Sunak’s relief measures. How are they working on the ground? Some views from Conservative MPs.
It’s a mixed report, but most of those we spoke to were sanguine – which has less to with the Chancellor’s plans than with the current state of the polls.
Sunak soars to our highest-ever standing in this month’s Cabinet League Table
Matt Hancock also sees a 20-point rise in his approval rating to take third place as the Covid-19 crisis reshapes British politics.
It’s not obvious that we need mass antigen tests. And it’s not clear that Johnson’s policy has failed – far from it.
The Government’s record isn’t perfect. But some of the attacks on Ministers and hysterical and unfair.
Trump’s mishandling of the virus crisis confirms that he is an impudent opportunist
The President belittles the state governors, whose role in tackling the virus is important, instead of making common cause with them.
Home abortions, sunset clauses – and the importance of votes in Parliament
Big changes to controversial social and political issues are ill suited to decisions made by Ministers and advisers behind closed doors.
Charities are in crisis. A Government bailout is urgent – but they must not forget small players.
Time is running out for the Government to rescue those in the sector, with companies losing millions of pounds each week.
Johnson as Churchill. How’s he doing?
The last word must lie with the voters, and their current answer, according to the polls, is: very well indeed.
The rights and wrongs of closing the borders
Raab and Patel advocate the positions of their departments, which are based on different concerns and priorities. It is for the Prime Minister to decide.
Saving the NHS v saving the economy?
Ministers are walking the tightrope of trying to save both – which helps to put the words of the Deputy Chief Medical Officer yesterday in context.
Our survey. An emphatic vote of confidence in the Government. Though one in five activists think that it has over-reacted.
Seventy-seven per cent of those polled back the lockdown; 90 per cent think the Prime Minister and his team are handling the crisis well.
Herd immunity: Britain wasn’t alone. Here’s what’s happening in Holland and Sweden
Scandinavia contains the biggest differences in how the Coronavirus is being tackled, with Sweden and its neighbours taking very different approaches.
Now the Health Secretary succumbs to the virus. Argar should stand in for him if necessary.
The Minster for Health will be across a lot of the detail, and is well placed to step up to chair the relevant Cabinet committee.
Johnson’s illness: keep calm and carry on
At the moment, the most important Government action is rolling out testing, ventilators and equipment. Cabinet committees can and should deal with all that.
The virus. Why Johnson fell. Why Johnson flourished. Two first drafts of history from 2024.
Two extreme versions of what happens next in Britain. Events are more likely to end up somewhere in the middle.
The new boundary review will stick at 650 seats. Cui bono?
Analysis suggested the smaller map would have produced a bigger Tory majority – but others say it would make it harder for newly-elected MPs to hold on next time.