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| Boris Johnson accused by Labour of seeking 'culture war' over Churchill statue - live news | Boris Johnson accused by Labour of seeking 'culture war' over Churchill statue - live news |
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| Labour criticises PM’s new racism inquiry as non-essential shops open in England in latest easing of coronavirus lockdown.Global coronavirus live updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage | Labour criticises PM’s new racism inquiry as non-essential shops open in England in latest easing of coronavirus lockdown.Global coronavirus live updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage |
| The Welsh first minister, Mark Drakeford, has revealed that he has not spoken to Boris Johnson for almost three weeks. | |
| Asked during his government’s daily press conference if Wales was in the loop or going it alone, he said: | |
| He clarified that he had spoken with the Welsh secretary, Simon Hart. Drakeford added: | |
| But he said his calls for a “regular, reliable rhythm of meetings with UK ministers” had not been heeded. “I’m afraid we’ve been in a stop/start of that cycle for more than two weeks,” he said. | |
| Boris Johnson has announced a “cross-governmental commission” into racial disparities in education, health and criminal justice. It is the latest of a series of reports into ethnic injustices over recent years. Guardian political correspondent Peter Walker looks at whether previous inquiries have changed anything: | |
| Scotland’s first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has announced that no new coronavirus deaths have been reported in Scotland in the last 24 hours, the third time the figure has remained the same since lockdown began. | |
| As of Monday, a total of 2,448 patients have died in Scotland after testing positive for coronavirus, no change on Sunday’s figure. | |
| The reported death tolls previously remained the same on June 7 and June 8, a Sunday and a Monday. But the first minister stressed that death reports are lower at weekends. | |
| Speaking at the Scottish government’s coronavirus briefing, Sturgeon said a further 29 people have tested positive for the virus. There are 870 people in hospital with confirmed or suspected Covid-19, a decrease of 94. Of these patients, 18 were in intensive care, an increase of three. | |
| Google has apologised for an error that resulted in an image of Winston Churchill being removed from its search results, after accusations that the company had deliberately taken it down in support of the Black Lives Matter protests. | Google has apologised for an error that resulted in an image of Winston Churchill being removed from its search results, after accusations that the company had deliberately taken it down in support of the Black Lives Matter protests. |
| Conservative activists first noted the omission late on Saturday night, highlighting the fact that Churchill’s image was absent from the gallery results for “UK prime ministers”. | Conservative activists first noted the omission late on Saturday night, highlighting the fact that Churchill’s image was absent from the gallery results for “UK prime ministers”. |
| Missing too was the PM’s first historic term in office: the company’s results recorded only his 1951 to 1955 leadership. | Missing too was the PM’s first historic term in office: the company’s results recorded only his 1951 to 1955 leadership. |
| In a statement on Sunday, Google said the removal of Churchill’s image was not accidental. Instead, the company said, it had intervened to correct a separate issue flagged by its users: that the image automatically selected for Churchill showed him at a much younger age than the “more famous and iconic” pictures of him during the war. | In a statement on Sunday, Google said the removal of Churchill’s image was not accidental. Instead, the company said, it had intervened to correct a separate issue flagged by its users: that the image automatically selected for Churchill showed him at a much younger age than the “more famous and iconic” pictures of him during the war. |
| Because Google avoids directly dictating search results, the company had blocked the younger image, but not specifically selected a replacement. “In this case, a bug in our systems prevented a new representative image from updating,” the company said. “As a result, Churchill’s entry lacked an image from late April until this weekend, when the issue was brought to our attention.” | Because Google avoids directly dictating search results, the company had blocked the younger image, but not specifically selected a replacement. “In this case, a bug in our systems prevented a new representative image from updating,” the company said. “As a result, Churchill’s entry lacked an image from late April until this weekend, when the issue was brought to our attention.” |
| A man who suffered a broken wrist and damage to his arm and shoulder after he was detained outside his home in what he believes was a wrongful racist arrest is suing the Metropolitan police over his injuries. | A man who suffered a broken wrist and damage to his arm and shoulder after he was detained outside his home in what he believes was a wrongful racist arrest is suing the Metropolitan police over his injuries. |
| Tariq Stanley, an insurance underwriter, said he was wrongfully detained outside his home in the Woolwich area of the city during the pandemic lockdown. | Tariq Stanley, an insurance underwriter, said he was wrongfully detained outside his home in the Woolwich area of the city during the pandemic lockdown. |
| The 27-year-old black man recorded mobile phone footage of the arrest on 17 April. Stanley said it confirmed he was trying to cooperate with the police, even offering them the keys to his apartment so they could search it. | The 27-year-old black man recorded mobile phone footage of the arrest on 17 April. Stanley said it confirmed he was trying to cooperate with the police, even offering them the keys to his apartment so they could search it. |
| You can read the full report from Guardian reporter Henry McDonald here – | You can read the full report from Guardian reporter Henry McDonald here – |
| This, from Guardian writer David Conn – | This, from Guardian writer David Conn – |
| A series of high-profile sporting events went ahead as scheduled in mid-March even as Covid-19 was being declared a pandemic. This podcast from earlier this month, in which David Conn investigates the scientific reasoning behind the decision, is well worth a listen. | A series of high-profile sporting events went ahead as scheduled in mid-March even as Covid-19 was being declared a pandemic. This podcast from earlier this month, in which David Conn investigates the scientific reasoning behind the decision, is well worth a listen. |
| This is from David Sassoli, president of the European parliament, referring to the the video conference that Boris Johnson is holding later with the EU about the post-Brexit trade talks. | This is from David Sassoli, president of the European parliament, referring to the the video conference that Boris Johnson is holding later with the EU about the post-Brexit trade talks. |
