Andy Burnham blasts Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak over self-isolation U-turn - and urges government to get 'more grip'

18.07.2021 - 15:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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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

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