sir keir starmer has been elected as the new leader of the opposition.iously been the director of public prosecutions, a human rights lawyer and will be absolutely intriguing to see what approach he takes. particularly, coronavirus and the fighting for that epidemic is centre stage. it has changed the political landscape. how will he approach that because that is going to be the main issue in the first few months of his leadership. he has said the government has a huge responsibility, but the labour party does as well. he says even if you have not voted for this government, you need this government to succeed in order to get through this crisis. he said they need to engage constructively with the government and not be an opposition for opposition sake. not to score political points or make impossible demands, but he says he will point out if he thinks there are areas where the government is not acting quickly enough or doing the right thing. he also talks about their vision of a better society, particularly the role of key public sector workers. he talks

what i really, really hope from keir starmer is that the tea m hope from keir starmer is that the teambly can be to reach the parts of the country that the labour party is currently not reaching, whether that is places in the south, where we have never won before, or places in the north which we need to win back. but i think that keir starmer will be a fair leader, and he has to be given a chance — i think he has got quite a short space of time to basically make his mark about what sort of leader he is going to be and whether he can show how he really is in charge, so that people feel confident to follow, but i think that he can do it. he has already apologised for the strain of anti—semitism, as he put it, that has tainted labour in recent years. and that is vitally important to apologise, and that apology matters to lots and lots of thejewish community, but not just to lots and lots of thejewish community, but notjust thejewish community, but notjust thejewish community —— those of us who have found ina community —— those of us who have found in a labourfamily that it community —— th

well, it is notjust keir starmer?o was talking about this, we are all looking at this from our owfi we are all looking at this from our own standpoint as constituency mps. the problem is matching the two things, availability and access and the point is that they are going to get that availability in the sense that they are ramping it up now, but is the key question that lies as distribution, a bit like the same answer to the ppe question, when we get the ppe in, it needs to be got to the care homes and that has been one of the issues and i have managed to get ppe to my constituency from the local authorities now, so it is going to be getting those testing places near enough for the care homes and to any of the outlying medical facilities that carers can get there before they go on shift or after they come off shift. ok, i am going to talk about ppe are just a moment but rachel reeves, listening to that, do you agree with the government and dominic raab, that the priority has been to make sure that the nhs isn't overwh

keir starmer wa nts to to be highlighted. get that balance right and put the country first. he is talking about working in the national interest with boris johnson to about working in the national interest with borisjohnson to guide britain through this outbreak. i think he is going to want to project this image as well as really trying to improve the response of being prime ministerial himself. that is his aim and it is something, it is one of main reasons that he was elected. some people have suggested there could be a government of national unity, as in a wartime government. but matt hancock said that was not on the card, although there is a new leader at the labour party. | there is a new leader at the labour party. i can't see any prospect of that. but i do think that it is a positive that we finally have real opposition, because the opposition for a long time has been rather infeck eventual. ineffective. it is good for our democracy that keir starmer has come out already, yes, he is going to be not scoring cheap politic

yes, a lot of mps wanting to send our best wishes, not least keir starmer.f you like, for both keir starmer and dominic raab. the exchanges were very polite. in fact, i got exchanges were very polite. in fact, igota exchanges were very polite. in fact, i got a slight sense that keir starmer was a little more tentative in his questions to the foreign secretary learnt last week. he was very keen to stress the fact i was really wanting to focus on the evidence rather than giving his own opinion, obviously, not wanted to go down the little party line in any obvious sense. he focus on what he calls the truly dreadful figures in terms of the death toll and talked about a rising death toll in care homes. interestingly, latertoday at the downing street briefing, we will get alongside eds in hospitals over the last 2a hours, a daily update to those who have lost their lives to coronavirus in care homes and in that the community. dominic raab disputing the fact that there is a sort of rising death toll in care homes. it is very difficult to actually get an accurate fi

i think keir starmer supporters will say he can do that.ou represent, where you come from, it is about the policies you bring m, it is about the policies you bring in, and that is going to be the important part of all of this, and how he approaches in the immediate future the coronavirus outbreak. how closely he is willing to work with the government. today, prime minister borisjohnson, the government. today, prime minister boris johnson, on the government. today, prime minister borisjohnson, on the day jeremy corbyn stopped being labour leader, wrote a letter to all the opposition leaders are saying, come and have a briefing, iwant opposition leaders are saying, come and have a briefing, i want to talk about how to do this in the national interest. it will be interesting to see how closely keir starmer decides to work with the government. he has said he wants to take a critical approach, praised the government when it does have the right thing but criticised when it does not. india, which has nearly a fifth of the world's population, has b

