Starmer accuses Johnson of 'catastrophic failure of leadership' over England lockdown – as it happened
Prime minister tells MPs he makes no apology' for trying to avoid a nationwide lockdown
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6.28pm GMT
We now have not only much better medication and the prospect of a vaccine the immediate prospect of many millions of cheap, reliable and rapid turnaround tests - with a result in minutes.
Trials have already shown that we can help suppress the disease in hospitals, schools and universities by testing large numbers of NHS workers, children, teachers and students.
The furlough is a UK-wide scheme. If other parts of the UK decide to go into measures which require the furlough scheme then of course it's available to them, that has to be right and that applies not just now but of course in the future as well.
5.53pm GMT
This is from Douglas Fraser, BBC Scotland's business and economics editor. He says the Treasury aren't being clear as to what Boris Johnson's apparent concession to Scotland over furlough actually meant. (See 5.34pm, 5.38pm and 5.44pm.)
.@BorisJohnson has been repeatedly asked today if furlough will be available to other parts of the UK when/if health data requires it. His answers haven't been clear. This is the official view of @hmtreasury, which doesn't quite say 'yes' or 'no' either: pic.twitter.com/ccFTXxI7pT
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