You might like to watch the National Theatre broadcast of James Graham's play "This House" some time before Thursday 4 June. It is an excellent political play about the end of the 1974-79 Labour government. Here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vsSHyjEMrg

Robert Court

The facts are clear: soon after the lockdown was imposed, when the rate of infection was nearly at its height, as Londoners specifically were being warned against leaving their coronavirus stricken city for rural areas, and at a time when his partner was clearly showing symptoms of the disease, the Prime Minister's Chief Advisor decided for himself where he would most like to spend lockdown.

Millions of people are worried for their loved ones. They have made heartbreaking sacrifices every day since lockdown, including missing family gatherings like weddings and funerals.

People are rightly angry about Dominic Cummings' behaviour. It cannot be one rule for senior government officials and one rule for everyone else

Derbyshire Dales MP Sarah Dines has finally expressed an opinion as to the rights and wrongs of Dominic Cummings' 'self-isolation' with his family in Durham during the height of the Covid-19 crisis.

Despite numerous call on her Facebook page from constituents to give her opinion on the unfolding story, broken on Saturday 23rd May by the Guardian and the Mirror, there was no response for almost two days.

South Lakes MP Tim Farron has written an open letter to the Business Secretary Alok Sharma, urging him to give local councils greater freedom to distribute grants to small businesses that are currently missing out on financial support.

Several weeks ago, a £617m 'top-up to local business grant funds scheme' was announced designed for businesses that fall through the cracks such as small B&Bs who pay council tax.

The latest Immigration Statistics, published this morning, show that 51,906 people are waiting for an initial decision on their asylum claims, an increase of 33% since last year. 31,516 have been waiting for more than six months, a 68% increase.

People who've come to the UK having fled war or persecution should welcomed, not trapped for months on just £5.39 a day

Dear Amanda,

I'm sure that, like me, you were shocked to hear the news that Derby's Rolls-Royce would be cutting 9,000 jobs, half expected to fall in Derby. This is a terrible blow to Derby, and risks several thousand more job losses in suppliers.

We're all proud of Rolls-Royce's 112 years of history in Derby. Combined with Bombardier and Toyota, generations of Derby people have had great, skilled high technology jobs. But you'll also know how badly Derby was hit in 1971 when Rolls-Royce had to be rescued from collapse by the government. We can't afford to see Derby's engineering excellence left at risk.

The Liberal Democrats are today calling on the Government to ramp up mental health support for health and care staff to ensure "world-class" support for those tackling the virus head on.

Highlighting the "deep scar" coronavirus will leave on health and care staff, the party have put forward a package of mental health measures designed for rapid roll-out across the NHS and care sectors, including:

Rolls-Royce today announced that 9,000 jobs were to be cut from across their workforce, with about half expected to go in Derby.

Lib Dem Council group leader Cllr Ruth Skelton said "Our hearts go out to the thousands of families who woke up across Derby this morning unsure about their future. With the Covid-19 pandemic putting many more jobs at risk, this is a worrying time for so many.