for many members, how keir starmer deals with that issue will bea starmer deals with that issue willparty, i am sorry. and i will tear out this poison by its roots and judge success by the return of ourjewish members. and judge success by the return of ourjewish members. keir starmer's background as a human rights lawyer is well known. he famously defended environmental activists against the fast—food chain mcdonald's. later, he was the director of public prosecutions. but for many, his politics are less well known. he has promised to keep some of labours policies on public policy in fighting or says he will speak for the whole country. where that requires change, we will change. where that requires us to rethink, we will rethink. 0ur where that requires us to rethink, we will rethink. our mission is to earn prescribe trust in our party is a forceful good. so he has promised to work together to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young is in westminster and joins us now. vicki, this was an emphatic victory, what you think she plans to do with this

keir starmer's background asa human members.background as a human rights lawyer is well—known, he defended environmental activists against mcdonald, later was director of public prosecutions but to many his politics are less well—known. he has pledged to keep some of the labour's cent policies on issues like public ownership and fighting authority but said it is vital labour speaks for the whole country. where that requires change, we will change. where that requires us to rethink we will rethink. our mission has to be restore trust, in our party, as a force for good. keir starmer will have little time to settle in though, within hours of his election he had agreed to meet borisjohnson to work together on tackling the coronavirus pandemic. to work together on tackling the coronavirus pandemic. one of the government's most senior advisors on the coronavirus pandemic has warned that the uk could see high rates of infection for "weeks and weeks", if the lockdown rules are flouted this weekend. professor neil ferguson said that whil

what about the combination of kier starmer and angela rayner?puty leader, both together represented a united party that now comes together to provide the opposition that this country dearly needs in these they, very difficult times. i think this is wonderful news, notjust for the labour party but for the country as a whole that we can get on with the business of working together with the government on this terrible crisis that we face but we can also look forward into the country and rebuild the party. these have been very difficult years for the labour party after losing back in 2010, fallen prospects, a surge in support forjeremy corbyn at the first election and then a bitter election defeat for the party, heady with forward from that because it is a huge challenge for sir keir starmer? —— how do you move forward. he will have to start from the bottom up. no doubt about it. the loss of the election was devastating. we now have a very small number of members of parliament, the worst defeat since 1935, of course the task is huge but that is why

sir keir starmer becomes the new labour party leader — and commits to working with the government toe the crisis, under my leadership, we will engage constructively with the government, not opposition for opposition‘s sake, not scoring party political points or making impossible demands. and as innovations abound for events that are cancelled, today there was an alternative to the grand national for racing fans to enjoy. good evening. a five—year—old child has become the youngest victim of coronavirus in the uk — on a day which saw another large rise in the number of reported deaths. the child, who had an underlying health condition, was among 708 people reported to have died since yesterday. it brings the total number of deaths in hospitals from the disease tojust over 4,300, but there are suggestions that the spread of the infection is slowing. our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. brighton beach would normally be packed on a day like this but across the country, it seems that most people are following the instruction from the government to stay at home. the police have b

keir starmer will have little time to settle in though.ructively together on tackling the coronavirus pandemic. it is time to say goodbye now to our views on bbc world. you are watching bbc news. good afternoon. it is likely to remain warm, dry and fairly sunny for the rest of the afternoon. we will see cloud approaching from the west as we go through tomorrow as well but i think most notable ahead of this is the southerly winds drawn up of this is the southerly winds drawn up from africa and we will see temperatures well above where they should be for the rest of the year, even where we keep the rain in the north they are above where they were yesterday by two or three degrees andi yesterday by two or three degrees and i think we will notice that as well with increasing amounts of sunshine as i say. then as we go through the night time period we will bring that dry air, strengthening winds, pushing the brain away towards the north and although we will have clear skies for many, actually because of the win we will largely escape a frost th

