Labour calls for'circuit breaker'lockdown as UK's daily death toll rises

Labour calls for'circuit breaker'lockdown as UK's daily death toll rises

Starmer made the call in a televised press conference,as the Commons approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson's three-tier lockdown system unveiled on Monday.

  • byLatika Bourke

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In a first,Labour Party admits it defamed BBC journalist,former staffers

In a first,Labour Party admits it defamed BBC journalist,former staffers

Keir Starmer and his predecessor Jeremy Corbyn are on course for an ugly public showdown over the party's handling of anti-Semitism claims.

  • byBevan Shields
Britain on a knife-edge as Johnson navigates virus response
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Britain on a knife-edge as Johnson navigates virus response

While Australians watch on with trepidation as Melbourne's surge of COVID-19 infections takes hold,in Britain the city of Leicester is its new hotspot epicentre.

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After a botched start,UK may be about to make new mistakes

After a botched start,UK may be about to make new mistakes

Not even Boris Johnson's trademark bluff and bluster can hide the grim truths about the scale of Britain's coronavirus crisis.

  • byBevan Shields