it. it is ha rd it's hard to talk about it. it is hard to face—to—face conversation.” am not sleeping that well. you have to keep yourself motivated doing stuff. if you just sit there, it will grind you down. we've spoken to some of the uk's largest mental health charities. some of them help veterans. others support young families or people with financial problems. and they've all told us that there has been an unprecedented increase in demand for help over the last month. whether it's grief or anx

rishi sunak had been in thejob thought they would have to do.n in the job three weeks before he had to launch the biggest single economic intervention from the treasury that we have ever seenin from the treasury that we have ever seen in our adult lifetime. by god, didn't that man step up? you are seeing matt hancock absolutely understanding and having been a health ministerfor a understanding and having been a health minister for a long understanding and having been a health ministerfor a long time, understanding the brief very well, but never having seen the challenges put into the nhs we have seen and he stepped up. i have no doubt that you will see dominic raab step up as well. when people in politics are faced with something incredibly intense, the way you get through it is duejust put intense, the way you get through it is due just put your head down and work, work, work, work. that is exactly what dominic raab will be doing. that kind of leadership, being the person who answers the questions is a lonely place to be, but don't forget, as y

the chancellor of the exchequer, rishi sunak, has been defending the measures he said were necessaryency... i think it's clear this will have a very significant impact on our economy, in common with economies around the world, and it is important we are honest about that. people should know that there is hardship ahead. we won't be able to protect every job for every business, as i've said. and the second point, the report makes clear that the actions we've taken, unprecedented actions, will help to mitigate the impact of the virus on our economy, and that will... if we hadn't done these things, it would mean that things were a lot worse. well, it does show also that the antivirus measures are going to cost antivirus measures are going to cost a vast sum, and all that work, good to nothing, done under austerity to try to reduce the national debt. that obr try to reduce the national debt. that 0br says that will now grow to more than the total value of the economy, and it has never been that high in the last decade. so bad news for the public finances, which we will be paying for four

rishi sunak to the economy from cold turkey.the ft has approached this but that same crucial debate within cabinet about when to stop this aid coming through to avoid people actually relying on it perhaps too much. yeah, i mean, obviously no business chose this or did anything to put itself at risk. it is an external shock that has happened to businesses so it makes sense that the government has a step in. this is not what economists would call a moral hazard propping businesses up. but the problem is if you carry on for years and years, you carry on for years and years, you end up with an economy that is not responsive, not working, and spending vast quantities of taxpayers money. even though the end ofjune taxpayers money. even though the end of june feels like taxpayers money. even though the end ofjune feels like a long time away, the reality is if businesses want to consider redundancies at a large scale, they have to give 45 days notice to their staff. and the need to make decisions in the next two weeks as to whether they

the chancellor, rishi sunak, repeating the government mantra.io by lauren moss, our health correspondent. what stood out for you? reflecting on where we are at three weeks on from when the lockdown was announced. steve powis said the main strategy is still social distancing, reducing spread of the transmission so over time we will see a reduction of infections. we were shown some slides initially looking at the number of infection rate translating into uk cases, and he said there has been a plateau in the number of new cases as you can see on the graph. it shows we have around 4000 to 5000 new cases being confirmed every day so this is steadying out. moving onto hospital admissions, these are the sickest people, overall admissions fell by 296 in people, overall admissions fell by 2% in wales and scotland in the last 24 hours and even more steeply in the east of england. we were also shown where the uk is comparing to other countries around the world, looking at the global death rate. we have to be cautious with comparing com pletely have to be c

rishi sunak saying over 4 million jobs have been furloughed.nment largely paying that bill. 1/4 of businesses have stopped trading in the u.k. that is a terrifying number. also announcing a new micro loan owners to get them credit, and critically. this has been a huge debate in the u.k. the government is going to guarantee 100% of loans for small firms. it is also worth noting that michael gove is speaking at the moment, saying civil servants are being deployed away from brexit to covid. that may speak to the idea that the u.k. could potential he beheaded for an extension, though the prime minister very keen to pour cold water on that kind of idea. but resources have been diverted away from brexit toward the idea that we should be spending more time focusing on covid. maybe that speaks to the relative importance of those two subjects right now to the u.k. anyway, news coming out from the chancellery of the exchequer here in the u.k. we will keep you updated on what we are getting from rishi sunak. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: live from new york