sir keir starmer, as pa rt note as well.some indication of the kind of political direction that the party is now headed in. italy has seen a drop in the number of covid—19 patients in intensive care for the first time. the country's civil protection officer says this has allowed hospitals to breathe. jean mackenziejoins us now from rome. is there any sign of things improving? yes, we heard a few days ago that italy had reached the peak of this epidemic, but we have now started to see some of these really encouraging signs that wings are starting to turn around. yesterday the number of deaths fell, so we actually had fewer deaths here yesterday than we had in the uk, 681. that is the first time deaths have been in the 6005 first time deaths have been in the 600s for over a week now, and as you say, the intensive care beds, so hospitals finally seeing some progress. we spoke to a doctor in milan yesterday he said for the first time things are feeling manageable, that they have some hope. and it is palm sunday, of course. norma

and the new labour leader sir keir starmer has said "serious mistakes have been made" by the government "ministers do need to be held accountable for those mistakes," 0ur health correspondent richard galpin reports. there can be little doubt now that there is a major crisis in care homes, particularly in england. the latest figures are provisional, but indicate the number of deaths in the ca re indicate the number of deaths in the care homes in england could have doubled between april ten and 15th. and that would mean an increase of around 1000 deaths linked to coronavirus in just five days. back on april three, 217 deaths in care homes had been reported in england and wales. 0n homes had been reported in england and wales. on april ten, the number had increased to more than 1000. and now, if these latest figures, which are for april 15 are correct, then the total just are for april 15 are correct, then the totaljust in england is around 2000 deaths. we need to be pursuing the preventative agenda with much more vigour than we have been, perhaps, and making sure that ppe is available, so

an act of the december general election who signed a letter demanding starmer publishes the allegations including secret whatsapp messages labor m.p. bill ribeiro how he joins me now via skype from a constituency in stratham south london thanks so much mel for coming on you signed the letter with the people who've been on this show diane abbott richard berg and clive lewis in love john mcdonnell kate also more lloyd russell moyle claudia webb and others they've been on this show your with them what is this letter and why are you demanding a report be published by suggest common. me if it was very shocking to read all of those instance in the report that the version of it that was late it's clear that there's more of it and it's obviously not in the report is the report isn't anti semitism. and actually i think the report was in. contact surrounding the labor party h.q. behavior page here and i think it was a bit focused in that report on handling of anti-semitism complaints as well and and especially on a not of the things that were going on particular was happening during the 2017 gene

sir keir starmer quoted one care worker. "i work in a nursing home. i'm terrified.esidents have the virus. we're wearing homemade masks. this is horrible and i'm very scared." and that word 'scared' is one i think we've all heard many, many times in these last two or three weeks. a survey by the royal college of nursing found that half of nursing staff felt under pressure to work without the levels of protective equipment set out in official guidance. this has been a stress—test of our resilience, and the government plan is clearly not working. so can i ask the first secretary to tell front—line workers at risk, when will they finally get the equipment they need to keep them safe? since the start of the outbreak, we've delivered 1 billion items of personal protective equipment and tens of millions have been distributed via the devolved administrations. we recognise though that we've got to strive even harder in this incredibly difficult and competitive international environment to source the equipment. sir keir said the government had also failed to take up offers f

and here, sir keir starmer becomes the labour leader and promises to work with the government to tackleoronavirus crisis. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are broadcaster lynn faulds wood and former pensions minister baroness ros altmann many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the mail reports on the queen's rousing message‘ to the uk ahead of queen elizabeth's historic address on sunday. with the telegraph reporting that the speech will look to ‘invoke the spirit that saw the country through the second world war‘. while the times leads with reports that the queen's speech will urge the uk to be strong as the coronavirus ‘strikes‘ medics. and ‘a generation as strong as any‘ leads on the front of the sunday express you can see the theme coming through there. with me are broadcaster lynn faulds wood and former pensions minister baroness ros altmann. thank you both for being with us. starting with the mail on sunday and the speech planned by the queen. i am nervous to ask you about this. i know you are not always a huge fan

