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Your support makes all the difference.Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said Boris Johnson's economic recovery plan for coronavirus is "not enough" to prevent a crisis after the prime minister warned on Tuesday that "many jobs are not coming back" after the pandemic.
The prime minister announced a £5bn infrastructure spending boost on Monday night for hospital maintenance, high street rescues and road upgrades but critics warned the plans failed to address the need for action on climate change or the extent of the economic crisis brought on by Covid-19.
It came as former prime minister Theresa May sharply criticised the government over the decision to appoint David Frost, the UK's chief Brexit negotiator, as a national security adviser, despite the diplomat having "no proven expertise in national security".
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Labour is already using Theresa May's criticism of the government's appointment of David Frost as a national security adviser as an attack line.
Public opinion shifts against easing of lockdown restrictions, poll shows
Public opinion has shifted against the 4 July easing of lockdown restrictions in the past week as large numbers of people have decided the changes are coming in too quickly, according to a new poll.
YouGov found 48 per cent of people said lockdown changes were being relaxed too much, up by 11 per cent since last week, while 37 per cent said they were about right, down by 10 per cent.
Opposition to the opening of pubs, restaurants and hairdressers also jumped by 9 per cent to 38 per cent - although more than half (55 per cent) of respondents still supported the measures.
What was Roosevelt’s New Deal and how does Boris Johnson’s plan compare?
Boris Johnson has likened his coronavirus economic recovery plan to Franklin D Roosevelt’s New Deal, which guided the US out of the Great Depression, drawing scepticism from opposition politicians and historians in the process.
But how does the deal actually compare to Roosevelt’s famous programme?
Our reporter, Rory Sullivan, has the details below:
Theresa May's anger at PM's new appointment
Here's Whitehall editor Kate Devlin with our write-up on Theresa May's attack on Boris Johnson's decision to appoint a national security advisor with no direct experience.
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