and the ft reports that chancellor uk chancellor rishi sunak willl begin to wind down the government's support scheme, in an attempt to avert a surge in unemployment after its scheduled expiry on june 30. the international addition of the new york times takes a look at the impact of the lockdown on the french capital, paris. the daily mail says a quarter of doctors in the uk are having to re—use protective kit meant to be wornjust once. and the guardian says uk ministers are holding a series of high level meetings with trades unions and business leaders amid fears that millions of people will be too fearful to return to work when the lockdown begins to be lifted. so let's begin... let's get through as many of these papers as we can before that press briefing starts at the white house. welcome to you both. let's start with the times polly, borisjohnson giving that briefing, that statement outside number ten. some people described it as a pep talk really, we didn't learn that much. indicating we were moving to the second phase. i think what he was trying to do was convey that he was back

we are going to move and stay with the daily telegraph, another story, rishi sunak one is about tipping lockdown and economy, find the right balance between the coronavirus and the economy. lucy, how might a government do this? well, it is going to be a question of balancing different trade—offs, unfortunately, which is sounding really hard—hearted, which is sounding really ha rd— hearted, but which is sounding really hard—hearted, but if we are going to have social re pair, hard—hearted, but if we are going to have social repair, which i think this particular corona crisis is really emphasising and disparities in society,, but you can only really get social repair if you get economic repair as well. i think what we have to recognise is that government has a massive part to play, but so has business, you know, let's not forget that businesses, landlords could be giving vent holidays, large companies could be paying bills much more quickly to smaller businesses and we could all bea smaller businesses and we could all be a little bit more sympathetic about the cash flow for each other. th

it's absolutely crucial, and i think the chancellor rishi sunak has been really obviously desperate toures to help protect peoples jobs with the furlough scheme and grants and loans for businesses to help with cash flow issues while lockdown remains in place. i think in terms of the telegraph article, we have had scientists around todayjust discussing ways that we may come out of the lockdown eventually. one possibility is for schools to stage a return to normal life with schools being perhaps one of the first areas to enjoy a return to normal life, such as it will be at that point. because, obviously, a lot of the data shows really young people, children they don't they aren't badly affected by this virus and schools are not crucial areas in the fight against the spread of this disease. so i think that might be something that is looked at by the government in the next few months. sam, thank you for that. to the daily mail now, because it looks like there's been similarity with the telegraph, uk not back to normal and abnormal for a year says the daily mail. maia, can we live like this

the chancellor reggie sunak —— rishi sunak would ta ke reggie sunak —— rishi sunak would take the foreignace. a rare appearance from the former boss of this table sought to reassure. the infrastructure is their day by day. if the infrastructure of the cabinet, of ministers and of course junior ministers. and there is always somebody who if the prime minister is not available is able to step in that place and lead that cabinet government. normal politics on hold. our thoughts are with the prime minister, his fiancee and his family. the labour party —— that's why i've offered to act constructively with the government and push the further. constructively with the government and push the furtherlj constructively with the government and push the further. i want to send every good wish to hand, his fiancee and his whole family. we are all rooting you on, boris. a stressful and strange moment of history. an impromptu poster tapes to mr johnson's own hero. get well m essa 9 es johnson's own hero. get well messages from the ward. the queen sending her own message of support to his family and his f

that is the point that richie cynic was making there. —— rishi sunak.at doctors and nurses and all those allocators on the front line can cope with this high level —— all those other caterers can cope with this high level of treatment. that is what they have been focusing on, but of course, all this kind of data and information will be fed into those discussions about what you do next. if you're one of those people who want to look for positives and all of this, that report from the 0b are saying this will be a large, but hopefully temporary shock to the economy and what the government is trying to do is to make sure that they can say that many businesses as possible that they are being very strict about the fact they cannot develop them and try to help people individually so that after all of this, there are businesses and the economy can recover, that there are businesses that survive and they can go back to. so this is what they are trying tojudge go back to. so this is what they are trying to judge and it is very clear from cabinet ministers that th

speaking at the daily downing street news conference the chancellor rishi sunak, said he was ‘deeplyt sunak, said he was ‘deeply troubled' by the figures. people are going to feel that in theirjobs and household incomes. i would hope that the measures in place would help us bounce back. we talked about how feasible that bounce back actually is. the report suggests the economy could recover fast. but with 2 million extra people potentially out of work, fears over today's predictions. of course, this really is down to the measures that can be put in place to sustain businesses and jobs. they are absolutely critical, not just now but for the future health of our economy. these numbers are well informed guesses. not final, not well inked in. but it is clear that this virus is dragging the economy down. jobs have been lost and the national economy is shrinking. what governments can and can't pay for in future, how much they borrow, and how much tax we pay. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake joins us live. let's first focus on this idea of ca re let's first focus on this idea of ca

