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COVID-19 Recovery Meeting: 3 June 2021

A virtual meeting was held today, chaired by the Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, to discuss the challenges of COVID-19 recovery.

The participants were:

  • from HM Government the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, Secretary of State for Scotland, Rt Hon Alister Jack MP, Secretary of State for Wales, Rt Hon Simon Hart MP, and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE MP;

  • from the Scottish Government the First Minister, Rt Hon Nicola Sturgeon MSP, Deputy First Minister of Scotland, John Swinney MSP, and Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy, Kate Forbes MSP

  • from the Welsh Government the First Minister, Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS, and Minister for the Economy, Vaughan Gething MS

  • from the Northern Ireland Executive the First Minister of Northern Ireland, Rt Hon Arlene Foster MLA, deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Michelle O’Neill, and Junior Minister, Gordon Lyons MLA.

The agenda was as follows:

  • Working together

  • Presentations on the United Kingdom’s COVID-19 context

  • Assessment of the COVID impact on the economy and public services

Published 3 June 2021