Today we saw an update on workers' annual leave:

Workers who have not taken all of their statutory annual leave entitlement due to COVID-19 will now be able to carry it over into the next 2 leave years.

Yesterday, Rishi Sunak announced a world-leading scheme to support the UK’s self-employed affected by the coronavirus outbreak.

This includes:

The below is taken from BBC news

The Prime Minister Boris Johnson has just announced a major ramping up of Coronavirus measures. Including:

Yesterday, the Government published more guidance following the closure of schools.

Here is a link to the latest update from the Prime Minister.

The Government announced that after schools shut their gates from Friday afternoon, they will remain closed for most pupils – for the vast majority of pupils- until further notice.

Do have a look at the video above for Chancellor Rishi Sunak's statement on the Government's support for the UK economy against Covid19.

I'll keep posting updates here and on my website over the coming days and weeks.

Here is the text of an article from Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, on the current status of Coronavirus in the UK and the government's approach now we have moved on from the 'contain' phase to the 'delay' phase.

If you run a businesses or are self-employed and are concerned about not being able to pay your taxes due to Coronavirus, please call the HMRC tax helpline on 0800 0159 559.

They are there to help in this difficult time and you can find more information on government support here.

Yesterday in Parliament, I answered Flick Drummond MP's question on what we can do to encourage more women in sport.

Yesterday, in the House of Commons, I opened the Second Reading debate on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill.