Coronavirus press conference 26 May 2020 Good afternoon and welcome to Downing Street for the daily coronavirus briefing. I’m joined by Professor John Newton, our test and trace coordinator. Before I provide an update on the work we are doing to comba… read more
World news story Ambassador Julian Braithwaite hosted a virtual briefing ahead of the Global Vaccine Summit on 4 June. UK’s Permanent Representative in Geneva, Julian Braithwaite hosted a virtual briefing today for Geneva based Missions. The… read more
The Charity Commission has appointed Nick Baker to the regulator’s new role of Chief Operating Officer. Nick will join the Commission from Staffordshire Police Force, where he is Deputy Chief Constable. In this role, which he has held since 2014, Nick… read more
News story Readout of the Prime Minister’s call with Chancellor Merkel. The Prime Minister spoke with Chancellor Merkel of Germany to mark the 75th anniversary of VE Day. They spoke of the freedom which was won on VE Day, and the deep friend… read more
Press release Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani. The Prime Minister spoke to the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani, today to discuss the global response to coronavirus and o… read more