Non-essential shops across the country reopened on today, increasing footfall by over 40%. 

Boris Johnson has announced a cross government commission to look into all aspects of racial inequality within the UK. The commission will look into inequality in “employment, in health outcomes, in academic and all other walks of life”, according to the Prime Minister. 

The total deaths as a result of Coronavirus in the UK now stands at 41,736, an increase of 38 as of today. 

Negotiations between the EU and the UK are still ongoing as the bloc’s negotiators have insisted that there will be no trade deal unless the UK accepts a level playing field with the EU. 

Police have imposed restrictions on all demonstrations in London this weekend. The new restrictions, which require public assemblies to end before 5pm, apply to Black Lives Matter protests as well as left- and right-wing groups that have notified the Government about arranging demonstrations. 

The total deaths as a result of Coronavirus now stands at 41,481, an increase of 202 as of today. 

In the daily briefing Grant Shapps drew attention to the Government’s plans to invest in renewable energy for transport. The Transport Secretary stated that it was the Government’s aim to develop renewable sources of energy in the aviation industry within a generation.  

The economy shrunk by 20.4% in April during lockdown. This is the biggest ever monthly fall in economic activity in the UK. 

Relatives of 450 people who have died as a result of Coronavirus have asked the government to launch a public enquiry into whether these deaths could have been prevented. 

The total death toll as a result of Coronavirus now stands at 41,279, an increase of 151 as of today. In the daily briefing Matt Hancock again stressed that people should not attend public gatherings and demonstrations with more than six people.

The total death toll as a result of Coronavirus now stands at 41,128, an increase of 245 as of today. 

The OECD has warned that the UK economy will shrink by 11.5% this year, making it the worst hit of all developed countries. The OECD also warned that the impact on the economy could be worsened if there is a second wave. 

In the daily Coronavirus briefing Boris Johnson introduced changes to the lockdown restrictions. From 15 June, people living alone and single parents will be able to form “bubbles” with another household, and some leisure centres and places of worship can reopen.

During Prime Minister’s Questions today Sir Keir Starmer attacked the Government for lacking a coherent plan for returning all children back to school.

Alok Sharmer confirmed the plans to reopen non-essential shops, including Zoos and safari parks, from Monday. This news comes as more than half of Boris Johnson’s cabinet pushing for the Government to the two-metre rule.  

In the daily briefing Matt Hancock announced that the number of deaths with Coronavirus listed as a cause was 55, the lowest figure since the start of the lockdown. The total death toll now stands at 40,597. Hancock warned that numbers do tend to be lower over the weekend but assured the public that the low figure does suggest that the pandemic is under control. 

The number of excess deaths recorded by the ONS since the start of the pandemic are 64,000. This figure includes deaths directly attributed to Coronavirus, deaths probably caused by Coronavirus, even if not listed as such, and deaths caused by the wider consequences of the crisis.