Politics

The Welsh public think their government has handled the pandemic “much better”, than the UK government in London, according to the latest research by the Welsh Political Barometer poll for Cardiff University.

Sweden’s Chief Epidemiologist has told Channel 4 News that the UK having a lockdown – and then ending it – was probably the biggest cause of a surge in British Covid cases

We were joined by Cornell Belcher, a political strategist and pollster who served the Democratic Party and the polling teams for both Obama Presidential campaigns.

Two police officers were shot in Louisville Kentucky as protests erupted at a decision by a grand jury not to charge police officers with the shooting dead of Breonna Taylor in her own home.

We were joined by Rain Newton-Smith who is Chief Economist at the Confederation of British Industry.

We spoke to Labour’s Anneliese Dodds, the Shadow Chancellor,

The Chancellor says his new plan will help to save jobs. But will it really stave off mass unemployment?  

Rishi Sunak has unveiled his plan to protect jobs through the winter.

We’re joined by Mel Stride and Frances O’Grady.

Our political editor Gary Gibbon joins us from Westminster.

There will be no budget this year. Instead, the Chancellor will focus on plans to protect millions of jobs in the sectors worst hit by the latest coronavirus restrictions. 

Reacting to the Prime Minister’s announcement about Covid restrictions, we are joined by our political editor, Gary Gibbon.

Here is the statement from Boris Johnson in full. 

We spoke to Labour MP Jonathan Ashworth, the Shadow Health Secretary.

There was none of the usual fanfare for Sir Keir Starmer’s first conference speech as Labour leader.