Meet Dr Kieran Mullan, the new MP for Crewe and Nantwich.

The last four months have been very challenging in many ways. For some people, loneliness which may have been an issue before, may have become more severe. For others, it may have become a new issue since the Coronavirus outbreak.

The Prime Minister has set out further changes to lockdown measures in England to enable people to see more of their friends and family, help businesses get back on their feet and get people back in their jobs.

Your questions answered by Rishi Sunak, Chancellor of the Exchequer

It is great to see many more local shops opening up this week for the first time in nearly three months. While it isn’t possible for every premises and every type of outlet to reopen, this is real progress. Getting more people back to work, supporting local businesses, and getting our economy moving is vitally important.

· The Government is providing £300 million to local authorities in England to develop plans to keep the spread of coronavirus under control in local areas.
· West Sussex County Council to receive £3,178,715 as part of the launch of the wider NHS Test and Trace Service.

From June 15th, shops are able to reopen their doors in England, in the next step in our careful easing of lockdown – provided they are meeting robust safety guidelines, keeping staff and customers safe as we get our economy moving again.

· The furlough and self-employment schemes have been a lifeline for millions of people and businesses.
· The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has supported nearly 9 million jobs, at a value of £20 billion, benefitting over a million businesses.
· More than 2 million self-employed people are receiving support through the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme.
· Figures for Crawley show that 20,000 jobs have been protected through the furlough scheme. There are also 4,100 self-employed people benefitting from £12.1 million of support.

Henry Smith MP has led a group of cross-party MPs in writing to the Chancellor of the Exchequer urging him to agree a customised and flexible extension to the furlough scheme for the aviation, travel and tourism industries.

The Prime Minister has condemned the violence seen against police officers during protests over the weekend.