| Travis Perkins, the builders’ merchant, is cutting 2,500 jobs in the UK, almost a tenth of its workforce, and closing 165 stores. The business says it expects weaker demand for materials in the next two years in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. You can read the full story at the link below and follow more live updates on the Guardian’s business live blog here. | Travis Perkins, the builders’ merchant, is cutting 2,500 jobs in the UK, almost a tenth of its workforce, and closing 165 stores. The business says it expects weaker demand for materials in the next two years in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. You can read the full story at the link below and follow more live updates on the Guardian’s business live blog here. |
| A 28-year-old football fan has been jailed after admitting urinating next to the memorial dedicated to PC Keith Palmer, who was stabbed to death in the 2017 Westminster terror attack. | A 28-year-old football fan has been jailed after admitting urinating next to the memorial dedicated to PC Keith Palmer, who was stabbed to death in the 2017 Westminster terror attack. |
| Andrew Banks, of Manor Road in Stansted, Essex, was handed a 14-day immediate jail term after pleading guilty to outraging public decency during a far-right protest in central London on Saturday. | Andrew Banks, of Manor Road in Stansted, Essex, was handed a 14-day immediate jail term after pleading guilty to outraging public decency during a far-right protest in central London on Saturday. |
| The PA Media news agency reports that Banks said he had been on an all-night drinking session in the capital and decided to join fellow football supporters travelling to London to “protect the statues”, but admitted he did not know which statues. | The PA Media news agency reports that Banks said he had been on an all-night drinking session in the capital and decided to join fellow football supporters travelling to London to “protect the statues”, but admitted he did not know which statues. |
| He also said he had no idea about the memorial to PC Palmer, and handed himself into police when he was confronted by his father, who saw images of the incident online. | He also said he had no idea about the memorial to PC Palmer, and handed himself into police when he was confronted by his father, who saw images of the incident online. |
| Jailing Banks at Westminster magistrates court on Monday morning, Chief magistrate Emma Arbuthnot said: | Jailing Banks at Westminster magistrates court on Monday morning, Chief magistrate Emma Arbuthnot said: |
| Music venue Colston Hall has removed lettering from the outside of its building ahead of a planned name change, PA Media reports. It was named after Edward Colston, the 17th century slave trader, and built almost 150 years after his death. Bristol Music Trust, which runs the venue, announced in 2017 that the name would be changed this year following a £49m refurbishment. The organisation said this morning that removing the lettering is “just one step on our road” to revealing the new name this autumn. The move comes after a statue of Colston was toppled and thrown into Bristol harbour during a Black Lives Matter march last weekend. | Music venue Colston Hall has removed lettering from the outside of its building ahead of a planned name change, PA Media reports. It was named after Edward Colston, the 17th century slave trader, and built almost 150 years after his death. Bristol Music Trust, which runs the venue, announced in 2017 that the name would be changed this year following a £49m refurbishment. The organisation said this morning that removing the lettering is “just one step on our road” to revealing the new name this autumn. The move comes after a statue of Colston was toppled and thrown into Bristol harbour during a Black Lives Matter march last weekend. |
| Bristol Music Trust said: | Bristol Music Trust said: |
| Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that levels of anxiety among Britons appear to be reducing compared with the start of lockdown. | Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that levels of anxiety among Britons appear to be reducing compared with the start of lockdown. |
| At the beginning of lockdown, the body noted a “marked” increase in anxiety. Between 20-30 March, almost half (49.6%) of people reported high anxiety. This reduced to 37% between 30 April and 10 May. But average anxiety scores are still higher compared with last year, and it has been estimated that 19 million adults in Britain are suffering high levels of anxiety. | At the beginning of lockdown, the body noted a “marked” increase in anxiety. Between 20-30 March, almost half (49.6%) of people reported high anxiety. This reduced to 37% between 30 April and 10 May. But average anxiety scores are still higher compared with last year, and it has been estimated that 19 million adults in Britain are suffering high levels of anxiety. |
| The ONS report on anxiety and coronavirus (which you can read here) states: | The ONS report on anxiety and coronavirus (which you can read here) states: |
| David Isaac, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has said Boris Johnson should be taking action to address racial inequality instead of just announcing another inquiry. Echoing the point made by Labour (see 10.02am), Isaac said: | David Isaac, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has said Boris Johnson should be taking action to address racial inequality instead of just announcing another inquiry. Echoing the point made by Labour (see 10.02am), Isaac said: |
| A report by an influential group of MPs has said the Treasury should act to help more than a million people who have fallen through the cracks in the government’s Covid-19 income support schemes. | A report by an influential group of MPs has said the Treasury should act to help more than a million people who have fallen through the cracks in the government’s Covid-19 income support schemes. |
| The Guardian’s Larry Elliott and Kalyeena Makortoff report that the all-party Treasury select committee said large numbers of people were enduring financial hardship as they were unable to benefit from the chancellor’s schemes for salaried employees and the self-employed. | The Guardian’s Larry Elliott and Kalyeena Makortoff report that the all-party Treasury select committee said large numbers of people were enduring financial hardship as they were unable to benefit from the chancellor’s schemes for salaried employees and the self-employed. |
| The committee said the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, needed to make good on his promise to “do whatever it takes” to protect individuals and businesses from the impact of the pandemic. The MPs called on Sunak to address the gaps in his coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS) and self-employment income support scheme (SEISS). | The committee said the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, needed to make good on his promise to “do whatever it takes” to protect individuals and businesses from the impact of the pandemic. The MPs called on Sunak to address the gaps in his coronavirus job retention scheme (CJRS) and self-employment income support scheme (SEISS). |
| Employers across Britain face a deadline this week to make job cuts, as the furlough scheme is gradually wound down from August. | Employers across Britain face a deadline this week to make job cuts, as the furlough scheme is gradually wound down from August. |