Michael Savage
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How will No 10 keep the show on the road as tensions rise and illness strikes?
Johnson and Hancock go into isolation, raising questions as to why ministers failed to observe their own rules on social distancing
Boris Johnson to warn UK: tougher lockdown may be necessary
Outbreak will get worse before it gets better, PM tells nation as death toll hits 1,000
Privatising children's homes is 'playing into the hands of abusers'
Vulnerable young people at greater risk from county lines drugs gangs, says Howard League for Penal Reform
From mere advice to full lockdown: the week when it all changed
A Tory government nationalising the economy and a country in lockdown marked the end point of a week like no other
‘Corbynism without Corbyn’ will destroy Labour, says Wes Streeting
MP says the new leader must ‘hit a big reset button’
Seaside visitors defy social distancing advice
One beach has been forced to shut, while a police commissioner calls for arcades to close.
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It’s not working.
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Theresa May’s social injustice office ‘doesn’t exist – and never will’
Former PM pledged to tackle race, gender and disabilty disparities – but Office for Tackling Injustices has never convened nor published a budget
BBC chief says TV streaming services ‘squeeze out British culture’
Director general Tony Hall warns that rivals like Netflix cannot be relied on to maintain investment in UK programming
UK supermarkets appeal for calm as shelves empty
Major chains vow to step up deliveries and tell customers there is no need for panic buying
Brexit: coronavirus sparks calls to extend EU transition period
With Europe facing lockdown, pressure to avoid disastrous ‘game of chicken’ talks grows• Coronavirus – latest updates• See all our coronavirus coverage
Social care crisis risks ‘two-tier’ blow to the poor, ministers warned
Experts say funding cuts led to care homes closures which only the rich can escape
UK and Brussels clash over post-Brexit trade deal even before key talks begin
Crunch negotiations begin next month
Home Office’s immigration boss quit ‘after run-ins with Priti Patel’
Pressure grows on home secretary accused of bullying senior civil servants
Starmer warns Labour: unite or face a generation out of power
Leadership frontrunner issues plea to party as voting set to begin
Labour candidates called on to justify transphobia claims
Woman’s Place UK demands evidence for allegation on pledge card signed by some candidates
Power play: how the chancellor lost control of No 11
For a decade Whitehall has been left in little doubt of the special adviser’s power
Who could miss out in Boris Johnson's cabinet reshuffle?
The changes the PM makes in his team this week will tell us whether Dominic Cummings’s influence is still strong
Jeremy Corbyn's local Labour party backs Keir Starmer for leadership
Members in Islington North narrowly nominate him over Rebecca Long-Bailey
Recognise British excellence not empire in honours system, says Nandy
Labour leadership contender says system should bring people together, not shut them out
Councils in crisis with more tax rises and service cuts due
Report reveals English local authorities’ financial despair after decade of austerity
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Amazed this story hasn't had more coverage - 97% of local authorities will put council tax up again in April to cope with a growing financial crisis
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