At 12pm today I joined in the minute silence for the National Day of Reflection.
Today has been a great opportunity for us all to reflect over the events of the last year, remembering all of those who have SDLY been lost, and recognising the incredible work everyone has put in over the last 12 months to fight the Covid 19 pandemic.
My colleague Esther McVey created a campaign for today in collaboration with children's charity Variety to commemorate the day the Prime Minister first announced lockdown.
This campaign aims to inspire people to continue with all of the acts of kindness that we have seen throughout the past year. Variety have asked people to share photos of themselves with their hands in a heart shape to commemorate today and I have attached several examples from the campaign. #23March
You can find out more about the campaign at https://www.23march.co.uk/