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Coronavirus live news: UN warns of ‘biblical’ famine as Trump reveals 60-day immigration halt

Coronavirus live news: UN warns of ‘biblical’ famine as Trump reveals 60-day immigration halt

Trump to halt immigration for 60 days initially; 256m people could starve, says UN; cases worldwide pass 2.5 million. Follow the latest updates.

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“With so many coronavirus deaths, Labour should not be holding back,” writes Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair’s former director of communications.

It has been both a curse and a blessing for Keir Starmer that he has become Labour leader amid a global pandemic.

A curse because in normal times his arrival would be huge news, an opportunity quickly to establish himself firmly in the national conversation; yet in a crisis the last thing the public wants is politics as usual, so this limits his chance to be heard.

Related: With so many coronavirus deaths, Labour should not be holding back | Alastair Campbell

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