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Apr 15, 2020 · 13 min
Lessons from a lockdown lifted, while Trump stops WHO payments
As Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer calls for the UK government to reveal a lockdown exit strategy, the podcast looks at one country already lifting some restrictions. In Denmark, children up to the age of 11 are returning to school after a month out of ...
Apr 14, 2020 · 13 min
UK coronavirus death toll ’50%’ higher than previously thought, as millions go hungry since lockdown
New figures show the death toll from coronavirus could be much higher than previously thought. Data from the Office for National Statistics exposes a difference of up to 50% between the reported figures and the true death tol...
Apr 9, 2020 · 16 min
Coronavirus UK lockdown: ‘critical’ we stay home despite hottest Easter weekend
The UK is entering a bank holiday, with potentially record temperatures expected, and the government's begging people to stay inside.Downing Street says it's "critical" the public doesn't give up on self-isolation, but there a...
Apr 8, 2020 · 17 min
No end in sight for coronavirus lockdown - plus isolation lessons from solitary confinement with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee.
There is no end in sight for lockdown in the UK. The Evening Standard’s political editor Joe Murphy has been watching closely and tells The Leader podcast that the signals all point to this continuing for an extended period of time. Meanwhile ...
Apr 7, 2020 · 14 min
What happens when a Prime Minister falls ill?
 Boris Johnson has now been in hospital for a couple of days, and there’s no word on when he’ll be coming out. The government says he’s “stable and in good spirits”, but he’s suffered breathing difficulties and received what Downing Street cal...
Apr 6, 2020 · 18 min
With the Prime Minister in hospital, is the Queen the symbol of leadership we need?
Her Majesty is being praised for an address to the nation that inspired memories of the united efforts the UK made to get through the Second World War. The Evening Standard's associate editor Julian Glover says she gave the country a sense that pe...
Apr 3, 2020 · 9 min
London’s NHS Nightingale opens: ‘a shining light' in these dark times
London’s newest hospital, NHS Nightingale opened today after a heroic nine-day build. The field hospital, housed in London’s Excel Centre, will be the world’s largest critical care unit.NHS Nightingale opened with 500 beds with capacity for 3,500 mo...
Apr 2, 2020 · 17 min
Record deaths in a day - NOW will UK fix the testing fiasco? Plus, how coronavirus ‘could end rough sleeping’
As NHS England announces a record 561 deaths with coronavirus in a single day, the government faces relentless pressure to fix its testing ‘fiasco’. On Thursday the UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock announced his five-point plan to “press the a...
Apr 1, 2020 · 12 min
NHS London's ‘hour of need': how a ‘civilian army’ is rising up to help
London’s National Health Service has reached its “hour of need”. Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has issued an appeal to businesses and organisations across the capital to lend vehicles, hotel rooms, and spare medical equipment. The NHS is under press...
Mar 31, 2020 · 18 min
Why liberty and the law still matter, warning over coronavirus 'divine protection kit' , and how to join an online choir
The Metropolitan police have made hundreds of arrests after raiding homes of criminals in self-isolation. The Evening Standard's crime correspondent Anthony France tells the Leader: Coronavirus Daily podcast, it's an example of a police force...
Mar 30, 2020 · 18 min
More testing is vital - but it’s not a silver bullet for coronavirus. Plus, is stockpiling coming to an end?
Why are countries like Germany able to test more people for coronavirus than the UK? Here, around 10,000 a day are being carried out, but over there it's around 500,000 a week. We speak to professor of microbiology Simon Clarke about what the test...
Mar 30, 2020 · 30 sec
The Leader: Coronavirus Daily - trailer
The Evening Standard is with you through this coronavirus crisis. That's why we're re-focusing our daily podcast to bring you the best news, analysis and advice on the latest developments - to help you make sense of...
Mar 27, 2020 · 15 min
Boris Johnson tests positive for Covid-19, and the Evening Standard launches campaign to feed London's vulnerable
Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, has tested positive for Covid-19. He announced the news himself via a personal video message on his twitter account. The PM explained that he was suffering from mild symptoms and took a test on the ad...
Mar 26, 2020 · 16 min
Doctors already struggling to cope with coronavirus ’tsunami’ as government introduces fines for distancing rule-breakers.
Can London's hospitals cope with what doctors are calling a 'tsunami' of coronavirus cases? The Evening Standard's Jonathan Prynn has been speaking to medical workers who talk of exhaustion, stress and an alarming lack of equipment....
Mar 25, 2020 · 15 min
Prince Charles tests positive for Covid 19 as Donald Trump discusses relaxing US social distancing ‘by Easter’
Prince Charles has tested positive for Coronavirus and is working from home following his diagnosis. The Queen last saw the prince on March 12th and is said to be in “good health”. The Evening Standard’s Royal Editor Robert Jobson sp...
Mar 24, 2020 · 14 min
Coronavirus: London in lockdown as Olympics finally cancelled - plus keeping fit with Joe Wicks
Are Londoners following the government’s instructions? Some parts of London have been pictured eerily deserted, but on Tuesday morning the trains were packed with commuters. The Evening Standard’s Barney Davis has been - safely - cycling aroun...
Mar 23, 2020 · 18 min
Government coronavirus advice is failing the UK; Brits stranded in locked-down India; Covid crisis sparks acts of kindness
Over the weekend UK parks and outdoor spaces were packed with people apparently defying the government advice to socially distance. Is Boris Johnson making a mess of the government's coronavirus messaging? Former Downing Street political ...
Mar 20, 2020 · 14 min
Coronavirus downturn could be ‘worse than great depression’ - but there’s hope for the arts
As coronavirus takes hold, some economists fear Covid-19 is bringing the world to the brink of a double-digit economic depression. The Evening Standard's consumer business editor, Jonathan Prynn, tells The Leader podcast the figures are “...
Mar 19, 2020 · 17 min
George Osborne: London closed but hope is open; Rory Stewart on firmer action needed; & Dr Frost Maths
The Evening Standard newspaper has been standing beside the public for 193 years. We’ve continued to distribute through pandemics, disasters and wars - even during the Blitz in WW2. The paper’s Editor George Osbourne speaks to The Leader podca...
Mar 18, 2020 · 17 min
UK government wants sweeping new powers to fight Covid-19. Should it get them?
The government is trying rush an emergency powers bill through parliament to take on coronavirus. It’s massive in scope and would give our leaders sweeping new powers. It’s necessary, but we should be aware of the consequences.&nb...