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A generation of children and young coronavirus. Tell us what they have been saying. The 2020 committee have people in health and wellbeing thats the warning from two reports out today. Been saying. The 2020 committee have been saying. The 2020 committee have been saying is that speaking, expressing confidence the games will go ahead, the region badly hit, and its spreading across the world. Good morning. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. They are essentially trying to reassure and make people aware that they are doing all the right iamjoanna i am joanna gosling. A major new Public Health campaign is being launched this morning to try and contain the spread of the coronavirus. Measures for all the spectators and it comes as more people across the uk are confirmed to have people attending, the torch relay is tested positive for it. Government adverts across print, at the top of the concerns, and they radio, online and billboards will urge people to wash their hands are looking into that. Measures will when they arrive at home or work, include limiting the number of after they blow their nose, cough or sneeze, and before eating visitors, this is what the torch or handling food, for at least Relay Committee are discussing. 20 seconds each time. Hospitals have been asked to see other events will be reviewed, based more patients by video link to lower on the status for each part of that the risk of potential transmission, route. That is what we are hearing to increase the number of intensive care beds and if theres at the moment, we also know that an escalation in cases, several events around the world have make plans to segregate patients. Meanwhile, the government is also been cancelled or postponed because set to formally declare the virus of the coronavirus fears, but more on that as we get it here. And away a notifiable disease in england that would help Companies Seek compensation through their insurance. From the pics, another defeat for but the tuc warns that unless people liverpool. Yes, r is the wheels who are not eligible for statutory sick pay, like the self employed and those coming off . 22 points ahead, but on zero hours contracts, are given support, people may continue going to work they are out of the fa cup. Juergen klopp says he knows the side have to even if they have the virus. Improve after they were beaten by and this morning. The london book fair chelsea, chelsea going through. Has been cancelled liverpool have a lead of 22 points it was due to take place next week and wouldve welcomed at the top of the premier league, around 25,000 guests. But have lost three of the four last two new cases of the coronavirus were announced in scotland this morning, following yesterdays 12 new cases in england games. Here the scoring was opened the uk total currently stands at 53 including a hospital worker in cumbria who tested positive for chelsea. They will not want to after returning from northern italy. See that again. They are through to this report from jon donnison. The quarterfinals. We know we have with the Health Service already stretched, there are fears hospitals to improve, but it is not destiny could become overwhelmed if there is a surge for us here, it is all about us, and in coronavirus cases. The nhs is now urging doctors to carry out more consultations we have two. Just take it in the with patients at home, via video link. The aim, to keep hospitals free right way, and that is what we do. For the most serious cases. It will not be used to losing and today a new nhs video will go out on social media, promoting football games, so, it is not the the importance of handwashing. With more than 50 uk confirmed best three weeks, probably, but cases, the government is stepping there is always a up its Public Information campaign. Chance and that is the plan now. So the reason that we have british number one Johanna Konta earned herfirst win of 2020 after beating prioritised handwashing, Kim Clijsters in mexico. Clijsters was playing just her second match since retiring from tennis at the 2012 us open. Handwashing for 20 seconds with soap, so much, this is one of the things that is highly effective and has no downsides. Konta, who had lost her opening so this is a really important matches in her first three thing for people to do, tournaments of the year, whether they are well or not. If they are not well, the second thing is if they have secured a solid 6 3, 7 5 win. Got coughs or sneezes to cover their mouth, preferably with a tissue, and then dispose of it. Mako vunipola is training elsewhere around the world, with his club saracens despite being stood down by england other countries are increasing their efforts to tackle the outbreak. Over coronavirus fears. England confirmed yesterday he wasnt available for saturdays six nations in south korea, where there against wales because he was is the largest number of confirmed self isolating after travelling cases outside china, through hong kong at the weekend. More than 5000, the president has but in a bizarre twist, its understood hes returned said the country is in a state to saracens and is available of war against the virus. For this weekends match with leicester. In iran, the official number of confirmed cases has doubled and the new cricket competition the hundred has announced that it will offer women in the last 48 hours to more than 2300, including 23 and men equal prize money for the inaugural members of parliament. Competition this summer. The total prize budget of £600,000 will be split and the International Olympic 50 50 between the mens and womens competitions. Committee has insisted this summers the competition aims to attract a broader, more diverse audience tokyo games will go ahead after a japanese minister had said to grow the game. They could be postponed. I think its amazing, obviously. And before the olympics, to have that equal prize money is a real statement by the ecb there is footballs euros to be held across the continent, to put womens cricket but with League Matches already being cancelled in some countries, alongside mens cricket. Uefa officials will be looking i think thats what the hundred has at contingency plans. Been billed as and its nice they have backed that up, as the virus continues to spread, obviously, in terms of the prize money. The message in almost all sectors, we still have a long way to go hope for the best but prepare for the worst. To make womens cricket as equal jon donnison, bbc news. As it can be in terms of pay with men, but the signs are brilliant. The Scottish Health ministerjeane freeman confirmed this morning its been a great time to be involved as a player. British heavyweight boxer that there were two more coronavirus cases she told bbc Dillian Whyte says hes frustrated good morning scotland. By his lack of opportunity for a world title fight. Whyte is the mandatory challenger yes, i can confirm that overnight to the World Champion tyson fury we were informed of two more cases. But with fury set to face Deontay Wilder in a third fight, obviously at this point, whyte must again, wait his turn i am sure you appreciate, there isnt anything more i can and instead will face say about that. We will release more the russian Alexander Povetkin information later. So that takes our total number on may 2nd in manchester. Of cases now in scotland to three. Lets get more on that news its been very frustrating because i that the london book festival has did everything they asked of me, become the first major event to fall due to the spread of the virus. Plus more. Ive beaten more top ten in a statement they said. Fighters then why and furey beat. The effects, actual and projected, of coronavirus are becoming evident across all aspects of our lives here in the uk and across the world, its been very frustrating, but with many of our participants facing boxing is like this. They kept sonny travel restrictions. We have been following uk liston away from the title for a government guidelines and working long time. Its messed up, this is with the rolling advice from the Public Health authorities and other organisations, how it is. You dont cry over spilt and so it is with reluctance that we have taken the decision not milk. Thats my thing. Ijust keep to go ahead with this years event. Working, keep growing and keep with me now is our business presenter tadhg enright. Having fun and friendly fights, so, lots of. The key participants because i could easily disappear after america, fighting nobodies are had ben pulling out already. Making good money doing that. Nonetheless it is a big step when thats all the sport for now. Ill have more for Something Like this happens . Yes. You in the next hour. The decision was made for the lets return to the spread of the coronavirus organisers. To beg publishers had and update you on some of the main developments today. Already signalled that they were government release public going to pull out of the event. As Information Campaign aimed at encouraging people you alluded to and as the organisers to wash their hands. The london book fair has been cancelled alluded to, many participants faced the first major event travel restrictions. This event was in london to fall due to the spread of the virus. Supposed to take place in london the number of cases next week. 25,000 participants due in the uk stands at 53. To come here. That creates an professor chris whitty, the chief medical officer for england, described how different immediate short term headache for severities of the virus the airlines that were to bring could impact the nhs. People and for the hotels that were if its a relatively small wave, meant to pick them up. It mirrors then it might feel rather what we are seeing in other parts of like a bad winter in the nhs, the world. Lots of events being but in summer, or late spring. Cancelled, like the congress in if it gets a much larger wave, barcelona. Facebook has developed then the first thing we would do would obviously be to cancel those one of its developer events and so things that can be delayed and push has google. Lots of questions over them out in time to a later point sporting events and concerts in the months ahead. The European Central when it is safer to do them. And if it gets to a very large bank cancelling all but essential wave, then we would need to reconfigure the nhs in a much travel for its Staff Members will more fundamental way. Stop add that to the difficulties from supermarkets to convenience being faced by Many Companies and stores, you can be sure the shelves anticipated problems if many of are empty of one product their staff need to stay at home, we right now hand sanitiser. With so much focus on keeping our are gearing up for an extremely hands clean to contain challenging few months when we are the spread of the coronavirus, Jayne Mccubbin is at a hand gel dealing with the costs of this manufacturer to see if they can outbreak. For events like the london keep up with demand. Demand for these Little Things has book fair being cancelled, businesses like to do business gone through the roof. Here at delf in birkenhead, face to face. But how much of their they were making over business will be able to be done by christmas about 100,000 other means question mark how much of these every month. Ofan impact that went up to 100,000 every week other means question mark how much of an impact will this have on their and they are about to ramp up day to day business . Of an impact will this have on their daytoday business . If you look at to 160,000 every single day. The book fair in and of itself, this is the factory line behind me, books will be bought and sold the product goes in here, all the way round, and ends up undoubtedly. Yes, the organisers and in the bottles here, where we can the sellers will have to find other channels in which to do so. Be that see the big boss at delf, chrisjones. Digitally organising other kind of meetings are other forms of contact tell me what its been like. Its absolutely manic. Between buyers and sellers. The real we are contacted every minute impact on the real import of the of every day that we are in work, cancellation like the book fair is from all over the world. Effectively on the travel industry. You cant keep up with demand . Not at all. It is why we are seeing british at the moment, the issues airways and ryanair it is why we are seeing british that we have are, in terms of raw airways and rya nair cancelling flights in the months ahead. They materials, becoming short, now have Spare Capacity and the and caps for the containers are particularly short. Impact on hotels and lost bookings. Lots of them will be wondering if the uk bottle manufacturers can keep they have insurance to cover the up, but we are reliant on other cost of those lost bookings or the companies in the rest of the world. Travellers will have to pick up the theres a lot of criticism at the moment about some manufacturers really ramping up bill for the lost revenue, the lost the price of this product. Income, the last cash i should say well, we certainly arent. By the people who had been hoping to we will have to increase the prices travel but being told that no they in proportion to whatever raw cannot. Material prices are imposed on us. And coming up at 3 30 this afternoon well be answering your questions but at the end of the day, on what your rights are if events and travel plans are cancelled. We want to produce a product get in touch with the hashtag for everybody, and we want to have bbcyourquestions or customers at the end you can text 61124 of this, and new customers. Or you email yourquestions bbc. Co. Uk. You would like to take on more workforce, but you have got concerns . Our concern is that we already have and you can find out more coronavirus on the wirral, about the symptoms of coronavirus in a local area where a lot and how to protect yourself of our staff live. Against it on the bbc news app the issue is whether we would and on our website bbc. Co. Uk news. Introduce an illness into our existing workforce, and we could not afford for them to go off sick. Thank you very much former Vice President joe for talking to us. Come and meet jane, biden is the new front runner now good monring. In the democrats race to choose a candidate to stand you can give us a wee demonstration against donald trump. He won eight out of ia of the right and wrong way to apply states on super tuesday, this stuff, and also tell me, the biggest day yet in the race for the white house, as sophie long is there a right and wrong product, or are all products equal . Reports from los angeles. Certainly right and wrong product, they call it super tuesday you need between 60 and 80 and it was a super strong start to the night forjoe biden. Alcohol in your product, thats important, otherwise the former Vice President entered you will not get your full the race as the clear antibacterial, virucidal activity. Front runner with it all to lose. In terms of how to put it on, less than two weeks ago, it looked he might dojust it is very important, that after a poor start every part of your hand needs to be to the primary season. Covered, start with your palms, but he is very much the back, in between your fingers, back in the running. Primary report, we carry on between your fingers. Are very much alive cheering. And youve got to keep doing this right until it is dry . And make no mistake about it. Yes, 20 30 seconds i dont know if that is happy birthday twice, this campaign, it will send i havent checked that one donald trump packing out, but here we go. It could be some time before and the important thing we get definitive results that the government say is this from all of the states cant replace your basic hot water who have voted tonight. And soap hand wash. But what a comeback forjoe biden. Absolutely not. Less than two weeks ago, his campaign was said the whole thing is the most to be on life support. Tonight it is very much important part, keep your hands alive and kicking. Clean, dont touch your eyes, but senator Bernie Sanders, your nose, your mouth, the self declared social with unclean hands, because that is how you introduce democrat from vermont, the virus into your body. Still has the edge in the virus needs a host by which to survive. Western states which, thank you for your time. Due to their huge delegate haul, still could carry him through. This pallet is going to go we are not only taking out to british gas, on the corporate establishment, that is a new contract here. We are taking on the political establishment. This one over here is going to go cheering. Out to the Hong Kong Health authority, another new contract. Theyjust cant keep but we are going to win, up with demand here. Because the people understand it is ourcampaign. Let mejust our movement which is the best positioned to let me just break you some breaking defeat donald trump. News on coronavirus in iran. The Vice President has tested positive but many establishment democratic figures do not agree. They feeljoe biden has more hope of beating President Trump for coronavirus. This would add to at the polls in november than the revolution Bernie Sanders is promising. The list of members of the iranian after the former Vice President s resounding administration that have tested win in south carolina, fellow moderates threw positive of coronavirus, and several in the towel and threw have actually died of coronavirus. A their support behind him. Even billionaire Mike Bloombergs cash cannon member of the council died on monday could not land the blows that of coronavirus, and two other senior some thought it would. The former new york mayor officials have also died, a former is reported to have spent more ambassador and also a newly elected than half a billion dollars on his campaign. He must be wondering now member of the parliament. There are if that was money well spent. Reports that 8 of the parliament as the results continue to come in, have now tested positive for the this is now looking more and more like a two horse race. Virus, and about seven top officials sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. Have fallen ill, so these are our north america extraordinary details coming to us correspondent, peter bowes is in los angeles. Out of iran on the spread of hes been closely following coronavirus. That is a real hot spot in terms of numbers, and also there super tuesday voting. Are reports that overnight 511,000 we canjoin him now. It is basically prisoners have been released from iranianjails prisoners have been released from iranian jails as they try to get joe biden out in front that looking coronavirus under control, with that like a two horse race. Will this go reportedly spelling throughout the all the way to the wire do you jails. We will keep you updated. Think . I think it is. Certainly joe biden has a lead but it isnt a huge lead at this stage so as far as Bernie Sanders is concerned, he still has it all to play for and it drivers in the uk could see looks like he will win california. A more eco friendly petrol introduced in garages from next year. 00v the government is consulting on whether or not he seems to be ahead although it not to make e10 petrol, which contains been finalised yet. There is still a less carbon than standard fuels, the new standard petrol grade. From transport by up to 750,000 long way to go in this race, between the two of these candidates, michael tonnes per year. Bloomberg one of the richest people here to discuss this in the world who poured unfortunate with us is edmund king, president of the aa. Into Television Adverts to try it has been something that has been with. Some would say by himself discussed for some time because of the equal benefits. Potentially into the campaign, has backfired in a big way. It is only a matter of time before he announces he is could cut co2 emissions from pulling back. These two poses the transport, so it is a big win environmentally. Yes, in france, biggest threat to donald trump. That is the key thing. Within the last 2a germany, belgium and finland, they have had unleaded petrol of this hours, a lot of democrats have kind for a number of years, but decided that their ultimate gain, people in britain the government realised a couple of years ago that goal is to get donald trump out of there were still quite a few cars the white house. They believejoe that were pre 2000 cars, and biden is best placed to do that generally cars older than that cant because they are still very cautious of Bernie Sanders democratic really use this petrol. The socialism which he brands himself government therefore delayed slightly. There has been a and they simply do not believe that americans, as a whole, and they are consultation on, and its been said trying to persuade some republicans to come over to the democrats, they that yes they should change, because there are now thought to be less do not believe that is a good cell than a million cars that could not when it comes to the general election in november. Thank you very use it. It is betterfor the environment, because it has Less Crude Oil in it, and it has more of much. The kind of bio s backs, there are i will be speaking to two people who are on both sides of that. I have renewable expects that are produced in the ethanol, and that comes from Bernie Sanders 2020 campaign wheat or sugar beet, and in the Campaign Policy adviser, and the future it might be able to come from other who knows the other candidates waste su bsta nces, future it might be able to come from waste substances, waste oils and things like that. What about those well. I will speak to both of them less tha n things like that. What about those less than a million cars . Still a lot of cars and car owners who are for their views. Stay on the bbc news channel for that. If you are presumably hang onto those cars because they cant afford or dont watching on bbc two, we will say wa nt to because they cant afford or dont want to upgrade. This is a whiz on goodbye to you just now. Goodbye. The problem when we switched from lets pick up with that then. Lets leaded to unleaded fuel, we had the same issue, so we have said that we talk to dustin lance black. Joining will also need the dual system for as is the campaign memberfor bernie some considerable time. Most garages indicate they can cope with that. There may be some small rural sanders. How to have you known him garages that havent got the and what context . I first met him on facilities to have e5, e10, super and what context . I first met him on a film aboutjed edgar mikej edgar hoover. He knew the realjed unleaded or electric, the good thing here is that if you have one of edgar hoover. He knew the realjed those older cars and you thought up edgar hoover. He was part of that half a tank with e10 rather than e5, wall in washington, dc that we needed to break to get people to it wont actually ruin your car. Support Marriage Equality that would be fine for the tank. So, anti missile one of the first to do if you are very low on fuel and so. Anti missile one of the first to do so. It was telling to me because it did not serve in politically but he europe ina if you are very low on fuel and europe in a rural area, you could still went ahead and came out for put ina europe in a rural area, you could put in a couple of gallons, and then equal marriage in the United States ata time fill up with macro two and the equal marriage in the United States at a time when it was a risky calculation that had to be made. Horribly fine. What happens with that won me respect. I will say i ca rs horribly fine. What happens with cars as it can corrode some of the see also the fuel tank, but that was frightened earlier. I am still ta kes see also the fuel tank, but that takes time. Is it cheaper . That remains to be seen. I very much looking at the field that is left doubt it. I think it will be at the and making my assessments and i will same level, and