Labour has stressed that Rishi Sunak must lay out urgent plans to realign government spending with the target to cut carbon emissions to net zero.

Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds is urging the government to commit to a ‘Back to Work Budget focused on jobs, jobs, jobs’.

The government should invest urgently in a jobs-led recovery focused on helping the UK meet its targets for improving air quality, says IPPR.

Staff and residents in care homes for over 65s and those with dementia will receive regular coronavirus tests from next week.

Young people are being invited to share their views on key issues with the government by using a new ‘Involved’ Instagram platform.

Some major pollution hotspots in London saw toxic emissions fall by up to 50 per cent at rush hour during lockdown.

New Which? research has found that more than a quarter of vulnerable people across the UK are still struggling to get the food they need.
Having surveyed people between 29 May and 17 June about their experiences over the previous seven days, Which? found that a shocking proportion of situationally and clinically vulnerable people continue to struggle with accessing groceries.

Labour has urged the government to take urgent action to ensure local lockdowns are robust enough to prevent a second wave of coronavirus.

A third of nurseries in the most disadvantaged areas of the UK may be forced to close due to financial difficulties.

The government has announced a new support package to help councils respond to coronavirus.