Policy

Critics say government is failing to provide clear guidance to public on social distancing as PM threatens lockdown

Current operators will run services under new ‘emergency measures agreements’

Cabinet Office and DfE reveal list of occupations where people will still be able to send their children to education settings

Ministers urged to introduce wage-guarantee scheme as data underscores lack of savings and reliance on credit

Home Office was slow to react to reports of injustice and ignored warning signs, Wendy Williams finds

Full details of new range of powers across five key areas

Action by four governments comes as “spike of the virus is increasing at a faster pace than anticipated”, according to English education secretary

Chancellor Rishi Sunak to set out economic measures this afternoon

PM urged to ‘bring more light and less heat’ to the immigration debate after Brexit

The government’s Covid-19 response has been driven by expert advice, in a way that isn’t always clear in public policy. Can it stay that way throughout the crisis?

Lack of action leading to a “year of wait and see”, warns rail industry

NAO report says lower take up of free early years places in most deprived areas “risks increasing development gap”