Cut through the noise by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Andy Burnham has blasted Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak’s U-turn over self-isolating — saying it ‘is nowhere near enough’.
The Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester tweeted after a Downing Street spokesperson confirmed Mr Johnson and Sunak would self-isolate after coming into contact with someone who had the virus — despite initially saying the pair would take part in a daily contact testing pilot not widely available to the public.
The Prime Minister and Chancellor held lengthy talks with Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Friday. READ MORE: Current Covid wave may not peak until September, government minister warns That evening, Mr Javid said he felt
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