sir keir starmer was in charge of labour‘s brexit plan.nsidered last left—wing withjeremy koerber —— jeremy corbyn. today... he's cinched he's been described as sensible and steady but i also think he's very trustworthy and inspirational. mid 50s, wears a suit, but maybe that's what the party needs at this time. 50s, wears a suit, but maybe that's what the party needs at this timelj think his track record shows him to beafairand think his track record shows him to be a fair and determined person. i'm also confident that he will be an effective, incredible leader during this issue. to become prime minister infour this issue. to become prime minister in four years though, jeremy corbyn left behind fewer labour mps than any time since world war ii. the party shriveled in many areas. the new leader already given a grave apology to the jewish community after so many accusations of anti—semitism in the party. 0n so many fronts, there is a hugejob ahead. i understand the scale of the task. the gravity of the position we're in. we have a mountain

sir keir starmer was in charge of labour's troubled brexit plan but was ahead from the start of thisss left—wing thanjeremy corbyn but he won twice as many votes as his nearest rival. back injanuary, these members in the marginal bury north gave him mixed reviews but today... i have in the past described him as sensible and steady which are not especially flattering adjectives but i also think he's very trustworthy and inspirational. he's a bit dull. if you could clone what a minister would look like it would be him, mid 50s, wears a suit, but maybe that is what the party needs at this time. his track record shows him to be a fair and determined person. i'm also confident that he will be an effective and credible leader of the opposition. to become prime minister infouryears, though, jeremy corbyn left behind fewer labour mps than at any time since world war ii and the party shrivelled in many areas that it used to call home. i'm just sorry that we let people down. the new leader has already given a grave apology to the jewish community, after so many accusations of anti—semitism in

but sir keir starmer said only 18,000 were being carried out.riving up demand. demand is there. last week, the health secretary said that every care worker who needed a test would get one. but the reality on the ground is very different, and there were very few tests indeed. we've got mobile labs to go to some of those areas that are hard to reach. we will be using the army who have made, along with the other key workers, incredible contributions to support that effort. but ijust come back to the key point, i think it is important to have a target and to drive towards a target. sir keir said the government had also failed to take up offers from the british firms to help out with the provision of personal protective equipment — known as ppe. something's going wrong, and there's a pattern emerging here. we were slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow on protective equipment, and now, slow to take up these offers from british firms. i don't accept his premise that we've been slow. we have been guided by the scientific advice — the chief scientifi

the clear favourite is sir keir starmer. earlier, john as hworth told sir keir starmer.r to jeremy rebecca long—bailey, seen as perhaps the natural heir tojeremy corbyn, her campaign didn't take off in perhaps the wet would have been expected. things are uncertain in politics, so we can say for sure. we'll find out this morning. stay at home and protect lives. that's the clear warning from the health secretary, matt hancock, who says more people will die if there's any relaxation of social distancing rules this weekend because of the expected warm weather. it's even prompted some tourist hot spots to take the unprecedented move of releasing adverts asking people to stay away. in a moment, we'll speak to a police chief trying to enforce the guidelines and also to the head of a national park. first, here's a look one public service announcement released by visit cornwall. take this moment to reflect. today we must stay at home and reassess because today we can't rush anywhere. joining us now are the chief constable of devon and cornwall police, shaun sawyer, and the chief

keir starmer, universal credit was brought in and done.redit was brought in and done. keir starmer, an unknown quantity in this particular context. what does it say when they become the spearheading group in charge of the spearheading group in charge of the traffic light system ? the spearheading group in charge of the traffic light system? john? there have been calls for people who have served in the past, particularly gordon brown, who has been quite impressive when he has come and spoken about trying to get a global coalition of people together. we are going to talk in his second about how borisjohnson is taking the reins again. i really don't think he's going to welcome cross— party don't think he's going to welcome cross—party support coming through. it may be needed, absolutely, but i think borisjohnson with the way that he does things it is going to say, look, iam that he does things it is going to say, look, i am convalescing, that he does things it is going to say, look, iam convalescing, but that he does things it is going to say

