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UK coronavirus live: Britain claps for carers on the Covid frontline - as it happened
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Official UK death toll rises by 428 to 33,614; cost of furlough scheme estimated to reach £83bn by October; transport secretary announces £1.7bn fund to improve transport infrastructure
Updated
Thu 14 May 2020 15.32 EDT
First published on Thu 14 May 2020 02.45 EDTKey events
- Evening summary
- Grant Shapps hints fares may have to rise in London as TfL bailout close to being agreed
- UK's privately run PPE stockpile was 'in chaos', sources say
- Shapps says he is 'optimistic' about agreeing bailout for Transport for London
- Grant Shapps' press conference
- Quarter of Covid-19 hospital deaths were diabetic, data shows
- Nadine Dorries and two Tory MP colleagues reprimanded by whips over anti-Starmer smear
- UK coronavirus economic rescue package 'moderate' by G7 standards, says IFS
- England records another 207 hospital deaths, taking total to 24,159
- ONS survey suggests around 150,000 people in England had coronavirus in early May
- A further 428 die in the UK, taking total to 33,614
- Wales records a further 10 coronavirus deaths, taking total to 1,164
- No 10 admits cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill has had coronavirus - but public weren't told at time
- Keir Starmer: lack of consensus between four nations not helpful
- London transport services will be cut without bailout today, says mayor
- A further 34 die from Covid-19 in Scotland
- Cost of coronavirus furlough scheme could reach £83bn by October, OBR estimates
- Only 3% of people think their lives will never return to normal after Covid-19, ONS survey suggests
- Health minister Nadine Dorries deletes tweet sharing anti-Starmer smear
- More than 25% of English people may have already had coronavirus, study claims
- Rees-Mogg restates call for MPs to 'lead by example' in returning to work despite reservations from Speaker
- Situation in care homes 'absolutely terrible', says cabinet minister
- People think Britain will be kinder and more united country after Covid-19, ONS survey says
- White people almost four times more likely to have outdoor space at home than black people, ONS says
- Agenda for day
- Hunt admits he should have done more to develop testing capacity as health secretary
- We still need to make more testing capacity available for care homes, minister concedes
- Government wants "game-changer" antibody test to be rolled out to key workers first, says minister
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Key events
- Evening summary
- Grant Shapps hints fares may have to rise in London as TfL bailout close to being agreed
- UK's privately run PPE stockpile was 'in chaos', sources say
- Shapps says he is 'optimistic' about agreeing bailout for Transport for London
- Grant Shapps' press conference
- Quarter of Covid-19 hospital deaths were diabetic, data shows
- Nadine Dorries and two Tory MP colleagues reprimanded by whips over anti-Starmer smear
- UK coronavirus economic rescue package 'moderate' by G7 standards, says IFS
- England records another 207 hospital deaths, taking total to 24,159
- ONS survey suggests around 150,000 people in England had coronavirus in early May
- A further 428 die in the UK, taking total to 33,614
- Wales records a further 10 coronavirus deaths, taking total to 1,164
- No 10 admits cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill has had coronavirus - but public weren't told at time
- Keir Starmer: lack of consensus between four nations not helpful
- London transport services will be cut without bailout today, says mayor
- A further 34 die from Covid-19 in Scotland
- Cost of coronavirus furlough scheme could reach £83bn by October, OBR estimates
- Only 3% of people think their lives will never return to normal after Covid-19, ONS survey suggests
- Health minister Nadine Dorries deletes tweet sharing anti-Starmer smear
- More than 25% of English people may have already had coronavirus, study claims
- Rees-Mogg restates call for MPs to 'lead by example' in returning to work despite reservations from Speaker
- Situation in care homes 'absolutely terrible', says cabinet minister
- People think Britain will be kinder and more united country after Covid-19, ONS survey says
- White people almost four times more likely to have outdoor space at home than black people, ONS says
- Agenda for day
- Hunt admits he should have done more to develop testing capacity as health secretary
- We still need to make more testing capacity available for care homes, minister concedes
- Government wants "game-changer" antibody test to be rolled out to key workers first, says minister
Boris Johnson appeared with his fiancee, Carrie Symonds, for the first time since they announced the birth of their son, Wilfred.
The prime minister later tweeted a video and shared his thanks.
Thank you to those wonderful people who care for all of us when we need it the most. Tonight, we clapped for all of you. #ThankYouNHS #ClapForCarers pic.twitter.com/ogD2vG4JUX
— Boris Johnson #StayAlert (@BorisJohnson) May 14, 2020
The Leeds United football team has shared a video of players and staff clapping and putting their thumbs up.
The video ends with Paul Reaney speaking to the camera to thank the NHS and a shot of the Elland Road stadium flooded in blue light.
👏 Thank you to all of our NHS staff and key workers! #ClapForOurCarers pic.twitter.com/nKzHWZw4K6
— Leeds United (@LUFC) May 14, 2020
Amir Khan, an NHS doctor, paid tribute to the key workers who lost have lost their lives to coronavirus by lighting a candle ahead of the applause.
It’s #clapforourkeyworkers tonight and I will be out showing my support
— Dr Amir Khan GP (@DrAmirKhanGP) May 14, 2020
But before I do, I will remember the NHS staff, bus drivers, care workers, and every other key worker who lost their lives during this time and will be praying for their loved ones#ClapForOurCarers pic.twitter.com/xZAMXnXHqc
Bognor Fire Station have shown their support for “NHS hereos and all the key workers” with clapping and sirens.
Blue Watch out to show their support for our NHS heroes and all the key workers tonight. Thank you for all you’re doing in these difficult times 👏🏼 #clapforkeyworkers #ClapForTheNHS pic.twitter.com/zSiRSKxd72
— Bognor Fire Station (@BognorFire) May 14, 2020
Here’s a nice view in Glasgow where Thomas Kerr, councillor for Shettleston, filmed this video of the applause and car horns.
Favourite time of the week 👏👏 thank you to all our key workers who are doing an amazing job keeping us safe 💙 #clapforkeyworkers #clapforcarers #ClapForTheNHS pic.twitter.com/CCku8exU9M
— Cllr Thomas Kerr (@CllrTKerr) May 14, 2020
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer tweeted his thanks to the key workers keeping the country going.
Thank you to the carers, NHS staff and the key workers who are saving lives and keeping the country going. #ClapForOurCarerspic.twitter.com/x8s86beCzd
— Keir Starmer (@Keir_Starmer) May 14, 2020
Police forces across the country have paid tribute to NHS and key workers.
Sending our thanks and support to all #NHSheroes & #keyworkerheroes across the UK and beyond - 8 weeks in and still working so incredibly hard to protect others and save as many lives as possible. True Heroes 💙🌈👏#ClapForOurCarers #InItTogether pic.twitter.com/P2jjVTvZYm
— Avon and Somerset Police Control Room (@ASPControlRoom) May 14, 2020
Thank you as always to the #NHS, the staff, key workers + every other hero working relentlessly right now 👏💙PD Timba, especially, wanted to make some noise for them tonight 🔊🐶#ClapForTheNHS | #ClapForCarers | #ClapForKeyWorkers@HantsTVPolDogs @TVP_horses pic.twitter.com/dGlwfaFFi7
— Thames Valley Police (@ThamesVP) May 14, 2020
A big #thankyou from our team based at #Bacton 🌈👏🚨👍
— Ministry of Defence Police (@MODPolice) May 14, 2020
👏 #ClapForOurCarers
👏 #ClapForNHS
👏 #ClapForKeyWorkers pic.twitter.com/OSZ9rUlH2K
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