at today's daily briefing, hugh pym raised the lack of ppe with chancellor of the exchequer, rishi sunakt that there are some nhs staff going into work who say they're worried about their safety, because they fear their hospitals might run out of ppe? absolutely everybody working incredibly hard on the front line deserves to have everything they need to do theirjob safely. and we are working round—the—clock to make sure we can deliver on that. obviously, a billion pieces of ppe have been delivered — i think 12 million yesterday. and as you heard from me, we're improving our sourcing internationally and domestically to make sure we can get the ppe we need in what has been a very challenging international context. let's speak to our uk political correspondent nick eardley. good to see you. the government saying they are working around the clock, but is that enough? no way should short answer. i expect the pressure on this issue is going to continue. it has really ramped up over the last few days with opposition parties saying they want a clear plan set out for when these supply problems ar

the chancellor rishi sunak said that mrjohnson was receiving excellent ca re.est from the hospital is that the prime minister remains in intensive care, where his condition is improving. i can also tell you that he has been sitting up in bed and engaging positively with the clinical team. that was from the daily briefing. we also heard the latest fatality figures from across the uk have been released. in the last twenty—four hours 938 people have died in hospitals, the country's highest daily figure so far —but that figure does not include deaths in the community or in care homes. it brings the total number of deaths in the uk so far to 7,097. let's speak to jonathan blake our political correspondent in westminster. let's first of all start with the grim figures for the uk, another difficult day. definitely. that is the highest number of deaths recorded in a 2k hour period. it underlines the seriousness of the situation that the uk still finds itself in, tackling the spread of coronavirus. it will be a reminder for everyone as there has been talked in the last

the chancellor rishi sunak — on mrjohnson's left — would take the foreign secretary's place if he fellc raab, the latest, along with many downing street staff, stuck in isolation at home, but a rare appearance from the former boss of this table sought to reassure. the infrastructure is there day by day, it is the infrastructure of the civil service and the cabinet and ministers and of course junior ministers. and there is always somebody who, if the prime minister is not available, is able to step into that place and lead that cabinet government. normal politics on hold. our thoughts are with the prime minister, his fiancee and his family. the labour party will act in the national interest, and that is why i have offered to act constructively with the government and support them where that is the right thing to do, and push them further where we need to do it. i want to send every good wish to him, to his fiancee and to his whole family. we are all willing you on, boris, get well soon. a stressful and strange moment of history. an impromptu poster taped to mrjohnson's own hero. get wel

the financial times reports that chancellor rishi sunak is preparing to offer a 100 per cent guaranteemallest businesses, after weeks of pressure from conservative mps and the bank of england. and the sun says we're all going to have to be prepared for plenty of ‘bad hair days‘. billing an exclusive — its political editor has the scoop that ministers reckon hairdressers, beauticians and nail salons face what are we going to do? will go to the sun and the minute. good to have you back. back in the control on monday and as early as monday. that seems to be the essential phrase there. . i think it seems to be the essential phrase there. . ithink it might seems to be the essential phrase there. . i think it might be optimistic to think that the prime minister will return that quickly, but i think it does highlight this problem that we have that with out the prime minister at the helm, it does seem to be, almost a sense to kind of, that we are waiting as nicola sturgeon has kind of pushed the government in terms of articulating the strategy with the scottish people about what is coming and

chancellor rishi sunak baby announcement in the house of commons in the past hour.iend the economic secretary and i have been in close talks of the banks and i'm pleased to say that these loans will be available from 9am next monday. there will be no forward—looking test of business viability, no complex eligibility criteria, just simple, quick, and it form for businesses to fill in. for most firms, loan should arrive within 2a hours of approval. i have decided that this specific scheme the government will support lending by guaranteeing to the lender 100% of the loan. chancellor outlining to mp trying to help them access money for those businesses that are struggling to access money, accessing many much more quickly and much more efficiently than they have been in recent weeks, so introducing a new element, a new breed of scheme if you like because we have heard many times in the last few weeks the first money, help framework that was put in place, a lot of businesses have not been responsive enough. let us have not been responsive enough. let us go to westminster

