Keir Starmer calls on government to set out lockdown exit strategy; third of all deaths in Scotland last week attributed to Covid-19Coronavirus latest: at a glanceCare providers allege Covid-19 death toll underestimatedKeir Starmer calls for ministers to set out plans to end lockdownCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 2.56pm BST The head of universal credit has promised that the first batch of record numbers of new benefit claimants will be paid in full and on time as planned next week, despite the loss of around a fifth of benefits staff to self-isolation.Neil Couling told a briefing of journalists that over 1.4m new universal credit claims had been received since March 16, around seven times the usual volume, but that hard pressed staff had been working overtime to process the new applications.We have never been busier. I don’t think anyone ever estimated we’d see this number of claims in a month but the system is doing well and we are on track to determine everybody’s entitlement. 2.41pm BST Northern Ireland’s Public Health Agency has published today’s coronavirus death figures for Northern Ireland in its latest daily bulletin (pdf).There have been six new deaths, taking the total in Northern Ireland to 140. Continue reading…
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