Grant Shapps
Grant Shapps holds the daily briefing to update on the coronavirus outbreak in the United Kingdom.
But Grant Shapps says do not "look at the raw data and jump to conclusions" in early stages of Covid-19 crisis.
Transport secretary says 60% of the population will need to download the app for it to be effective.
But ministers are still failing to see that transparency is the best disinfectant.
As thousands of transport workers are to be furloughed amid TLF's “massive financial challenges”, transport secretary Grant Shapps leads the daily press briefing. He is expected to be joined by deputy chief medical officer Jenny Harries.
Transport secretary suggestion was not specified in the official guidance, PM's spokesperson says.
Transport secretary warns government must be able to "re-start the economy" once the pandemic is under control.
Transport secretary denies there is "preordained decision" about future of the public service broadcaster.
The service has been taken back into public control.
Just one section of track would swallow two-thirds of the entire allocated budget, the director of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership pointed out.