Milton Keynes will have its own memorial built to remember local victims and heroes of Covid-19

It will commemorate the local victims who lost their lives during the outbreak as well as the heroes who have worked so hard.

Pete said: "The Covid-19 Pandemic is a moment of collective importance and collective sacrifice. We have all made changes to help others and we recognise that our key workers are the real heroes.

"Sadly many people have lost their lives. I believe it is only right that we find a way to properly honour the victims, our heroes and our collective effort.”

Today is International Workers Memorial Day and Pete's words followed the one minute silence at 11am to remember more than 100 key UK workers who have died.in the fight against coronavirus.

Pete said: "The Covid-19 outbreak has seen a number of key workers becoming poorly, and nationally many have lost their lives. The day also highlights how we fight for the living, and is a good opportunity to highlight the risks many key workers are taking every single day to ensure essential services are being delivered, even as they battle issues such as inadequate PPE supplies.”

He added: “We are all currently making huge sacrifices to protect others, however sadly many people in Milton Keynes have already lost their lives, and many key workers are putting themselves on the line every day to help others.

"Each week we stop to applaud the efforts of those fighting the virus. When the time is right, we will come together and create a fitting lasting and permanent memorial for those we have lost and our key worker heroes.”

So far 88 people have died in Milton Keynes hospital after testing positive for the virus. Many more elderly people have died in local care homes,