HAVING seen veterans and serving members of our Armed Forces pursued by repeated and vexatious claims, a new Bill offering better protection is not before time.

Unscrupulous lawyers, who trawled for potential clients across former battlefields, have ruined lives, careers and marriages.

Chancellor Rishi Sunak returned to the Chamber today, saying it was "impossible" to predict how many jobs the government's new wage subsidy scheme would save. The scheme, set to replace furlough, will see the government top up the pay of people unable to work full time.

I am writing to set out our Winter Economy Plan, the next phase of our planned economic response to coronavirus, following the Prime Minister’s address to the nation.

On Thursday 24 September, the Chancellor announced our Winter Economy Plan – the next phase of our planned economic response to coronavirus, following the Prime Minister’s address to the nation.

Unsurprisingly, we heard that the Chancellor had cancelled the Autumn budget and was instead preparing to deal with the economic situation due to the fall out of a rise in Coronavirus cases.

It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Belfast East (Gavin Robinson). As he said, I too am honoured to sit on the Defence Committee. We have a very cohesive Committee, which is doing some fascinating work on behalf of our armed services.

Every year the Work and Pensions Secretary is required to undertake a review of social security rates and subsequently can present to Parliament an up-rating order.

What a depressing day for the country and my constituency. In a TV broadcast, the PM called on the public to "summon the discipline and the resolve" to follow the new coronavirus rules. He warned the government may go further if people do not stick to them.

Interview with David Wood, Political Correspondent ITV West and West Country

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Mr Speaker, with your permission, I will make a statement on our response to the rising number of Coronavirus cases

and how we must act now to avoid still graver consequences later on.