Britons advised to avoid any non-essential travel abroad for next 30 days – politics live

Rolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen, including Rishi Sunak at the government’s daily coronavirus press conference and MPs questioning the government’s chief scientific adviserCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 1.48pm GMT Back in the Commons Labour’s Stephen Kinnock also asked Dominic Raab, the foreign secretary, if the government would extend the Brexit transition in the light of the coronavirus crisis.In response, Raab went further than he did when Ben Bradshaw asked this. (See 1.19pm.) He replied: As far as I’m aware the negotiations can still proceed, given all of the logistical arrangements we’ve put in place. We are confident we can get this done. And, actually, I don’t think delaying Brexit negotiations will give anyone the certainty on either side of the channel that they need. 1.40pm GMT Back to schools for a moment, and Gavin Williamson, the education secretary for England, says he does not want to close schools, despite the National Education Union call for schools to be shut. (See 11.50am). But he says he is suspending routine Ofsted inspections.We are committed to supporting schools to stay open at this difficult time. As part of our measures to help them, we are temporarily suspending routine Ofsted inspections. https://t.co/690QHNKDCi Continue reading…
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