i absolutely agree with what keir starmer has said, first, what have we learnt from this crisis?y we were as a country trying to come to grips with the implications of this crisis, doing things we would never have imagined happening, social distancing, all of those things we thought we would never see in our lifetime, with hindsight, certainly, we would have been better planning for that. it was hard for the government to do that. so let's plan for the exit from lockdown. it will be a better process of exit if we properly plan for it, if government says how it is thinking about those issues. i also think, as keir starmer said this morning, it's important for people, because people wa nt to important for people, because people want to know not the precise date on which this is going to end, but a sense of what the exit will look like. ed miliband, thank you for your time. thank you. just before the weather, let's take a listen to this. that's the forecast, stay safe, and i'll see you soon. he drums along that's a face some of you will recognise — bbc weather presenter 0wain wyn ev

and sir keir starmer becomes the new labour party leader — and commits to working with the governmentle the crisis. as the weather heats up across europe, the authorities are ramping up efforts to keep people at home to help fight the spread of the disease. a five—year—old boy has become the youngest person in the uk to die with coronavirus. the uk cabinet office minister, michael gove said it appeared people were adhering to social distancing guidelines. mr gove said seven healthcare workers have now lost their lives in the uk, fighting the virus. to help the nhs, the government said hundreds of new ventilators are being produced every day, with many more being sourced from abroad. the spanish prime minister, pedro sanchez said the country was ‘close to passing the peak‘ of the virus as the daily death toll fell to its lowest level in a week. in italy — the number of new coronavirus cases is stabilising with fewer people being admitted to intensive care. in the us a record 630 have died in new york state from covid—i9 in the last 2a hours. here in the uk, the department of health has

but sir keir starmer said only 18,000 were being carried out. driving up demand. demand is there. last week, the health secretary said that every care worker who needed a test would get one. but the reality on the ground is very different, and there were very few tests indeed. we've got mobile labs to go to some of those areas that are hard to reach. we will be using the army who have made, along with the other key workers, incredible contributions to support that effort. but ijust come back to the key point, i think it is important to have a target and to drive towards a target. sir keir said the government had also failed to take up offers from the british firms to help out with the provision of personal protective equipment — known as ppe. something's going wrong, and there's a pattern emerging here. we were slow into lockdown, slow on testing, slow on protective equipment, and now, slow to take up these offers from british firms. i don't accept his premise that we've been slow. we have been guided by the scientific advice — the chief scienti

norman, what you think keir starmer will focus on? i think there isa starmer will focus on?nt say they will involve the opposition parties but they have been no rush to sit out their thinking. the signs are that that outline of a plan could be moved back to next week. when borisjohnson could be moved back to next week. when boris johnson made could be moved back to next week. when borisjohnson made a statement at downing street on monday, he set out some of his thinking. i get the sense that is now being pushed towards next week. the day number 10 say we should all be focusing on is mainly seventh, the day of the actual review. i think keir starmer will say, we need some advance warning because we need to have some input. it'll take time to put in some of the measures that will enable the lockdown to be eased so better to do early. my best guess that will be the thrust of his attack today. there is also disquiet on borisjohnson's tory backbenchers about opening up the economy if and when restrictions are ees. that is, but i think it is confined to a comparative view. i think

that thatis agree with sir keir starmer that that is the best approach to have.w leader in the scottish government has instructed us to take this, is to make sure the questions we are asking of the scottish government are the ones that nudged the government in a direction where they need to go. we had similar issues regarding ppe with front line staff that you have had south of the border. i don't think there is anybody anywhere in the uk that wa nts to anybody anywhere in the uk that wants to see an opposition party in any of the four parliaments playing politics. we want the country to come together, to be led by the government and governments, and doing everything that is required to keep us safe and well and your family safe. that means there is a strong and important role for a grown—up opposition party, which every indication we have seen since sir keir starmer came every indication we have seen since sir keirstarmer came in, every indication we have seen since sir keir starmer came in, the labour party is now returning to. i think thatis party is now retur

keir starmer leads the mirror with calls to ministers to stop treating brits in lockdown like children says the nation deserves to know how life will be restarted. the times also focuses on easing the lockdown. it says tory grandees are calling on the pm to ease lockdown measures. so let's begin. sian tory grandees telling the prime minister time to ease the lockdown. he is returning to work tomorrow after his convalescence at chequers and some very difficult decisions ahead? absolutely. the sunday times front page is reflecting what feels like a growing mood in the country where people seem to be quite frustrated now with the lockdown and wa nt to frustrated now with the lockdown and want to know what is the exit strategy? or at least some pointers towards an exit strategy and some dates for when things might start to get back to normal. the story in the sunday times is a pincer movement of six tory party donors, some big names, the owner of the ivy, the phones for you owner, together with some cabinet ministers and leading tory backbenchers are putting boris johnson under quite a lot