last month the chancellor rishi sunak announced there would be £300 billion worth of state—backed loanscoronvirus business interruption scheme this morning — and we‘ll bring you the figures as soon as we have them. let‘s speak now to two small business owners. john callow, who runs an events and training business in manchester, and james callander who runs a recruitment companyin london. welcome, both of you. john, how has your business been affected by the crisis? good morning, victoria, thank you for having me. it is primarily events, so person contact, so over 90%. i do have some online activities but it is very difficult to quickly make up for the loss of those events, sadly. you tried to apply for one of these loans. what has that been like? very difficult. there are a number of stumbling blocks. you have to apply for them through the business bank you use from day to day, and no one seems to understand or be able to explain to me or other small businesses i‘ve spoken to how they work or what the criteria are or why people might be being denied them. 0k. is it to do with the size o

the british chancellor, rishi sunak led the session and announced that condition of boris johnson — therime minister — is improving and he is sitting up and engaging with his clinical team. he said that borisjohnson is receiving excellent care. the british government also announced a £750 million funding package for uk charities but the chancellor warned he could not save everyjob, business or charity with his emergency measures. the world trade organisation has warned that the coronavirus pandemic could lead to a massive fall in global trade. in the worst case it coulid shrink by almost a third — and is expected to be worse than following the financial crisis just over ten years ago. for the second consecutive day spain has seen a rise in the daily number of people with coronavirus dying, despite a furtherfall in the rate of infection. spain has recorded more than 1a and a half thousand deaths. borisjohnson is said to be ‘responding to treatment‘ for coronavirus, as he prepares to spend a fourth night in hospital. we start this evening with the latest from westminster, and our politica

i really pay tribute to rishi sunak, the chancellor, for the speed with which he has come forward withes that he has. i do think that the uk has done very well by comparison with a lot of places around the world. but it is absolutely vital, laura, that if we are to bounce back as strongly as i think we can, but we don't have a second bout of this, a second bad spike. because that would really do the economic damage. and that is why we have got a lasting, and lasting economic damage, and that is why we have to calibrate our measure so carefully and make sure that we not only unlock the economy gradually, but also find ways of continuing to suppress the disease. and possibly new ways, more ingenious ways of suppressing the disease as well. that is what we are working on now and you will see a lot more of that, i hope, next week. chris. then patrick. so, there is not a perfect answer to what should the r be? but we are absolutely confident the wrong answer is anything over one. as soon as r goes above one, you restart exponential growth, it may be slow if it isjust above one and maybe fas

rishi sunak not making aviation a special case at least not yet. that's right.pub to see how few airlines are actually flying in the sky at the moment. it's not a great surprise that the aviation industry is going to be amongst the hardest hit, but this is amongst the hardest hit, but this is a phenomenon. i've been looking at parties —— 30% of workforce here being redundant. he made it quite clear that he didn't really see there was a bailout on standby from there was a bailout on standby from the government waiting to assist them, but of course british airways is very much not the only airline in the world that has this problem. we've seen sas and others all facing similar problems and making similar decisions about their workforce. kevin, none of us know really how attitudes will change. will it, do you think, be possible to go back to the sort of flying away once or twice a month in many cases for we can breaks? the whole nature of our lifestyles might change because we don't know when a vaccine or when this virus will ever be completely eradicated. yeah, i

to be "improving" as he spends a third night in intensive care battling covid—19/ the chancellor rishi sunak but the wider picture... 938 have died. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. still the wait. the prime minister is still in intensive care. but borisjohnson's condition in hospital is improving. he's sitting up in bed. but dilemmas for government will still come. good afternoon. the chancellor taking the lead today. the latest from the hospital is that the prime minister remains in intensive care, where his condition is improving. i can also tell you that he has been sitting up in bed and engaging positively with the clinical team. this is more than an immediate health emergency, though, for the prime minister and the many thousands of families around the country with loved ones at risk. shuttered shops, closed down commerce, the outward signs of a massive hit to the nation's wallet for as long as this lockdown goes on. do you accept, chancellor, that under the lockdown there is a trade—off between protecting people's health and protecting people's jobs? our priority is to p

