Uk government borrowing hits a record monthly high of £55 billion in may, as the coronavirus continued to press heavily on the public finances. Theres a mountain to climb to get back into power, according to a major review of labours 2019 general election defeat, its worst since 1935. Hello, good morning and welcome to bbc news. Im Annita Mcveigh and you can get in touch with me on twitter about any of our stories Annita Mcveigh. Our top story today primary and secondary schools in england are to get a one billion pound boost to help children catch up on months of lessons that were missed during lockdown. The government has pledged that a third of that cash will go towards a special tutoring programme for the most disadvantaged children. The rest of the money, £650 million, will be available to schools to spend on one to one or Group Tuition for any pupils they think need it. Critics say the plans lack detail and that Early Years Providers and colleges for over 16s have been left out