duty will be at the say this, i have knownjoe. I have same level, and duty will be at the same level. Ironically, they may known elizabeth warren. I have met make e5 so the current blend, they most of the candidates who are might make that more expensive just running andi most of the candidates who are running and i think we are spoiled to encourage people to use the e10. In the Democratic Party right now that is what they have done some of with some sincere and wonderful the other countries, so you had to options. I do not think this was a good night for Bernie Sanders. It is keep an eye on that. Are you seeing clear it was a very good night and a any impact on the roads as a result comeback forjoe biden. Do you think of coronavirus . A lot of companies he can defeat donald trump . That is are putting travel bans on their one of the things that we look out staff. We have seen a slight reduction, but not that much. We at the numbers that played out last night. When we get into some of the have looked at italy and talk to the Battle Ground states, the key is not equivalent of the aa, there, and winning places like california and they have seen a reduction in travel new york which are foregone by about 30 or 35 . We have nothing conclusions, that will go to the like that here, but on the other democrats. Can you put out hand some people are avoiding public delegation and some of these swing transport and using their cars, so its kind of balancing out at states that will give the white house back to the democrats. Looking moment. In a moment well have all the Business News, at the fact thatjoe biden put up but first the headlines on bbc news. Last night, they look well. It has wash your hands regularly. That is got to be a wake up call or a warning to bernie to grow that the government was met key advice on coalition in a way that not only can coronavirus. Another two people have he when the white house but he can tested positive for coronavirus in win enough support and enough wins scotland. That takes the confirmed in the senate and the house to get number 253 scotland. That takes the confirmed number253 in scotland. That takes the confirmed number 253 in the uk. Super tuesday, anything done once he gets there. That is the big question right now a key point to pick a democratic and we are not sure. Last night it did not look like bernie was growing white house candidate, seesjoe biden and Bernie Sanders of the the coalition. If anything he lost frontrunners. Some ground and that must be disheartening to him and some heavies followers. Lets get some in the Business News the trade union body the tuc has response to that. In his own urged the government to help workers who dont qualify for statutory sick pay but could need to self isolate territory effectively in this because of the coronavirus. Campaign, talking about greater people on low incomes, redistribution of wealth. Is that something that can have the broad zero hours contracts and the self employed are among appeal needed to defeat donald those who might not qualify. Trump . Without question. The policy the tucs secretary general has told the bbc that no one should be out is that the American People support, of pocket for doing the right thing. Bernie sanders is the champion of far more than joe share prices have started moving Bernie Sanders is the champion of upwards again as investors expect far more thanjoe biden. He has governments to boost their spending supported the cutting of social to counteract the Economic Impact of the coronavirus. Security it over decades, takes the french finance minister said this morning that governments money from 60 billion billionaires. In countries using the euro should he is many ways not an alliance with be ready to use fiscal stimulus the will of the agenda of the if Economic Growth is damaged. Working and middle classes. I acknowledge she had a very good night. I wouldnt dismiss a massive theres more information about the impact of the virus victory in california and our appeal on the chinese economy, which is the worlds second biggest. Car sales fell by 80 in february compared in the grass roots level with younger people with the latina with the same month last year. Community and younger and activity in chinas Services Sector fell at the fastest rate on record. African americans. This is a two horse race moving forward and we feel good with our chances around hello, and good morning. Social security free trade to joe theres a warning today that the government risks wasting bidens support of the iraq war. It 10 billion of the £100 billion that it plans to spend was a concern that Bernie Sanders on a so called infrastructure revolution, unless theres also and notjoe was a concern that Bernie Sanders and not joe biden was a concern that Bernie Sanders and notjoe biden actually acknowledges in a much more a revolution in how it builds it. Significant and specific way their were talking about the cash thats pain that the American People are been promised to correct the imbalances between different facing in terms of their economic parts of the country, or levelling up, as some people call it. Disenfranchisement and other issues the Resolution Foundation welcomes like medicare and Health Care Costs the investment because the uk has and so on. This is an issue that been one of the worlds lowest spenders on infrastructure bernie has acknowledged and really stands with people around. What we since the 19805 but it has are concerned about as potentially concerns about the plan. With someone like joe biden who is cara pacitti is a researcher quite vague in many cases i read some of these perspectives and at the Resolution Foundation. Policies, theyre actually this could be a repeat of 2016. Of course why is there a risk that some we will all unite as a party, joe of this money goes to waste . And bernie have been friends for what decades. What we think we are of this money goes to waste . We are really seeing big introducing is a unique and remarkable collection of working what we are really seeing here is a big expansion in Public Investment spending. We really need to also expand the way you are managing that people, young people, working class and middle class people. This investment, planning and people, young people, working class and middleclass people. On that thing of uniting the party. Looking managing those funds, implementing those projects so you dont lose any of the money that you are planning back at 2016, the campaign of who to invest. Would be the democrat candidate was could it be that weve grown unaccustomed to spending on infrastructure at this scale . Divisive. The infighting was not appealing to onlookers and ultimately there is a danger that this is going to be the single biggest expansion infrastructure the democrats tear themselves apart spending over five years we have when it comes to this so close to seen since the financial crisis, and the election when an incumbent can rise above it and effectively have it isa seen since the financial crisis, and it is a really Good Opportunity for us to look at how we make sure that the advantage. How will you make sure that does not happen this time . The Management System is as yes. I think that democrats are transparent as possible, and also as devolved as possible, especially united around the defeating of when were talking about the up donald trump. The question is what is the vision that takes us forward agenda. Towards that outcome. I think what is there a risk that the scale of this spending plan pushes up we see with Bernie Sanders campaign prices by creating a short sharp is record numbers of volunteers, increase in demand for skilled re cord people in an industry where there is record numbers of volunteers, record numbers of donors and as data policies that will transform the are often skills shortages . Economy. Far from being socialist and in some skinny sense as you know i think the important thing we need very well, bernies approaches. As to remember is while 100 i think the important thing we need to remember is while100 billion expansion looks big, it is a lot of faras very well, bernies approaches. As money, we are not denying, we have far as these Battle Grounds are concerned, in most polls bernie out had historically low levels of performsjoe biden underinvestment, so were just concerned, in most polls bernie out performs joe biden in concerned, in most polls bernie out making upfor performsjoe biden in those battle underinvestment, so were just grounds. Bernie won mitch again in making up for lost time in this respect. This hundred billion izig 2016 against hillary clinton. Hillary clinton lost that state as is credibly welcome, but its just a question of making sure it goes into the right projects. Well as wisconsin to donald trump. Nobody sets out to waste money we did not see the data from some of these Battle Ground states and we but how can it be avoided . Will see how those goals. We feel good about a message because we build and emerge from communities and workers. Bernies record is i think transparency is really key, clear when it comes to these issues, so publishing those cost benefit people trust him. You may ask why analysis the government makes, making sure that there is a lot of younger people are excited and interested in our campaign. They transparency about where the money know that bernie far more than any goes. Other candidate including joe biden other stories making Business News today a rescue deal has been agreed stands with them. It is not even about him, it is about all of us. It is about Climate Justice agenda ba rclays bank has which is bold and what american Barclays Bank has reshuffled the people support. Policy after policy after policy, their people are way. Supporting what our campaign has Barclays Bank has reshuffled the he been putting out. If it is bernie Barclays Bank has reshuffled the way. They have changed the way that things are done. Sanders, would you get behind him . A rescue deal has been agreed for a Yorkshire Company which had absolutely. He is a wonderful human been planning to create 1,000 jobs being. He means it. The front first major deep mine for a0 years. Shareholders barclays runners in this race all meaner and in Sirius Minerals have voted they want to do good for the to accept a 405m pound bid this from the mining giant Anglo American to buy the company. American people. They want to bring sirius says that the newjobs have stability and sanity back to the been secured and that the new mine white house. That is number one. I will benefit the local community in whitby and wider region. Do think that one of the things you the owner of some of the uks biggest Shopping Centres has are seeing happening, because i am abandoned an Emergency Fund raising. Not an active campaigner and i any intu which owns side yet, whenever of the things you manchesters Trafford Centre and lakeside in essex see happening is you see a lot of had been hoping to raise up the democrats around joe biden. Part to £1. 5 billion from shareholders to pay down a massive debt pile and secure its future. Of what that is is thatjoe biden already knows he has enough support but the company says that extreme Market Conditions had deterred investors from giving fresh cash. In the house and can lightly bring enough house to the senate to get the United States of americas government moving again. That is a kids and many adults big question mark for bernie. Can he are still playing with lego. The danish toymaker has create a revolution big enough to revealed record sales along with a rise in profits, bucking the trend of rivals get anything done. Ifor1am hungry in the toy industry to see progress again for working who are struggling to compete with digital enterainment. People and American People. That is lego, which is the worlds biggest a calculation people in the toymaker, says that police stations Democratic Party are having to make. And Harry Potter Themed sets joe biden can get things done on day were among its biggest sellers last year. One. It is still a question whether bernie can. Thank you very much. Markets investors think its likely thank you forjoining us. Governments will spend to boost economy. The home secretary priti patel is facing allegations of bullying staff in a third government department. It relates to her time as International Development secretary, and follows similar claims we are seeing increases in the ftse at the home office, and the department for work and pensions. Our assistant political 100 up to1. 