- April 4: New Labour Party leader Keir Starmer promises to work with the government on its coronavirus response.
- The prime minister will remain in coronavirus isolation due to continuing symptoms of the COVID-19 disease, he announced on Friday.
- In a video posted on social media, Johnson said he continued to suffer from a temperature.
- He also warned Brits against leaving the house during expected warm weather this weekend.
- A further 708 people in the UK have died after testing positive for the coronavirus, the Department of Health announced on Saturday, April 4.
- This is the largest daily number of fatalities recorded since the outbreak began in the UK.
- In total the UK has now confirmed 41,903 coronavirus cases and 4,313 fatalities.
- The Queen will address the nation on Sunday, April 5 about the ongoing crisis.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson has called on the new Labour party leader Keir Starmer to work alongside him on the coronavirus crisis.
In a letter posted in advance of Starmer’s victory on Saturday, April 4, Johnson said he wanted all opposition parties to meet with him to discuss the government’s response to the pandemic.
—Boris Johnson #StayHomeSaveLives (@BorisJohnson) April 4, 2020
Following his victory Starmer promised to work constructively with the government on the issue.
A further 708 people in the UK have died after testing positive for the coronavirus, the Department of Health announced on Saturday, April 4.
In total the UK has now confirmed 41,903 coronavirus cases and 4,313 fatalities.
Read on for the latest updates on how the virus is spreading across Britain.
For the latest global case total, death toll, and travel information, see Business Insider’s live updates here.
Kieran Corcoran, Alison Millington, and Rachel Hosie contributed reporting to this post.