Rhys Taylor-Brown

Outgoing Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has told the BBC that new financial measures introduced by the government in response to the COVID-19 crisis prove that the Labour party was "right" about public spending prior to the 2019 general election.

Chinese president Xi Jinping has said that his country and the US must "unite" in the fight against coronavirus, following a phone call with his American counterpart, president Donald Trump.

The UK government has placed an order for 10,000 ventilators from Dyson which will eventually go to the front-line to help deal with the coronavirus pandemic.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak had told airlines that the government will only issue a bailout as a "last resort", asking them instead to turn to shareholders for funds in the first instance.

US tech titans Amazon and Microsoft are to team up on a Seattle research project to help with the crackdown on coronavirus.

Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell has said that the government's financial support package to help those affected by the coronavirus outbreak must go "further and faster".

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, has revealed that he has tested positive for coronavirus, casting serious doubt over negotiations for a post-Brexit trade deal between the bloc and the UK.

Police and immigration officials may be given the power to place people in “appropriate isolation facilities” and close airports under new emergency powers to crack down on the spread of coronavirus.

Former US vice-president Joe Biden’s bid to become the Democratic candidate for the US presidential election has received another boost, after he comfortably saw off nearest rival Bernie Sanders in the Florida, Illinois and Arizona primaries.

The Labour Party has opted to avoid holding a large conference in London on April 4 when it announces the results of its leadership and deputy leadership contests.

US president Donald Trump has placed new restrictions on people travelling to the US from Europe to try to halt the spread of Covid-19.

Joe Biden has extended his lead over rival Bernie Sanders in the race to become the Democratic candidate for November’s US presidential elections.

A number of senior Tory MPs are set to back an amendment on Tuesday which would bar Huawei’s participation in the rollout of 5G in the UK from the end of 2022.

Trevor Phillips, the former chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission [EHRC], has been suspended from the Labour Party pending investigation over alleged islamophobic comments dating back several years, according to the Times.

Julian Knight, chair of the Digital, Culture, Media & Sport Committee, has written to the Six Nations Council urging them to keep the iconic annual rugby tournament a free-to-air competition.