tim's chancellor of the exchequer rishi sunak, said he is sitting up in bed and engaging with the teamround him. at the wider picture is less encouraging. britain recorded its worst figures to date or hospital patients who have died of coronavirus, 938. still the wait. the prime minister is still in intensive care. but borisjohnson‘s condition in hospital is improving. he's sitting up in bed. but dilemmas for government will still come. good afternoon. the chancellor taking the lead today. the latest from the hospital is that the prime minister remains in intensive care, where his condition is improving. i can also tell you that he has been sitting up in bed and engaging positively with the clinical team. this is more than an immediate health emergency, though, for the prime minister and the many thousands of families around the country with loved ones at risk. shuttered shops, closed down commerce, the outward signs of a massive hit to the nation's wallet for as long as this lockdown goes on. do you accept, chancellor, that under the lockdown there is a trade—off between protecting pe

the chancellor rishi sunak led the downing street daily briefing this afternoon, with the latest governmentder of the main points from today's briefing. the latest figures show that a further 419 people have died in uk hospitals having tested positive for coronavirus. that brings the total number of deaths to 16,509. addressing one of the most pressing issues — the shortage of personal protective equipment, the chancellor said it was an international challenge and they have appointed lord deighton to lead a national effort to increase ppe production. on procurring equipment — the chancellor told us that a shipment of 140,000 gowns has been received from myanmar. on economic support — the government's furlough scheme which went online this morning has already seen 140,000 firms apply for grants. that figure we are told represents 1 million jobs. also speaking at the daily coronavirus briefing, dame angela mclean, the deputy chief scientific adviser, said the numbers of people testing positive for covid—19 had stabilised. and the numbers being treated in hospital for the disease were also sta

on twitter, rishi sunak, the chancellor of the exchequer, my thoughts tonight...ministerjustin trudeau, saying... the president of the uk -- eu —— eu commission... the chief eu negotiator, michel barnier, saying... and the french president emmanuel macron on twitter as well. all my support to borisjohnson, twitter as well. all my support to boris johnson, his twitter as well. all my support to borisjohnson, his family and the british people at this difficult time. i hope he ove i’co m es difficult time. i hope he overcomes this ordeal quickly. rich preston, i'm sure throughout the night we will continue get updates as people follow the story into the night. thanks so much. the latest official figures on those affected by coronavirus across the uk were released a little earlier. they show that — in total — 5,373 people have died in hospitalfrom the effects of covid—i9. that's a rise of a39 on sunday's figure, although they do not account for people who have died in the community or in a care home. as intensive care units in hospitals across the uk come under increa

chancellor rishi sunak says the coronavirus will have serious implications for the uk economy.fter britain's tax watchdog, the office for budget responsibility, warned the pandemic could see the economy shrink more than a third byjune. and the potential damage to the economy is notjust a short—term threat — there will be a longer term impact as well. 0ur economics editor faisal islam is at the uk treasury. these are staggering numbers, numbers that people who work at this institution would never have imagined seeing on the charts about the british economy in their lifetimes. two months ago if all of a third of a percent over three months would have been seen as pretty bad, this is about a third of the entire economy. yes there is a bounce back but the overall impact over the course of the year is about the seven smaller consequences for public borrowing as well. it's important that even with these grim numbers underlying that is a strong bounce back, in order to get that you need to get the treasury rescue money out into the economy, need to get some sort of handle over the hea

are watching bbc news — now let's recap on today's downing street briefing, led by the chancellor rishi sunak joined by angela maclean, the government's deputy chief scientic adviser — and yvonne doyle who's the medical director of public health england. the chancellor spoke about the government scheme that began today to keep staff on the payroll, even if the pandemic means they can't work and he took questions both on business measures and on the continuing concerns surrounding the supply of personal protective equipment for front line medical workers. good evening from downing street where i am joined by professor let me start by addressing the issue uppermost in peoples minds. personal protective equipment, ppe. this is an international challenge, that many other countries are experiencing. alongside the efforts of british businesses, and our embassies around the world, we are working hard to get the ppe our front line nhs and social care staff need. we have appointed paul deighton, formerly chief executive of the london 2012 olympics, to lead on our domestic efforts to make and increase