keir starmer is calling for an a nswer to keir starmer is calling for an answer to the big question,also arguing that when we moved to easing the locked—in it is going to require a lot of planning and preparation may require a lot of investment to build vaccine centres in the light. better to start now. his argument is it is about transparency. to be clear and candid and honest with people. the government view is that is all fine but not now. because they say the science simply isn't there to provide the sort of clarity we need to formulate electric strategy but their realfear is to formulate electric strategy but their real fear is that if we all start discussing electric strategy, that results innovative a confused message in terms of the current restrictions on lockdown. if the government is on one hand saying to people we want you to carry on staying indoors but at the same time, let's talk about how you can leave indoors, that could potentially be counter—productive to maintaining lockdown. not so, says sir keir starmer, better to have that discussion now. we do need to take the

in other news britain's main opposition labor party has named kira's starmer as its new leader that's after a ballot of party members trade unionists and registered supporters starmer is the former director of public prosecutions and has acted as shadow bread's as secretary he was one of 3 candidates for the labor leadership and one resoundingly with more than 50 per cent of the vote deliver a place jeremy corbyn who resigned after a crushing defeat to boris johnson's conservative party in december's general election. you're up to date now on d w news at this hour american evan stand for me and the entire news team here in berlin thanks for the company. on doing crazy thing in the pool time. how to handle on new lives in times of the koran a pandemic a reporter. just like you and she's looking for answers and thankfully with the help of living expenses.

labour leader sir keir starmer urges the government to show the public there is a plan and publish its strategy for ending the coronavirus lockdown. we do need to take the public with us. we need the public to comply, and therefore they need to know that the government has a strategy for what comes next, and they need to know the government's planning for that. and i think if there is transparency and openness, you get the trust of the public, and if you get the trust of the public it's likely the compliance levels will go up, and that is a very good thing because what the government is doing now to keep the infection rate down is the right thing and we should support that. president trump suspends funding for the world health organization, accusing it of covering up the spread of the virus in china. and he set out to collect £1000 for the nhs by walking round his garden. now he's passed £45 million. we'll be speaking to 99—year—old war veteran captain tom moore and his familyjust before 9.30. really looking forward to talking to captain tom moore, the incredible world war ii veteran w

during the coronavirus pandemic is married reportedly said recently separated to a woman who care starmer once or certainly wanted to become general secretary of your party emily old now. who has this person. could she be general secretary after this report in fairness to stammer of course he is conducting an internal inquiry. i mean what i would say to that is that we have a general secretary and i name is jenny who will be in this far as i'm aware there are no moves for us to have another general secretary even for internal party presses anybody else's name comes up it's probably not advisable last people under investigation to be acquited into positions that more importantly shouldn't even be in discussion because our general secretary still very much active in working why do you think mainstream media in this country is not interested in effectively sabotage amidst western europe's largest socialist movement. i mean i would significant number of members of the party found that particularly bizarre that the mainstream media isn't really jumping on this issue obviously there are some be

this as the newly elected labour leader, sir keir starmer, is urging the government to come up with angy from the current lockdown. new york has recorded 630 more virus deaths, taking its overall toll to 3,565. president trump has warned americans to prepare for a big increase in the number of deaths. in spain, the prime minister says the country is close to passing the peak of infections, and there's hope in italy as the country has seen its first drop in the number of patients in intensive care during the outbreak. in england, the professional footballers' association says proposals for a 30% pay cut for premier league players would be detrimental to the nhs. ourfirst report, on the queen's address, is from our royal correspondent nick witchell. recorded at windsor castle on thursday, the queen's broadcast will according to officials be a deeply personal message, which will reflect her experience in other difficult times. broadcasts such as this by the queen are rare. they are reserved for moments of particular national significance. speaking about the situation facing the nation, th

