MP for Aylesbury asks for assurances from PM over coronavirus crisis response

Speaking today during Prime Minister's Questions, Mr Butler said: "Like many others in the United Kingdom my constituents in Aylesbury are understandably deeply concerned about COVID-19 and I pay tribute to staff at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Bucks Social Services and everyone in the community who's helping those with the virus or in isolation. Can my Right Honourable Friend assure the people of Aylesbury , and everybody in the country, that the Government will take whatever action is needed, and spend whatever money is needed, to save lives and to protect livelihoods?"

Mr Johnson joined the MP for Aylesbury in praising staff at Stoke Mandeville, and went on to say: "He can certainly take it that we're not only, of course, we've not only put another £5 billion into the NHS last week as he heard from my Right Honourable Friend , but we will certainly do whatever it takes , and provide whatever funding is necessary to help our NHS through this crisis, and indeed to support the whole country with Government-guaranteed loans, as he will have heard yesterday."

Prime Minister's Questions took place in a half-empty House of Commons today after MPs were told to stay away if they were not scheduled to ask a question.