today the chancellor, rishi sunak, said that he and the prime minister share a sense of urgency in getting restarted but, as he put it, we're not there yet. mr sunak also announced plans that will see small businesses become eligible for new loans, which are backed by a 100% government guarantee. he's been speaking to our economics editor faisal islam. in an office in leeds... you are through to hmrc, how can i help you? social distance civil servants saving livelihoods. they are part of the team who within a month have started to pay the wages of 4 million british workers. had more than half a million applications. we have paid out more than {4.5 billion worth of support to businesses and we are managing to keep people employed. thejob scheme already extended by a month. the chancellor has had to adopt the business loans element in this rescue package with another new scheme for small business microloans. today we announced a brand—new loan scheme for the smaller businesses. they will be able to get up to £50,000, a quarter of their revenue, very easily with a simple form, standardised, a

chancellor rishi sunak has said the uk's strategy in tackling coronavirus does not mean choosing between. at this afternoon's daily government press conference, he said, "the single most important thing we can do for the health of our economy is to protect the health of our people". it comes as the uk's spending watchdog, the office for budget responsibility, said a three—month lockdown could see the economy shrink by 35% by the end ofjune. mr sunak said, "these are tough times, and there will be more to come" the latest uk figures show that 778 more people have died in hospital, though the government have been criticised for not including care home deaths in that daily number. the chancellor went on to say he thinks the economy could recover relatively quickly from this. what i would say and what the report confirms is that the measures that we have put in place can significantly mitigate that impact. in particular, thejob retention scheme, the furlough scheme we have put in place aims to do exactly that in making sure people do not remain unemployed but are attached to their company th

the chancellor, rishi sunak, on the left of mrjohnson, would take the foreign secretary's place if hee right of dominic raab, the latest, along with many downing street staff, stuck in isolation at home, but a rare appearance from the former boss of this table sought to reassure. the infrastructure is there day by day, it is the infrastructure of the civil service and the cabinet and ministers and of course junior ministers. and there is always somebody who, if the prime minister is not available, is able to step into that place and lead that cabinet government. normal politics on hold. our thoughts are with the prime minister, his fiancee and his family. the labour party will act in the national interest, and that's why i've offered to act constructively with the government and support them where that's the right thing to do, and push them further where we need to do it. i want to send every good wish to him, to his fiancee and to his whole family. we are all willing you on, boris, get well soon. a stressful and strange moment of history. an impromptu poster taped to mrjohnson‘s own

around when he would be returning to downing street amongst those that he met where the chancellor, rishi sunakquite significant, because there is a lot of noises, a lot of murmurings from inside his own party about the lockdown and the damage it may be doing to the economy, doing to the economy, but he also had the health secretary at that meeting, and the de facto deputy, dominic raab, so i think he will be prepared for what he is facing when he goes through the front door of downing street early on monday morning, but, there will be a series of challenges, not just on his own side, but also from the opposition, so kier starmer sending him a welcome, perhaps an unwelcome letter, criticising the slowness of his response in the past, but also saying, he wants more details now from borisjohnson now he's back in the saddle on what he's going to do in the longer term to ease restrictions in the lockdown entry tried to get the economy back to normal? does borisjohnson have to pick between economy and health, or is it more complicated than that? i think it's incredibly more complicated than that. th

with dominic raab, the foreign secretary, the health secretary matt hancock and the chancellor, rishi sunak challenges ahead, so clearly preparing to take charge again in a full way, chairing that daily coronavirus briefing that government officials and ministers have been having at the start of every day, borisjohnson will be chairing that tomorrow morning. the british armed forces are going to start testing key workers and their families who have symptoms, in "hard to reach” areas of the uk. the new mobile facilities can be set up in 20 minutes, and will travel to police and fire stations, care homes, prisons and benefits centres. the government has set itself a target of completing 100,000 tests a day by thursday. president trump didn't go ahead with his daily coronavirus briefing on saturday. mr trump tweeted that it wasn't worth his "time or effort" and questioned the purpose of the briefings when, as he put it, the media asks "nothing but hostile" questions. critics say the move is linked to his falling poll ratings. in new york state, the epicentre of the us outbreak, governor andrew

the chancellor, rishi sunak, says more small firms will be eligible, and those with a turnover of upenquiries have been received, but fewer than 1,000 have been approved. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports. the government has been listening to criticism that its government back to business interruption loans weren't getting through to many firms because the rules had to said banks had to check first to see if they could get a normal loan. now it has lifted that role and made it easier to lend the government backed loa ns faster. easier to lend the government backed loans faster. we are also acutely aware that there is an urgent need foran aware that there is an urgent need for an additional product with businesses with a turnover of over £45 million, so we are working at pace with banks, with the treasury, to try and offer a better solution for those businesses up to a turnover of £500 million. the promise three weeks ago was an unprecedented £330 billion package of loa ns unprecedented £330 billion package of loans and other support, but so far, only £145 million has be