in the uk, the newly—elected labour leader, sir keir starmer, has been briefed by government officialsternoon and has accused the british government of making "serious mistakes" in its response to the pandemic. the professional footballers‘ association warns proposals for a 30% pay cut for top flight players would harm the nhs. welcome to bbc news. let's bring you a round up of all the latest developments in the coronavirus pandemic. the queen will deliver what's described as a "deeply personal" television address today, stressing the value of self—discipline and resolve during the coronavirus pandemic. the monarch‘s special address to the nation and the commonwealth will thank front line nhs staff and care workers, while recognising the "grief", "financial difficulties" and "enormous changes" the country is facing. meanwhile england's health secretary is warning the government could ban exercise outside the home if people ignore the lockdown rules on staying at home and social distancing. matt hancock said the lifting of restrictions would depend on how people behave. it comes after r

the labor party at a general election we have what's that messages within this secret report that starmer is threatening people with court action for revealing that show the disappointment that that they have felt within the labor party that they came within 2000 votes of replacing the tories some of these things are not necessarily surprising and however it's very very different to have proof now i'm not sure when it's i don't know the details of the who i don't know when it was or did i don't know when people were able to get high. particular bit old evidence there i mean you know i think gerry could be very clear about an image of who it is a party moving forward together and i don't think he's the type of person that would want to. cause bridges in that way it's very different to find that people acted on these things 'd and that there is evidence there actually on these things the united nations is alleged that the agency ran basically as starmer the crown prosecution service played a part in the torture and arbitrary detention of julian a songe who publish the work of whistleblowers

this was the first critical intervention by kier starmer and a big criticism.hing else i need to raise with you, the prime minister, watch epc in now? we have not had an update from downing street, my understanding is that his condition has improved. he was admitted to st thomas' hospital last week showing signs of coronavirus. he was told he did have coronavirus and was taken into intensive care on monday nights, taking out on thursday nights. we heard on thursday he was continuing to improve, taking short walks in between breaks, so he is still in st thomas' hospital, as we understand. i germany think will get as many updates now his condition is improving, but as i understand, if he is still in hospital and dominic raab are still deputising for him. some breaking news from iran on infections. total number of people infected with the new coronavirus here, 17,029. that is coming from health officials. sorry, i wasjust about to say that i didn't have a figure on debts, but unfortunately, i do. the death toll spikes to 4357 in arana, 125 i do. the death toll spi

the leader of the opposition, who was only elected on saturday, keir starmer, said...ison, who is a doctor himself. boris has been working heroically over the last few days, despite his deteriorating condition. he's an extraordinary man and i'm sure he will pull through from this. it is devastating that over the course of the day to hear he's deteriorated to the point where he has to now go into intensive care. but i don't think we should jump to any conclusions. i suspect the doctors will want to monitor him closely in a way that is only really possible in icu. and i know he's in the very best of hands at st thomas' hospital, and of course we all wish him well for a speedy recovery. he's a selfless individual with a very strong public service. it is not in his nature to step back. he has been running things, albeit from his sick bed. clearly that is no longer going to be possible in the immediate term, and there is a structure in place to deal with that contingency, there always is. and that will now ta ke there always is. and that will now take effect. leaders around

and sir keir starmer becomes labour leader — and promises to work with the government to tackle the coronaviruss. they're used to selling to pubs, restaurants and school kitchens but wholesalers are now helping to feed the family, after the coronavirus closed the door to the hospitality industry. some suppliers are also providing hundreds of thousands of food parcels for elderly and vulnerable people. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. it is not your usual weekly shop. this is a new drive through click and collect service at a new drive through click and collect food warehouse in essex. i am shopping for my extended family so i am getting for myself and my sisters and i will split up and job to them. i am a teacher so i am out and about but i prefer not to be in the shops so this has been a great help. my daughter lives on tomato sauce. she hasjust come back from uni and i have realised what she has been eating. just some things for baking. you can say that again, here's his box of eggs. it is fascinating to see what some people are stocking up on, the most popular items, pasta, f

