Cut through the noise by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will now self-isolate after being ’pinged’ by NHS Test and Trace — having initially said they would not.
Downing Street said earlier on Sunday the pair were set to take part in a ‘daily testing’ pilot which meant they would still be able to work.
However it has now been confirmed that they will instead self-isolate. The government U-turn comes the day before ‘freedom day’ — when most legal coronavirus restrictions come to an end in England. READ MORE: The latest coronavirus infection rates as cases rise in eight Greater Manchester boroughs Mr Johnson and Sunak had both been told to isolate after holding lengthy meetings with
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