The Prime Minister
The prime minister Boris Johnson is back to give the latest coronavirus update after recovering from the disease and his partner Carrie Symonds announcing the birth of a baby boy yesterday. It also comes with government under pressure to hit its target of testing 100,000 people per day by the end of April.
Foreign secretary Dominic Raab leads the daily press conference in Boris Johnson’s absence. It comes after the prime minister’s partner Carrie Symonds gave birth to a baby boy earlier today.
Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have announced the birth of a “healthy baby boy” at a London hospital via the couple’s spokesperson who also said “both mother and baby are doing very well”. Johnson had only recently returned to take charge of the government’s response to the coronavirus crisis after contracting Covid-19 himself. He had been due to face new Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer at PMQs for the first time but foreign secretary Dominic Raab will now stand in. Johnson, 55, and Ms Symonds, 32, announced in March that they were expecting a baby in “early summer”, and that they had become engaged at the end of last year. The PM has previously suggested he intends to take paternity leave, although it is not known if this remains the case given the coronavirus pandemic.
Health secretary Matt Hancock leads the daily press briefing following Boris Johnson’s return to Downing Street. He is expected to face questions from the public and journalists over the government’s response to the coronavirus crisis.
Dominic Raab chairs the daily coronavirus conference as Boris Johnson continues his recovery from the disease at Chequers. It comes as the UK enters its fourth week on lockdown and the number of hospital deaths passes 11,000. Current lockdown measures are set for review by ministers on Thursday.
Prime minister Boris Johnson says "the NHS has saved my life" in a video posted on Twitter after he was discharged from St Thomas’ Hospital following his battle with coronavirus. He will not return to work immediately as he continues recovery at his official country residence, Chequers.
As the number of people who died of coronavirus increases by 938 and the government looks set to extend UK’s lockdown further, the chancellor Rishi Sunak holds the daily press conference.
The chancellor Rishi Sunak holds daily press conference on the coronavirus outbreak. A new emergency package to help self-employed workers facing financial difficulties as a result of the coronavirus pandemic is expected to be announced.
Following yesterday’s announcement of a temporary hospital and 250,000 NHS volunteers, Boris Johnson gives his daily update. Much excitement today has been centred round a nearly-ready antibody test and the last PMQs before parliament’s recess.
After warnings to stay home have been largely ignored by the British public, the prime minister makes a statement to the country as the government faces calls to move to a complete lockdown.