5 , editor, norman smith is at the houses of parliament. We are seeing increases in the ftse 100 up to 1. 5 , and the dax up one bring us up to date norman with the point 36 , after Us Federal Reserve latest. So far downing street are denounced a rate cut, standing by priti patel. Dane says expectations that the uk there has been pulling away from our and euro cb will do likewise. Despite we now have a third set of intu mentioned theirfailed effort to raise money. Thats all the Business News. Allegations from a third department. This time when she was secretary of ijust state for International Development. I just have ijust have some news to bring you claims within her private office she about Sony Pictures entertainment belittled staff, she said overly office is closing because of aggressive e mails, she quite skinned their competence. Such coronavirus. They are close to the complaints were raised with an rest of the week in london, paris official which suggested it should and poland. A spokesperson for the be passed on to the Cabinet Company said there are no positive secretary. She questioned. There cases, its purely a precautionary are more damaging headlines about priti patel and what adds to the measures. They said the safety of difficulties for her is that we know their employees as the most the enquiry following sir philip important, one of the london workers ruckmans complaint. That enquiry will look at all allegations may have been exposed to including these lands. In other words there are a stack of issues coronavirus, and out of an abundance which are now being weighed up and of caution, london, paris and poland which are now being weighed up and which the enquiry will look at. Offices will be closed and of people should work from home. Also, of course, we have the threat now its time for a ofan also, of course, we have the threat look at the weather. Of an employment tribunal by sir philip rotman. I believe his lawyers sunshine at the moment across will summon up some of the other Northern Ireland and england, but complainants. Pressure is building outbreaks of rain coming. Showers on priti patels position. Complainants. Pressure is building on priti patels position. Thank you very much, norman. Around the irish sea coast, those could drift away a bit further east, lets go back to the latest on affecting parts of cumbria, lancashire, parts of merseyside, some showers on western scotland, but the east of scotland and having coronavirus. Lets return to the coronavirus the best of the sunshine. Maximum and take look at some of the International Developments temperature is about 7 to 10 today. India say they will screen degrees. Weather fronts passengers arriving from all countries to combat temperature is about 7 to 10 degrees. Weatherfronts moving away, the spread of the virus. There are now more than 92,000 cases of the virus worldwide more rain starting to move in and over 3,000 deaths. But no new chinese deaths have been across southern coastal counties, reported outside Hebei Province with lots of clouds across the the origin of the disease which as robin brant south, temperatures staying above explains is positive news. All the deaths, with the exception freezing, whereas further north were of one in the last 2a hours, clearer skies, but some frost. Have been in that province of hebei where this all began. So nothing across the rest thursday for most of us a dry day, a of mainland china. The caveat is always here, bit of rain across the south and the government figures south east, that will clear away, that we are forced to rely on. And bright skies developing into the and chinas leaders are moving away from not just to strict focus on containing the domestic outbreak afternoon. But also the threat that maybe chinese nationals coming back home may pose. Are waiting for Prime Ministers there is a concern about a second questions to start, norman, im wave coming and so we are seeing strict measures now in place of visitors, most of them chinese nationals from japan, italy, iran and south korea, guessing coronavirus will be high on particularly around shanghai the agenda. I think so. There will in the capital beijing. They are on very strict watch around beijing and so people returning bea from those four countries now facing the agenda. I think so. There will be a lot of anger between labour folk and trade unions about what will happen about coronavirus for mandatory quarantine of 1a days. Millions of people who wont be able and ourforeign to claim sickness benefits. The correspondent bethany bell sent this update from italy self employed potentially could be the worst affected country in europe at risk, but the low paid workers, the number of cases, the number of if you earn less than hundred and people continue to test positive for £18 a week, you cant claim sickness the virus continues to grow. We saw that there are no over 2500 cases benefit. People in part time altogether that have been recorded contracts, and a large group of here in italy. Concerning as well as people, and a number of the trade the number of deaths, 79 people have unions have written to the treasury asking for some clarity about what died of coronavirus here in italy and we saw a jumpjust happens, because presumably they died of coronavirus here in italy and we saw a jump just yesterday when they announced that figure of would have to go on to universal 79 yesterday evening, it was a jump credit, but as we know, universal credit, but as we know, universal of 27 people in 2a hours. Credit is very controversial and it ta kes credit is very controversial and it takes some weeks before you get your authorities saying that the numbers are growing but it is not a growth which is out of control in the words first payment, so i expect mr of one health official. But they are cockburn might want to pick up on now looking, you may remember they some of that, the lack of detail have put 11 towns in northern italy mr corbyn might want to pick up on into quarantine, ten of them just south east of milan, they are now the lack of detail in the prime considering whether they might ministers approach. Also in terms impose another lockdown on areas of the nhs in care homes, and more around the Northern City of bergamo broadly on the treasury and what happens to companies who suddenly and lombardy because there has been and lombardy because there has been a spike of cases they are. Face a loss of workers, bearing in the United States has carried mind that there is an estimate of out its first air strike against taliban fighters about a fifth of employees being off in afghanistan since the two sides signed a landmark sick. What happens to companies who are struggling to keep going . An peace deal on saturday. A spokesman said the strike was in Helmand Province in the south, where miltants awful lot of unanswered questions, attacked a security and given the scale of disquiet, my forces checkpoint. Best guess, and it is a guess, is that mr corbyn may well choose to honein it was one of more that mr corbyn may well choose to hone in on that. It should be. Oh, than a0 attacks reported in helmand in the past 2a hours. Our correspondent we have a few minutes. I thought it Secunder Karmani is in afghanistans captial of kabul for us. Was midday already, we have plenty is that effort to have a piece of time they are so snappy these days, coming straight in at midday. Brokered now over . Not quite. One what are the issues . Its really dwarfing everything, isnt it . Next thing that is important to remember week we have a budget, brexit is that the agreement that was negotiations continue. It has bin signed on saturday between the us and taliban, officials were cautious and taliban, officials were cautious and not calling at a peace deal. It and extraordinarily packed week. We was the first phase of a deal. That had that big x controversy about is because they anticipated quite possibly things like this happening. With their ring a number of attacks heathrow, and is the idea that boris in the past few days by the taliban johnson mightjust use the court against Afghan Security cases. In response to that in the southern decision to cancel the expansion at province of helmand, us forces carried out their first air strike against the taliban in 11 days, heathrow, which Boris Johnson targeting the taliban as they were assaulting a cheque point. Last decision to cancel the expansion at heathrow, which borisjohnson has a lwa ys heathrow, which borisjohnson has always been against. A few months weekend the lead up to the signing ago, you would never have a pm of this agreement between the us and queuesin ago, you would never have a pm queues in which brexit was not a big ourvan, all of this agreement between the us and our van, all sides of the conflict feature, now it has dipped under the had agreed to a partial truths. Us radar. Tory mps do not talk about and afghan officials had expected that partial truths to be extended. Brexit, in fact they dont even crucially there was no mention of mention the b word, they do not want it, no mention of these partial truths in this agreement that was signed. It is not clear what this to keep talking about it, so it has u pta ke signed. It is not clear what this uptake in violence will mean for the peace process. Us officials have dipped off the radar in that sense. That doesnt mean that tory mps have said it could present a risk to it all gone quiet, we had a debate in but there is no clarity. We do not Westminster Hall this morning on know exactly what the taliban are not meant to be doing. Earlier week huawei, which we know borisjohnson the taliban said they would be has given the thumbs up to, the five carrying out attacks against afghan g network. I was watching some of that, and it really is striking, forces not international forces. This comes after a few hours after there is a cast list of tory big donald trump spoke for potentially hitters and veterans lining up to up donald trump spoke for potentially up to half an hour according to the taliban with a deputy of the group. Kick off about this, and i think he said that he had a good thatis kick off about this, and i think that is far from over. The question is whether they actually have the conversation with him. For afghans here, the situation is very unclear. Numbers to support borisjohnson no one really has a grip on what the giving the go ahead to huawei, because the majority of 80, there agreement signed means for the situation on the ground. Thank you would have to be an awful lot of very much. Tory rebels. We were talking about big players, iain duncan smith, now it is time for a weather update. David davis, owen paterson, people who are not opponents of boris we will get that with simon. We have johnson, they are brexiteers like him, but on huawei, their take is a sunshine across northern and Eastern National security has to come before parts and we will keep that sunshine the interests of the economy, and i into the afternoon. This is the think that tussle is far from over. Radar image. Some cloud and rain indeed, we may hear a bit of it in across wales, southern england and showers in the irish sea coast. A the commons today, because we know there is going to have to be legislation to get this through, way to cumbria and lancashire which means that there is an through the afternoon, some showers opportunity for tory mps to try and into scotland. In the north east of coalesce and find some sort of