Franklin D. Roosevelt

Sir Edward Leigh urges the PM to cut taxes like "good conservative" Margaret Thatcher instead of trying to emulate Franklin D Roosevelt.

Boris Johnson tried to reset the agenda on his premiership this week ahead of the lockdown all but lifting, setting out a “new deal” in the mould of Franklin D Roosevelt to get Britain to flourish once more following the coronavirus pandemic. But was he bold enough during the crisis itself?While Johnson was taking to the stage, a local flare up of cases in Leicester, China’s moves on Hong Kong and Donald Trump’s hoarding of coronavirus drugs showed just how gargantuan his task may be. Tory former minister and founder of the Big Tent Ideas Festival, George Freeman takes a look with Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth.

UK prime minister channels president who led US out of the Great Depression in the 1930s.

Thousands were killed on Normandy's beaches, codenamed Gold, Juno, Sword, Utah and Omaha.