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Trump's travel ban won't have much impact on spread of coronavirus, says Rishi Sunak - live news Trump's travel ban won't have much impact on spread of coronavirus, says Rishi Sunak - live news
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Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happenRolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen
Stock markets around the wall are down following President Trump’s travel ban announcement. My colleague Graeme Wearden the all the details on his business live blog.
This is from the BBC’s Adam Fleming. He is quoting from the government’s UK influenza pandemic preparedness strategy. It was drawn up in 2011, but officials have been using it as the starting point for their response to the coronavirus outbreak.
There will be two statements in the Commons today.There will be two statements in the Commons today.
Good morning. Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, has been doing the tradition post-budget morning interview round and, in a sign perhaps of the seriousness of the crisis facing the economy, No 10 has lifted its usual ban and let him speak to the Today programme.Good morning. Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, has been doing the tradition post-budget morning interview round and, in a sign perhaps of the seriousness of the crisis facing the economy, No 10 has lifted its usual ban and let him speak to the Today programme.
The first topic to come up, of course, was President Trump’s shock decision last night to announce a 30-day ban on people from most EU countries (but not the UK) from travelling to the US.The first topic to come up, of course, was President Trump’s shock decision last night to announce a 30-day ban on people from most EU countries (but not the UK) from travelling to the US.
Criticising American presidents in public does not come easily to UK government ministers, particularly Conservative ones working for Boris Johnson, but Sunak could not avoid saying he thought Trump’s plan was a bad idea. He told the Today programme:Criticising American presidents in public does not come easily to UK government ministers, particularly Conservative ones working for Boris Johnson, but Sunak could not avoid saying he thought Trump’s plan was a bad idea. He told the Today programme:
In another BBC interview he was more direct. “We haven’t believed that that’s the right thing to do, the evidence here doesn’t support that,” he said.In another BBC interview he was more direct. “We haven’t believed that that’s the right thing to do, the evidence here doesn’t support that,” he said.
I will post more from his interviews shortly.I will post more from his interviews shortly.
Here is the agenda for the day.Here is the agenda for the day.
10am: Lord Hall, the BBC director general, and Sir David Clementi, its chairman, give evidence to the Commons culture committee.10am: Lord Hall, the BBC director general, and Sir David Clementi, its chairman, give evidence to the Commons culture committee.
1pm: The Institute for Fiscal Studies holds a briefing on the budget.1pm: The Institute for Fiscal Studies holds a briefing on the budget.
1.15pm: Boris Johnson chairs a meeting of Cobra, the government’s emergency committee, to discuss Cobra.1.15pm: Boris Johnson chairs a meeting of Cobra, the government’s emergency committee, to discuss Cobra.
We’re also due to get an announcement from Robert Jenrick, the housing secretary, on plans to reform planning laws.We’re also due to get an announcement from Robert Jenrick, the housing secretary, on plans to reform planning laws.
I will be covering Westminster coronavirus developments, but our main coronavirus coverage is on a separate coronavirus outbreak live blog. As usual, I will be covering breaking political news as it happens, as well as bringing you the best reaction, comment and analysis from the web. I plan to post a summary when I wrap up.I will be covering Westminster coronavirus developments, but our main coronavirus coverage is on a separate coronavirus outbreak live blog. As usual, I will be covering breaking political news as it happens, as well as bringing you the best reaction, comment and analysis from the web. I plan to post a summary when I wrap up.
You can read all the latest Guardian politics articles here. Here is the Politico Europe roundup of this morning’s political news. And here is the PoliticsHome list of today’s top 10 must-reads.You can read all the latest Guardian politics articles here. Here is the Politico Europe roundup of this morning’s political news. And here is the PoliticsHome list of today’s top 10 must-reads.
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