scotland, north east england, the mechanism to scupper these best of the brighter weather. The proposals, so that is a battle rain spreading further east through looming down the line, and it is the afternoon and temperatures interesting the way those sorts of more routine political battles have getting 27, 10 degrees. The rain is link to our weather system and that replaced the old front of brexit. Will move to the east later in the night. Getting to around seven, is the Prime Minister standing up . I 10 degrees. That will keep temperatures above freezing in think he is. Thank you, mr speaker, northern areas. You are looking at a it is two years to the day when a frost into thursday. Thursday looking dry and bright rain across 00 30 02,426 2147483051 51 46,479 the south which will gradually clear 2147483051 51 46,479 4294966103 13 29,430 away. Chemical weapon was deployed by russian intelligence on the streets of salisbury. All our thoughts stay with those affected and their friends and family. We seekjustice for them. Salisbury is back on its feet, focused on the future l welcoming visitors with welcome mars. This house would want to make tribute to the people of salisbury and wish them well for the future. I shall add further such meetings later today. As the government prepares the nation for the worst of coronavirus while working for the best, now is the time to wash our hands and pull together. Does the Prime Minister agree that we need a robust plan in place to cover any significant cash flow losses so businesses, that rents on benefits will still be paid . Well the treasury consider delaying if needed vat and paye collection. Does the Prime Minister agree with me that come what may, as we saw in the devastating floods in gloucester that britain will find the strength, perhaps aided by a cup of not necessarily yorkshire tea to pull through. My honourable friend is entirely right. We are monitoring the situation closely and prepared to support individuals, businesses and the economy to maintain economic confidence. Our action plan, a battle plan points to mitigations that already exist such as hmrcs time to pay which is on a case by case basis to struggle firms to pay payments. I am sure the whole house willjoin me in congratulating the Prime Minister and his partner on the news that they are expecting a baby. Ialsojoin on the news that they are expecting a baby. I alsojoin the Prime Minister and wishing the people of salisbury well. It is a wonderful city, i have visited it many times. What happened to them is appalling and. I what happened to them is appalling and. Iwant what happened to them is appalling and. I want to pay tribute to medical staff here and overseas who are doing the vital work to combat the spread of coronavirus and looking after those affected. Yesterday our part time Prime Minister finally. Yesterday our part time Prime Ministerfinally. Finally published the steps that his government will take to tackle the outbreak of the disease and a strategy broadly has our support. But a decade of tory austerity means. But a decade of tory austerity means. Means our national Health Service already struggling to cope. Bed occupancy levels are at 94 . And hundreds of our most Vulnerable People are being treated on trolleys in corridors. What additional funding will our overstretched and underfunded nhs be given to deal with this crisis . Mr speaker, as the right honourable gentleman knows this government has put in record funding into the nhs. And we pledge that we will give them everything they need to cope with the crisis. It might be the advantage to the right honourable gentleman and the house if i ate them on why we are with the outbreak. If i update them. We are not at the point where we are asking large numbers of people to self isolate. But that of course may come if large numbers of people have the symptoms of coronavirus. If they stay at home, the house will understand that they are helping to protect all of us by slowing the spread of the virus. And thatis slowing the spread of the virus. And that is what the best Scientific Evidence tells us. If they stay at home and if we ask people to self isolate, the mace they may lose out financially. I will announce that the Health Secretary will bring forward as part of our emergency legislation, this. I think that is the right way forward, nobody should be penalised, mr speaker, for doing the right thing. Mr speaker, i thank the Prime Minister for that. Mr speaker, i thank the Prime Ministerfor that. I mr speaker, i thank the Prime Minister for that. I want to ask a couple more questions on the subject. Is it true as has been reported that Police Forces are likely to become so overstretched by coronavirus that 999 response times will have to be extended and that even investigations into some murderers will have to be halted as a result of this . Mr speaker, we are not at that stage are anything like that stage yet. Our Police Forces, he knows, our Police Forces are well able to cope with all eventualities and they have long standing arrangements to prepare them for such pressures. Mr speaker, under this government, there are 2 million workers on low pay, mimi like many of them women in the care sector who are not eligible for statutory sick pay at the present time. The Prime Ministers statement right now is not clear whether it cove rs right now is not clear whether it covers them or not. And those on Social Security could face sanctions if they miss appointments and therefore they and their families will face terrible hardship. When the Prime Minister brings forward the Prime Minister brings forward the emergency legislation, will he guarantee that workers write to sick pay from day one as he and dedicated well apply to statutory sick pay will apply to all claimants and those people who are not currently eligible for statutory sick pay, therefore will have make a terrible choice between health and hardship . The right honourable gentleman is raising a very important point and of course we are very raising a very important point and of course we are very much aware of theissues of course we are very much aware of the issues faced by their self employed and those on zero hours contracts. I should stress that some of them will be entitled to statutory sick pay. Others will be entitled to help through the existing system such as universal credit. And we are urgently looking at the application process to reflect on the advice on self isolation. But i think the members of the public have appreciated the way heather to that i think the members have come together. To come to the floor of this has to deal with the crisis and i think it would be Common Ground between is all that we want to do everything we can to avoid penalising those who are doing the right thing. The Prime Minister is not being clear about this. The reality is if you are on universal credit or put onto it, you have a five week wait before you get any benefits. Will he be absolutely clear that nobody, nobody will have to choose between health and hardship . It is a matter of Public Health concern for everybody. Mr speaker, our part time Prime Minister. Failed to turn up on monday, failed to turn up on monday to a nswer monday, failed to turn up on monday to answer a question about a breach of the ministerial code. In his own forward to that code, the Prime Minister wrote, there must be no bullying and no harassment. Well he now met to an independent investigation into the home secretarys and that led by an external lawyer and commit to a date when its findings will be made public . Mr speaker, of course it is right that there should be an investigation into any allegations of bullying. That is what the Cabinet Office is doing. Can i remind him, since he mentions the home secretary, that she is keeping this country safe by putting record numbers of Police Officers. She believes in stopping the Early Release of early offenders. She is putting in systems to tackle the. He would scrap stop and search. He believes in getting rid of our Security Services and he certainly would not tackle our immigration system, mr speaker. It is about whether he will release the findings ofan whether he will release the findings of an investigation into the home secretarys behaviour. I repeat to him, a government cannot bejudge andjury him, a government cannot bejudge and jury over its own conduct. There has to be an independent element to that investigation. Overnight, mr speaker, further allegations have emerged that the home secretary repeatedly harassed and humiliated her private secretary well she ran the department for International Development. If this is true, this suggests a shocking and unacceptable pattern of behaviour across three government departments. On each occasion, tens of thousands of pounds of heart and taxpayers money has men put out the wall to buy their silence. Was the Prime Minister aware of these allegations and if he was why did he appoint her . Mr speaker, iwill repeat and if he was why did he appoint her . Mr speaker, i will repeat the point i have made. The home secretary is doing an outstanding job. I have every confidence in her. If there are allegations it is right should be probably investigated by the Cabinet Office. But i take no lessons in bullying, mr speaker. We have female mps who were bullied so badly in a party and where the shadow chancellor has not apologised for his call for a member of our party to be lynched the Prime Minister. Mr speaker, the Prime Minister. Mr speaker, the Prime Minister said that if there are allegations. As he completely unaware of all the allegations that have been made over the last few days . Is he unaware of the resignation of a permanent secretary because of his treatment by the home secretary . We have a part time Prime Minister who barely turns up but is determined to cover up for bullies in his government. They cannot be one rule for workers across this country and another one for him and his ministers. When his home secretary has been accused of repeated bullying and harassment, leading to ha rd working repeated bullying and harassment, leading to hard working staff attempting suicide by overdose, he gave her his full support. How can the people of this country have faith ina the people of this country have faith in a Prime Minister who cannot be bothered to turn up and when he does, has no shame in defending bullying in his own government . Mr speaker, that is a question from a full time marxist who has failed to stamp out bullying in his own party andi stamp out bullying in his own party and i am very proud as i say of the record of this government over the last 82 days. We have taken back control of our borders and laws. We might not have got brexit done, we have put more money into peoples markets through their biggest ever increase in the living wage, we guaranteed funding for schools by increasing the minimum funding for every pupil. We have restored the nurses bursary, introduced a bill to bring in our record cash miss for the nhs and ensure there will be three hospital car parking for eve ryo ne three hospital car parking for everyone who attends a hospital. Three. That is just in the last 80 two days. We are getting on with delivering the peoples deliveries. My delivering the peoples deliveries. My constituency care greatly about Climate Change. The uk news had reduced Carbon Emissions is pertinent as an achievement by the party. Will he set out his plans to continue this progress . party. Will he set out his plans to continue this progress . I will today ta ke continue this progress . I will today take the first Cabinet Committee on Climate Change and recognise cian of the commitment to cut to net zero by 2050 in which it is leading europe and the world in tackling Climate Change. Like the Prime Minister, i note the two Year Anniversary on their terrible attack in salisbury. It is important on this matter and other matters where we face. Coronaviruses creating society to be very concerned. 