and on friday, he held a three—hour meeting with dominic raab, matt hancock and the chancellor rishi sunakchallenges ahead so clearly preparing to take charge again in a full way, chairing that daily coronavirus meeting that government officials and ministers have been having at the start of every day, borisjohnson will be tearing that tomorrow morning. thank you very much. the british armed forces are going to start testing key workers and their families who have symptoms, in "hard to reach” areas of the uk. the new mobile facilities can be set up in 20 minutes, and will travel to police and fire stations, care homes, prisons and benefits centres. the government has set itself a target of completing 100,000 tests a day by thursday. the uk government's been accused of ”dragging its heels” over demands for a guarantee of financial support to the families of health care workers who've died treating coronavirus patients. the british medical association wants all staff to qualify for death in service benefits, even if they're not covered by existing arrangements. at least 90 nhs workers are kn

the chancellor, rishi sunak, speaking at the daily downing street news conference said he was "deeply that if the lockdown lasts three months, with another three months of partial lifting, the uk economy could shrink by 35% between april and june this year before a likely recovery. in the model, experts predicted unemployment could rise to 10% of the working population. this would more than double unemployment levels, and amount to a rise of two million jobless people, as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. stuck on the shelf, stuck without trade. the shutdown's draining life from chris northcott‘s cider business, from the whole economy, too. we have a warehouse full of cider that we cannot sell and we are funding the shortfall through internet orders that come through into our business from our website. this is currently our only source of income. coronavirus presenting the government not just with a health emergency but a decade's defining downturn. these are tough times and there will be more to come, but we came into this crisis with a fundamentally sound economy. peopl

on twitter, rishi sunak, the british chancellor of the exchequer: .n necessary? it is huge. he said there is good spirit in the government, and that people are going to work together and they are working together to carry out boris johnson's plans working together to carry out borisjohnson's plans to tackle coronavirus. richard preston, no doubt you will be giving us more reaction as it comes throughout the night. thank you so much forjoining us. there is of course more on our website. you can find analysis on the coronavirus and in—depth pieces, including a link to focus was's piece from the hospital. to send a message if you are awake and on twitter. i would love to hear from you. hello. the warmth of the weekend was replaced by something a little bit fresher through the day on monday, but many of us were able to enjoy a bit of blue sky and a bit of sunshine from our windows and our gardens too. a bit more of the same on tuesday, things are looking mostly dry after a chilly and a misty start. but high—pressure very much dominating our weather throug

now let's remind you of the main points from today's government news briefing, the chancellor rishi sunaky condition is improving and he is sitting up and engaging with his clinical team. he said that boris johnson is receiving excellent care. professor angela maclean said the spread of the virus is not accelerating but the this was not the time to become complacent. she said the count of new cases in the uk day by day over the last few weeks is not a seller rating out of control. the government also announced a 750 million funding package for uk charities, but the chancellor warned he could not save everyjob, business or charity with his emergency measures. he also said they would match pound for pound what the bbc charity appeal raises, thatis what the bbc charity appeal raises, that is going to be broadcast on april the 23rd. that is children in need and comic relief coming together to raise money. earlier i spoke to heidi travis, the chief executive of the sue ryder charity which provides support for people living with a terminal illness and neurological conditions, as well as those w

he held a three—hour meeting at chequers, where he has been recuperating, with the chancellor rishi sunakatest issues. he is coming back at a time of other acute sensitivity. we are less than a couple of weeks away from the next major decision. he is now back in charge. the hope will clearly be in downing street that he provides the galvanising force. he has been absent through all of this. and yes, his health is obviously back to where his doctors think it is appropriate that he can get back behind his desk. leila nathoo, our political correspondent. so, what a day it is for children in spain. these are the latest pictures we have of youngsters, finally being allowed outside as their mother opens the door, what a moment after being cooped up inside under that strict lockdown. one boy told reporters he felt like it had been a hundred years since he had been out on his scooter. time to get those skateboards out too. who thought that just walking down the street would be such a momentous occasion. it comes as spain reports the lowest daily amount of deaths from coronavirus for a more than a