we heard from sir keir starmer as well yesterday.would be constructive and work with the government but would call the may 2013 government was making mistakes and an article the sunday times he said serious mistakes had been made. he mentioned ppe, whetherfront line staff were getting enough, the government has been slow to act on tasting, they must focus on getting to the 100,000 taste id target and he is calling for the national vaccine he is calling for the national vaccine programme. he is calling for the national vaccine programme. which will mean vaccination centres across the country. he thinks ministers need to be clear about an exit strategy about when restrictions can be lifted. john —— downing street have not commented on this. they did see thousands of items of ppe have been delivered across the country. in terms of when the restrictions may be lifted, as matt hancock referred to, it depends on the figures and also on people's behaviour. thank you very much. with so much of the world put on severly restricted measures, th

keir starmer. ido starmer.st seek a&e consultant, and instrumental in bringing up emergency services. manjeet riyat is sadlyjust one of the work is to die from the coronavirus during this crisis. can the first secretary tell us how many nhs workers have now died from coronavirus? and how many social ca re coronavirus? and how many social care workers have now died from coronavirus? first secretary. i entirely agree with the broader point he makes that as our key workers, whether they on the nhs, whether they are in social care, who are fighting for us, tending to the most vulnerable in our society need the full support, that is why it is so the full support, that is why it is so important that we ramp up the testing, ramp up the ppe deliveries. my testing, ramp up the ppe deliveries. my latest figures are 69 people have died within the nhs of coronavirus, and don't have the precise figure for care homes, they are more difficult to establish in terms of ca re difficult to establish in terms of care home workers

the new labour leader sir keir starmer has had some pretty strong words. he has.he last 2a hours how the language from the opposition has stepped up. while sir keir starmer said he will not oppose for opposition's sake and wants the government to succeed because he said it is a national emergency and a global emergency, he says in an article written in the sunday times today that the british government has made serious mistakes in its handling of coronavirus. he says he welcomes the additional clarity that welcomes the additional clarity that we have had in the last few days about testing, this aspiration to reach 100,000 tests a day by the end of this month. to put that into perspective, there have been 195,000 tests in total since testing began. that should be happening in two days, ina that should be happening in two days, in a matter of weeks, and that isa days, in a matter of weeks, and that is a total that's been running for several weeks. he also says there has to be a clear exit strategy for how the uk gets out of the current restrictions and that that sho

s opposition labor party has a new leader k or starmer was elected as the person to take on prime minister boris johnson is the former director of public prosecutions and shadow break that secretary he won in a vote announced by email and social media because of concerns over coronavirus he replaces jeremy corbyn who stood down after 5 years under my leadership we will engage constructively with the government not opposition opposition sake not scoring party political points or making impossible demands but with the courage to support where that's the right thing to do but we will test the arguments that are put forward we will shine a torch on critical issues where we see mistakes or falter in government or things not happening as quickly as they should we'll challenge that and call that out our purpose when we do that is the same as the government's to save lives and to protect our country and the hayward has been following developments from lincolnshire in the u.k. . no great fanfare in this election for the result usually the winner would appear on the stage to a big audience but that

i think we will find out more in the coming week, but sir keir starmer was also interviewed on sky andd what he made of the government response so far and whether the government is taking the right steps at the right time and he said the figures have been alarming. what we all want, the whole country wants and the labour party wants and the government wants, is to see that figure flatten and hopefully start going down, the figure for hospital admissions, the tragic death figures, we want to see them going down and whatever measures are necessary now for the government to take, whether it is increasing capacity in the nhs or lockdown, to get those figures down, we will support it. of course there will be questions in due course about what happened when, but the most important thing is we do have that unity of purpose, which is to try and get those figures down and we will support the government in that. we will ask challenging questions, difficult questions about where we go next, what has happened in the past, but i think the whole nation desperately wants those figures to go down. som

sir keir starmer is leading the charge on this.'t being held properly to account, apart from those six questions to broadcasters and newspapers get at the daily press conference. some mps, well i think the labour party have behaved quite well on this one and have not tried to score... well, they have scored political points, but not cheap ones, they have raised legitimate concerns ones, they have raised legitimate concerns have been broadly supported at the action taken. nevertheless, there are calls for the business of parliament to continue. it could be done like we are doing this here, seeing the inside of mp's holmes! 0n the other hand, david davis, the tory mps, is saying that they think they should return in person as soon as possible. he said the house of commons map and there were error rates going on during the war, why can't they do it now? and there is no reason why they couldn't all be tested for covid—19 and get on with their business in the chamber. it shows that mps on all sides of the house want to resume business a