80 of the population are at risk of infection. All others must provide clear, calm and practical leadership in the days, weeks and months ahead. In the past few days, scotlands first minister and the Scottish Government and the west mr government have been working together to pay plans in place to protect all of our people. Yesterday the governor of the bank of england suggested a financial bridge may be available to assist markets of any volatility. If there isa markets of any volatility. If there is a financial bridge for markets, can the Prime Minister tell as well bea can the Prime Minister tell as well be a financial bridge for all workers and in these those who rely on benefits that should not risk the threat of sanction if they cannot make appointments . threat of sanction if they cannot make appointments . I thank the right honourable gentleman for the excellent cooperation that scotland andindeed excellent cooperation that scotland and indeed all the devolved administrations have given in preparation the battle plan. And, yes, to recapitulate my answer, we will take every step that we can to ensure that businesses are protected, that the economy remains strong and that no one, whether employed or self employed or whatever the status of their employment, is penalised for doing the right thing. I thank the Prime Minister for that the right thing. I thank the Prime Ministerfor that answer the right thing. I thank the Prime Minister for that answer and i commit my party and our government in scotland to work constructively together. Of course people are worried about their health but there are millions of workers who are worried about the consequences for their incomes, theirjob security is and their families. What their incomes, theirjob security is and theirfamilies. What i do ask is that the Prime Minister give specific guarantees and we will work with the snp in pushing for emergency legislation but clarification that all workers will be fully protected from the first day of sickness and that all those payments should be up to the level of the real living wage. An emergency legislation to guarantee that staff that are asked to self isolate and their businesses will be supported. That is the leadership that is required and i ask if the Prime Minister will commit himself to work constructively with all of us to that end. Again, i thank the right honourable gentleman for the spirit in which he raises the question. He will have seen from my earlier a nswer will have seen from my earlier answer that what we are indeed doing is advancing the day on a temporary basis, advancing the day from which you are eligible for statutory six p from the fourth day to the first day. I think that is the right thing. Statutory sick pay. No one should be penalised for doing the right thing. I am sure my right honourable friend the chancellor will be happy to engage in further conversations with them about the detail about how we propose to do that. Tomorrow is a day when polish men and women around the world will be celebrating our National Saints in all things cornish. He is the patron saint of tin mining, but it is not just patron saint of tin mining, but it is notjust the thing that is assigned to cornish history. Is he aware of significant deposits of lithium in cornwall which would provide the uk with a domestic supply of this manual. Will he wear show cornish men and women are happy since day. Thank you, this country leads the world in Macro Technology and it is a wonderful thing that cornwall is both extensive resources of lithium and we mean to exploit. He is no more passionate champion of cornwall. Last weeks historic judgment against heathrow expansion found that his government broke the law by ignoring the paris climate agreement and by reaching its own Sustainable Development duty to future generations when it drafted the Airports National strategy statement. Well he tell the house today precisely how many of the governments nationally strategy state m e nts governments nationally strategy statements have been assessed against the Paris Agreement and will he commit to reviewing and if necessary revising all of those which have not. I thank the right honourable lady. She can take it that we will ensure that we abide by theirjudgment that we will ensure that we abide by their judgment and make that we will ensure that we abide by theirjudgment and make sure that we ta ke theirjudgment and make sure that we take account of the Paris Convention on Climate Change. I do not believe for one second that that would be the impediment for us to deliver an infrastructure revolution across the country. Communities like mainz and West Bromwich west are grateful for this government to commit Police Officers. Will he reaffirm that like the labour have seen decimating communities like mine, it is this government that will keep our Community Safe and tougher sentences for the criminals which are ruining the lives of my constituents and to then. That is precisely why my friend the home secretary is working so hard to recruit 20,000 more Police Officers to enhance stop and search powers and why we have set out plans to build more prisons and keep violent and sexual offenders in prison for longer. I am delighted that the west midlands, thanks partly to his lobbying, is receiving another 366 Police Officers. partly to his lobbying, is receiving another 366 Police Officers. I note that in the interest of Public Safety the government has taken emergency measures to rush through legislation to make sure that those convicted of terrorism offences serve their full system sentences. Will the Prime Minister commit toa sentences. Will the Prime Minister commit to a wider sentencing review so that communities can rest assured that sex offenders who pose a threat to children and women serving full sentences to ensure the rehabilitation. Can i congratulate the honourable lady in what she has said which may have come as a bombshell to some of our colleagues. She is entirely. She is entirely right and that is what we are doing asi right and that is what we are doing as i said in my earlier answers. Can i ask my right honourable friend if he commits to making sure that blyth valley benefits from the governments ambition to unite. can indeed, mr speaker. And that is why we are supporting the ashington to blyth to attain rail line. And our investment to connecting towns whose stations were closed during the beeching cuts. Amongst many of the beeching cuts. Amongst many of the other benefits we are bringing to the people of blyth. We will have a trust and confidence of those people by investing in their communities. Carbon homes are registered landlord. The five week delay in universal credit payments ensures that many families amass huge rent arrears before receiving anything and are trapped in debt for yea rs. 72 of anything and are trapped in debt for years. 72 of their tenants are now insignificant rent arrears, over half of them technically destitute. The Prime Ministers mantra that work is the route out of poverty only if there are jobs that are full time, permanent and decently paid. When will the Prime Minister stop this deliberate policy which is inflicting impoverishment and destitution to people in other registered social landlords in the north east . Registered social landlords in the northeast . I am happy to study the particular case that he raises. Universal credit is available from day one and i stick. I stick firmly to my belief that the best route out of poverty is not benefits, but work and it is i think. What we have achieved with this government is a record low unemployment and record gains in employment across the country and wages are now rising. They do not wa nt to wages are now rising. They do not want to hear, mr speaker. Wages are now rising for the low paid as well. Mr speaker, last thursday, at the dead of night, the Prime Minister made a secret visit to kettering General Hospital. No media entourage, this was no photocall, he had come to listen. He listened to staff. A lesson to patients and he left at 3 30am. Mr speaker, one patient said, i thought boris was a bit of a dopey bloke who doesnt really know whats going on. But he was a lovely bloke and actually caring to all other patients. Prime minister, what did you learn from your listening visit . I learned what a wonderful staff we have in the nhs andi a wonderful staff we have in the nhs and i am delighted to say that kettering General Hospital will read seve funding for a full redevelopment in addition to the 46 million that we are now putting into their urgent care plan. This is the party of the nhs, delivering on the peoples priorities in kettering and across the country. For the purpose of clarity, if the Cabinet Office enquiry into allegations that the home secretary meets the ministerial code establishes that our conduct fell below expected of a government minister in any way and on any occasion, can the Prime Minister announced that she will be expected to resign or remove from office. returned to the point i made earlier on, the home secretary is doing an outstanding job, delivering change, putting police out on the street, cutting crime and delivering a new immigration system and i am sticking by her. Thank you, mr speaker. Having not on in my constituency, it is clear that the a e and county hospital is a vital local service. Does the Prime Minister agree with me the accident and units in medium sized hospitals are essential for the future delivery of care in our nhs. Mr speaker, the Health Secretary has just told me, that yes, her a e is certainly staying open. Resignation of an experienced civil servant, sacking of a government aid. With this government, it seems that allegations of bullying orjust being incompetent get you promoted, whereas standing up to it, you lose yourjob. What does this say about this Prime Minister . Mr speaker, i loathe bullying but i will not take any lessons. I am loathe bullying but i will not take any lessons. Iam not loathe bullying but i will not take any lessons. I am not taking any lessons from a party that has presided over sister matting bullying and discrimination against those who stick up for the Jewish Community and for israel in this country and we still have yet to hear a proper apology from the labour party for what they have done. The taliban have resumed their attacks on afghanistan and today the us have undertaken offensive air air strikes undermining the fragile peace deal which saw the release of thousands of prisoners and the continued export of opiate to extremism. Does my right honourable friend share my concerns that no peace deal can bypass the Afghan Government and give me his assurances that he will stand shoulder to shoulder with afghan women who have already lost their life to fight for dignity under taliban rule . We of course stand shoulder to shoulder with the government of afghanistan. And she is right, by the way in what she says about women in afghanistan. One of the great achievements of this country, despite all the sacrifices that we experienced in the operations in helmand, that millions of women in afghanistan were helped into education thanks to the interventions of this country and we can be very proud of what we do. Thank you, mr speaker. We are becoming increased of coronavirus. At every week 650 of us come here from every part of the uk, spent several days operating in close proximity and meeting people from all over the world. We then return to our constituencies, potentially becoming the very vectors that we are trying to shut down. Parliament must stay open. But what plans does the Prime Minister have the utilise system such as Conference Calls and electronic voting to ensure that we do not become part of the problem . Well, mr speaker, she is raising a very important point. The chief medical officer and the chief scientific adviser together with my right honourable friend the Health Secretary will be seeing more in the next couple of days about what we will do