COVID-19 Updates
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The Guardian view on crony capitalism: a moral corruption stalks parliament | Editorial
The country is in trouble if during a national emergency the economy could be so easily rigged to favour connected insiders Crony capitalism in the House of Lords is not…
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The Guardian view on the pandemic’s educational impact: make good learning losses | Editorial
Increasing numbers of primary-age pupils are missing targets. Nurseries as well as schools need resources to catch up Children in England should have learned to read by age seven. Given…
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China imposes new lockdowns as local Covid cases hit record high
Country reports 31,444 new locally transmitted cases, the highest daily figure since pandemic began China has imposed a fresh series of Covid lockdowns, including in a city where workers at…
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Tories run for the hills rather than face Labour over Michelle Mone and PPE | John Crace
When a minister was needed to field Angela Rayner’s questions over the VIP fast lane, luckless Neil O’Brien was the only one to pick up the phone Spare a thought…
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Gove under pressure to explain role in PPE deals for Mone-linked firm
Minister’s insistence he referred all offers to civil service channels appears at odds with previously released email correspondence UK politics live – latest news updates Michael Gove is facing mounting…
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Michelle Mone PPE firm revelations prompt anger in Commons
MPs across house condemn what one called ‘sickening, shameful’ disclosures about Covid procurement UK politics live – latest news updates The growing controversy over a PPE company linked to the…
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China GDP: one-fifth of economy is under lockdown, and analysts expect it to get much worse
As daily Covid-19 cases reached a record high on Wednesday, the economic impact appears comparable to when Shanghai endured a citywide lockdown in the spring, dashing hopes of a fast…
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Lady Mone is accused and still the Tories won’t come clean about PPE. What are they hiding? | Angela Rayner
Today’s accusations are serious, and they highlight a wider problem. Ministers have learned nothing from earlier scandals The new Guardian revelations about Michelle Mone – claims that she and her…
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Angela Rayner asks urgent question on government ‘VIP lane’ for PPE contracts – video
Labour was granted an urgent question in the Commons on Thursday about the government’s due diligence in granting PPE contracts to firms via its ‘VIP lane’. This comes after the…
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Michael Gove: I referred offers of help with PPE to the appropriate civil service channels – video
Michael Gove has said he referred all offers of help with personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic to the ‘appropriate civil service channels’. The levelling up secretary was being…