The pm vowed to use this moment to fix longstanding economic problems and promised a £5 billion new deal to build homes and infrastructure. It was also confirmed that the chancellor would deliver an economic update onjuly 8. Critics argued there was little new in the plans or the funding. At pmqs, the labour leader reckoned there had been one striking line in borisjohnsons speech. The Prime Minister said, we know that the jobs many people had injanuary are not coming back. I fear that this is the equivalent line to the line in the Prime Ministers speech of march 12, when he said, i must level with you. Many more families are going to lose loved ones before their time. And we know what happened next. Thats why there needs to be a laser like focus on protecting jobs. So how manyjobs does the Prime Minister think yesterdays announcement will protect . Mr speaker, i think he first of all might pay tribute to the work of this government in protecting 11 million jobs throughout this crisis.
Hello there and welcome to the week in parliament. Coming up in the next half hour, borisjohnson promises to build, build, build to boost the uks economy after coronavirus. But the labour leader reckons the plans are nothing new and the governments got one more opportunity to stop mass redundancies. Next weeks Financial Statement could be the last chance to save millions ofjobs. But the Prime Minister remains positive. We are the builders, theyre the blockers. Were the doers, theyre the ditherers. Were going to get on with it and take this country forward. Also on this programme, the governnment announces that up to 3 million hong kong residents are to be offered the chance to settle in the uk. The education secretary announces plans to get all of englands children back to school in september. And one mp reflects on how her life might have been different. My mum, who has regularly said, katherine, ive been saying since you were two youll either be a stripper, a social worker or a scien
The headlines the british socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has appeared in court in the United States after being charged with helping the late paedophile and financier Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse underage girls. She has previously denied wrongdoing, as well as any knowledge of epsteins crimes. Texas is making the wearing of a face mask compulsory across much of the state, as covid 19 infections continue to rise. Coronavirus cases in the us have risen by nearly 55,000 in the past 2a hours, the largest daily increase in any country in the world. One of hong kongs leading pro democracy campaigners has fled the territory following chinas introduction of sweeping new security powers. After britains offer of a pathway to citizenship for holders of a National Overseas passport, beijing has called on the United Kingdom to stop interfering in its domestic affairs. Now on bbc news,
the week in parliament. Hello there and welcome to the week in parliament. Coming up in the next half hour, boris
This is bbc news, the headlines as its Tourist Attractions stay shut, india has overtaken russia to become the country with the worlds third highest number of coronavirus infections. A sharp rise in new cases has taken the confirmed total to around 690,000. More than 19,000 people have died so far. The authorities in the North Western spanish region of galicia have imposed restrictions on about seventy thousand people after a fresh outbreak of the coronavirus. It comes a day after catalonia also introduced a local lockdown to curb the spread of covid 19. In the australian state of victoria, several breaches of hotel quarantine, are being blamed for a spike in coronavirus cases. In melbourne, over 30 suburbs have been locked down, and three thousand residents living in Public Housing will not be able to leave their flats
for the next two weeks. Now on bbc news lets look back at the week in parliament hello there and welcome to the week in parliament. Coming up in the next half hour bori
This is bbc news. The headlines President Trump has declared the United States to be the greatest and most virtuous nation in the history of the world in a speech marking independence day. His optimistic tone contrasted with muted fourth ofjuly celebrations in much of the us as Coronavirus Infections continue to soar. A fireworks display took place at the Washington Monument in the capital. Protestors from the black lives Matter Campaign group and pro trump make America Great again demonstrators gathered close by. Catalonia, in North Eastern spain, has placed 200,000 people back into lockdown because of a local rise in coronavirus cases. The region has the highest number of current infections. People will not be able to enter or leave some areas without permission. A major easing of the coronavirus lockdown has taken place in england with many bars, restaurants, and hotels able to re open. Now on bbc news, the week in parliament. Hello there and welcome to the week in parliament. Comin