to delay the advanced of coronavirus, in parliament and in other large gatherings. I think we are still at the containment stage. She will understand the distinction the government is making. When we come to the delay phase, she will be hearing a lot more detail about what we propose to do about large gatherings in places like parliament. My constituent tom shannon wasjust 18 parliament. My constituent tom shannon was just 18 years old when he tried to relate died i tragically died in 2018. This was an incident that was preventable and avoidable. It came just five weeks after tom hughes from wrexham fell to his death at the same site in similar circumstances. Nothing had been done to make the site safe. An independent surveyors report has led to sufficient deficiencies. Toms pa rents to sufficient deficiencies. Toms parents have been campaigning for a criminal case to be brought against those responsible. Will my right honourable friend the Prime Minister use all his influence to press the spanish authorities to pursue a criminal prosecution that will not only seek justice for tom, but will also send a clear message to other accommodation owners in majorca to prevent similar tragedies occurring again in the future . I thank my right honourable friend for raising what sounds like an appalling case, and i am sure the whole house will join appalling case, and i am sure the whole house willjoin with me in expressing our deepest sympathies to his family. And to getjustice for tom, to seekjustice for tom, i am very happy to ask the Foreign Office to begin talks with him and with our spanish counterparts. Mr speaker, last month a young man from my constituency was fatally stabbed, and just this weekend another young man was stabbed in coventry. Violent crime in the city is rising, yet i only have ten officers in my constituency, some of which i share with coventry police. Seeing as the Prime Minister make such a big deal about the extra police he promises, can you guarantee that i will be getting the police i need in my constituency . I agree, Violent Crime is too high, and must come down, which is one of the reasons that we are increasing the number of Police Officers in this country, and as she will have heard, in the housejust now, that number is going up by 366 immediately. The Prime Minister will be aware that due to coronavirus, air travel is reduced around the world. Are you aware that there are incentives to reduce flights, so as not to lose their lucrative slots . My not to lose their lucrative slots . My honourable friend raises a characteristically brilliant point, which i confess that it hasnt been drawn to my attention so far, but i will look at what he has been saying. It seems crazy that planes should be flying simply to retain the slots to which they are entitled, and we will see what we can do. The Prime Minister promised on the steps of downing street to fix the crisis and social care. We need an extra 580,000 care workers. Not to improve services, butjust to fill existing vacancies and meet their needs. Where on earth are we going to find all these extra staff when eu workers will be excluded under his new immigration system . The nhs depend. Order i make the decisions. We want shorter questions. Just finish. Will he meet with me to agree a special migration route into social care . With me to agree a special migration route into social care . with me to agree a special migration route into social care . I dont know what she means by excluding eu workers, since there are record numbers of eu workers currently in this country, and, indeed, more could come, until the end of the year, when they can register, and i have every confidence that we will solve the issue of social care, we will be bringing forward plans very shortly, which i hope will attract cross party shortly, which i hope will attract cross party support, to make sure that everybody gets the dignity that they need in order age, and nobody is forced to sell their home. My right honourable friend, with righteous zeal, has acted to curb the Early Release of terrorist prisoners, but he must know that those plans were put at risk by malign bourgeois liberal judicial activist. Will he, in the spirits of our wonderful new attorney general, urged an urgent review by the legislative means the dude to keep. Mr speaker, it is certainly true that i think people are being let out far too early, far too often, and that is why we are not only looking into stopping the Early Release of serious sexual and violent offenders, but have already produced legislation to stop the Early Release of terrorist defenders. The prime and will be aware of continuing concerns in Northern Ireland amongst business about the Northern Ireland protocol. Will the Prime Minister agree that people representing business interests in ireland should meet to provide unfettered access . interests in ireland should meet to provide unfettered access . I have no difficulty at all are making such an undertaking, because it is very clear that unfettered access for Northern Ireland will continue. Order. I have granted leave for the right honourable member to make a personal statement following her resignation from government. I remind the house interventions are not allowed, and there can be no debate arising from such statements. I call the right honourable andrea leadsom. Thank you. Leaving Prime Ministers questions, and as expected, coronavirus was the first topic brought up byjeremy corbyn, followed by priti patel. He asked the Prime Ministerfor an independent investigation into allegations of bullying against the home secretary. Lets get these thoughts of norman smith. Striking. I thought Boris Johnson thoughts of norman smith. Striking. I thought borisjohnson pretty much put his arm around priti patel, metaphorically, despite the fact that we have a third set of allegations against priti patel from allegations against priti patel from a different government department. Mrjohnson has pretty much thrown his full backing behind her. Indeed, symbolically, i think she was actually sitting beside him as if to underline support for the home secretary. White has he done this . I think it is to quash the idea that there is any cooling in backing for herfrom there is any cooling in backing for her from number ten, that there is any cooling in backing for herfrom number ten, that may be downing street are getting cold feet about sticking by her, giving a remorseless drip, drip of allegations. The difficulty for the Prime Minister is that he seems to have pretty much pre empted the enquiry by the cabinet secretary, saying she is going nowhere, im sticking by her, but of course we have not got the result of the enquiry, and he was actually asked by one labourmp, enquiry, and he was actually asked by one labour mp, what happens if the cabinet secretary finds that she has breached the ministerial code and is guilty of bullying, we didnt really get an answer, but that will bea really get an answer, but that will be a significant issue for mr johnson if he decides to stick by her, even if the cabinet secretary rule is that some of these bullying allegations are credible. Elsewhere, on coronavirus, a bit of news on the issue of sickness benefit, which is normally only payable after the fourth day of sickness. Mrjohnson says, actually, people will be able to claim it from the first day, so they wont have to wait for days. That didnt really satisfy the labour leader, who wants to know what will happen to those millions of self employed, part time, gig economy workers who arent actually eligible for sickness benefits, an indication from the Prime Minister that they are looking for different options, but no clarity about the position of those millions of workers who can claim benefits. Thank you. We will be speaking to an Employment Lawyer in a moment for her take on what your rights are. Just got some breaking news to bring it about the death of Caroline Flack. We have a statement from the office of police conduct. They say that on referral, they decided that the matter did not merit investigation because there was no indication of a causal link, directly or indirectly, from the actions of police and Caroline Flacks tragic death. Metropolitan Police Service officers last had contact with Caroline Flack on the 13th of december 2019, when she was in custody, nearly two months before her death. While in custody, they arrange for her to see health professionals, and relevant guidance was given. They have turned it over to the department to deal with. Lets go back to the spread of the coronavirus, and the current advice. The london book fair due to take place next week has been cancelled, the first major event in london to fall due to the spread of the virus. The number of cases in the uk stands at 53. Professor chris whitty, the chief medical officer for england, described how Different Levels of the virus could impact the nhs. If its a relatively small wave, then it might feel rather like a bad winter in the nhs, but in summer, or late spring. If it gets a much larger wave, then the first thing we would do would obviously be to cancel those things that can be delayed and push them out in time to a later point when it is safer to do them. And if it gets to a very large wave, then we would need to reconfigure the nhs in a much more fundamental way. Iran says coronavirus is now killed 92 people in the country, i made almost 2000 confirmed cases. It is said that their first goal the level of infection at a high level of society is extraordinary. The latest state of the government has said, 92 people have died so far, and some believe that the real data is much higher than reported. The official figure real data is much higher than reported. The officialfigure is real data is much higher than reported. The official figure is 92. That very senior minister testing positive, the statistics are about 10 of the total members of parliament are affected. Why is it affecting people at such a high level . We dont know. Basically, if the first Vice President is confirmed to have been infected, he is the second member of cabinet, some of the mp5, 23, actually, have some of the mp5, 23, actually, have so far been confirmed to have contracted coronavirus. Some have travelled to the main city where there is the first signs of coronavirus were detected over there, and the city has not been placed under quarantine, and people can still travel to their city, so it could be one of the reasons were some members of parliament and cabinet members have been infected. All public have been cancelled, and parliament cannot ratify the budget bill for the new year, so yesterday they had to use special powers to a pproves they had to use special powers to approves the budget bill, which is unprecedented in post revolution iran. So, they have been reports about the health of prisoners, what is the latest . The judiciary spokesman has said that 4000 prisoners have been given leave for a short period of time, so they can go to their families, and a short period of time, so they can go to theirfamilies, and in a short period of time, so they can go to their families, and in this way they can prevent the spread of coronavirus in prisons. Nazanin zaghari ratcliffes husband yesterday said there are concerns about her. She has shown some signs of having coronavirus, but the judiciary have said that she is well. They have not said whether she has been tested or not. The Iranian Ambassador to london said that she would be released today or tomorrow, but that has changed. We are not sure whether she has been released on not. The Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire has been told that a fire Safety Consultant working on the towers refurbishment in 2012, believed the plans would make the situation worse. Our Home Affairs Correspondent tom symondsjoins me. Tell us more about what has been said today. This was revealed in e mails and documents that we have seen at this mornings hearing, and the consultant this morning, senior co nsulta nt the consultant this morning, Senior Consultant in fire safety, she said that the plans that she had been told about it would make an existing cla p told about it would make an existing clap situation worse, as regards fire safety. She is talking about the situation that they only had a single staircase for escape during a fire, which was not great. They had not been asked to fit any sprinklers. Her company had been facing criticism itself, because of the two draft strategies for fire safety are produced in 2012 in 2013. They concluded that the work would mean that no adverse effects for fire safety Grenfell Tower, but they didnt mention the cladding which was going to installed. They said it was going to installed. They said it was left out of the design discussions, they didnt see designs at this stage, in the early stages, of the redevelopment, but the evidence today has been the tip is copied in on e mails, letters people we re copied in on e mails, letters people were present at meetings, they said summaries of work including 2013, a report that it was mentioned that there would be zinc cladding fitted to the tower. Added to this, the accusation that it was being casual to residents of the tower in regards to residents of the tower in regards to this redevelopment. There will be giving evidence over the course of this process, and they would expect that they would put their own side later. Now for a business update. The trade union body the tuc has urged the government to provide support to workers who dont qualify for statutory sick pay but could need to self isolate because of the coronavirus. Workers should be able to claim from their first day of sickness. Share prices have started moving upwards again as investors expect governments to boost their spending to counteract the Economic Impact of the coronavirus. The french finance minister said this morning that governments in countries using the euro should be ready to use fiscal stimulus if Economic Growth is damaged. Theres more information about the impact of the virus on the chinese economy, which is the worlds second biggest. Car sales fell by 80 in february compared with the same month last year. And activity in chinas Services Sector fell at the fastest rate on record. Hello and good afternoon. Investors here in europe are today digesting the news that the worlds most powerful central bank the Us Federal Reserve had cut its Interest Rate in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Theres a growing expectation that other Central Banks such as the bank of england and European Central bank will do likewise, and that governments might decide to boost their spending to mitigate any damage that the outbreak causes to their economies. Loretta mester is one of the people who has a vote on what the Us Federal Reserve does and shes been explaining its outlook on the crisis. You can think about the virus as being a supply shock, people are refraining from social interaction, travel has been affected, supply chains are being affected, but a supply shock can morph into a psss demand shock, and this can last until after it has been contained, there is extreme volatility in the market, funding available, they try to do that last friday, and that was followed by looking at some of our forecasting that we are working through right now. There is potential that this could be a bigger shock. My own view is that this will affect the us economy at least in the first half of this year, and this was a case where we wa nted year, and this was a case where we wanted to our policy. Other stories making Business News today Barclays Bank is cutting 250 jobs as it reshuffles staff between its offices in glasgow, manchester, leeds and northampton. Many staff will also be asked to relocate. Barclays says it will help them to innovate to serve their customers better than that it will do everything it can to support staff who are impacted by the changes. A rescue deal has been agreed for a Yorkshire Company which had been planning to create 1,000 jobs by developing the uks first major deep mine for 40 years. Shareholders in Sirius Minerals have voted to accept a 405m pound bid from the mining giant Anglo American to buy the company. Sirius says that the newjobs have been secured and that the new mine will benefit the local community in whitby and wider region. ani the owner of some of the uks biggest Shopping Centres has abandoned an Emergency Fund raising. Intu which owns manchesters Trafford Centre and lakeside in essex had been hoping to raise up to £1. 5bn from shareholders to pay down a massive debt pile and secure its future. But the company says that extreme Market Conditions had deterred investors from giving fresh cash. Kids and many adults are still playing with lego. The danish toymaker has revealed record sales along with a rise in profits, bucking the trend of rivals in the toy industry who are struggling to compete with digital enterainment. Lego, which is the worlds biggest toymaker, says that police stations and Harry Potter Themed sets were among its biggest sellers last year. Breaking news about coronavirus and guests at the hotel in tenerife, we arejust guests at the hotel in tenerife, we are just hearing that Public Health england has said that guests who left that quarantined hotel on monday are being told to self isolates for an extra week after a woman from the uk tested positive on the 2nd of march. They are now saying travellers must self isolate for two weeks from that date. She is the first british case on the island. Local Health Service say that she was ready be monitored in isolation at the hotel. That revised guidance from Public Health england has also been given to british guests who remain at the hotel. Some are trying to get a flight, but the timing of the results have delayed their departure. These are guests who had previously tested clearer and come back, but some remain. Whether they were there or hero, the advice is to self isolate for a week. Lets return to coronavirus, and its impact because the trade union body, the tuc, has urged the government to provide support for workers who dont qualify for statutory sick pay. They are saying that people will be eligible for statutory sick pay on the first day of illness and some of the first day of illness and some of the forest. People on low incomes, zero hours contracts and the self employed are among those who might not qualify during the outbreak. The government said they are aware ofa the government said they are aware of a tender looking at it, but as it stands, they are not eligible for statutory sick pay. Lets discuss the affect the Coronavirus Crisis is having on emplyoment rights. Martha mckinley is an Employment Law solicitor at Stephensons Solicitors llp. Starting with this change that will be brought in with the legislation and statutory sick pay from the first day that they full sick, rather than the current situation, which is from four days in, what are peoples rights, and if someone were to fall sick prior to that legislation coming in, presumably there would still have to wait . Thats right, currently there are three waiting days and from the force they employees are entitled to statutory sick pay. That is change, we have just heard, statutory sick pay. That is change, we havejust heard, it statutory sick pay. That is change, we have just heard, it is a very interesting development. Obviously i think it is the right thing to do under the circumstances. Who is actually eligible for this . There are concerns around the low paid and freelancers, who are not eligible for statutory sick pay. In terms of being a self employed person, those people arent entitled. People in zero hours contracts are, for they have been employed in the weeks before that period, but people who fall outside that threshold be left ina very fall outside that threshold be left in a very difficult precarious position. What about others who may be concerned abound what their entitlements may be . For instance, if you are caring for a Family Member. In those situations, it might be likely that you would be in a position of self isolating anyway, if somebody in the household as well, but in terms your rights at work, employees have the right to emergency independence day. There is not a set period of time you can ta ke not a set period of time you can take a period of leave for, but if you are responsible for an elderly Family Member or a child, youre entitled to a period of unpaid emergency leave. The one oclock news is coming up injust a few moments with jane hill. The news from Prime Ministers questions that there are changes to statutory sick pay being brought in, and two new cases have been announced today in scotland, raising the total number in the uk to 57 cases. We will have all the very latest developments coming up in the one oclock news of jane hill. Now for the weather. We have got a break from we have got a breakfrom my we have got a break from my usual mix, with luke cloud coming in with these outbreaks of rain and drizzle. Most of the rain and drizzle affecting wales, heading towards the midlands and further across southern parts of england. Still some sunshine across other parts of scotla nd sunshine across other parts of scotland and Northern Ireland. You can see how the rain soon dries out across North Western england this evening, and overnight many parts of england and wales to become a lot drier, but it is still misty and murky in wales, a lot of cloud around. Where we had the clearer skies, northern england, we are likely to have a frost, so mist and fog in the morning, but sunshine on the way. For other parts of england and wales, it will tend to brighten up and wales, it will tend to brighten up slowly, some showers to come. The rain continues to become quite heavy as it heads towards the south west corner as it heads towards the south west corner south east corner of england. We lose that area of low pressure, bringing the rain through the channel, and we see another weak weather front arriving on the channel, and we see another weak weatherfront arriving on friday, this is more an area of showers, and ahead of its mist and fog patches through the midlands, parts of northern england, too, showers coming in very slowly from the west for many parts of Eastern England and scotland, it made were very well bea dry and scotland, it made were very well be a dry day, and temperatures of eight online degrees. Some most significant changes, though, through the weekend, because the winds are going to strengthen them we are going to strengthen them we are going to strengthen them we are going to find these weather systems coming in with a deeper area of low pressure approaching from the atlantic. So, the winds pick up slowly through the day on saturday, some clouds increasing from the west. Green over the western hills, persistent rain arriving across western scotland and Northern Ireland. Winds will strengthen, drawing in warmerair, ireland. Winds will strengthen, drawing in warmer air, and that rain and doubt whether front could be heavy as it sleek sweeps across england and wales. We will change the wind direction, still winding on sunday, back into colder error, and back into that mix of sunshine and showers. Changing the rules to deal with coronavirus. Workers will receive statutory sick pay from the first day of illness under emergency legislation. The Prime Minister says people who self isolate are doing the right thing and shouldnt be penalised for staying off work. The Health Secretary will bring forward as part of our emergency coronavirus legislation measures to allow the payment of statutory sick pay from the very first day you are sick instead of four days under the current rules. Will he guarantee that workers right to sick power from day one, as he hasjust indicated, will apply on statutory sick pay, will apply to all claimants and those people that are not currently eligible for statutory sick pay, therefore will have