Boris Johnson admits he 'could have done things differently' at start of pandemic

Nicola Sturgeon to attend UK cabinet meetings. The idea was floated by cabinet office minister Michael Gove as a way of dampening support for Scottish independence by showing that Holyrood was being listened to at Westminster on issues regarding Scotland.

coronavirus in the community.Measures due to be lifted on Saturday, including allowing small wedding receptions and reopening bowling alleys and casinos, have been postponed for at least two weeks.Face coverings will also become mandatory in indoor settings such as museums and places of worship from August 8, Boris Johnson said.And England's Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty warned that it might not be possible to ease lockdown further.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester

coronavirus measures.

Boris Johnson is set to hire a £100,000 a year spokesperson to run televised Downing Street briefings along the lines of the US White House news conferences. The controversial new post is being created to host the daily televised press briefings the government plans to start holding in the autumn in an attempt to escape detailed scrutiny by the media.

coronavirus I have been steadily building up my fitness,” he said.

coronavirus outbreak "differently", and said there were gaps in the understanding about the deadly virus during the early stages. But the Prime Minister denied ministers had been too slow going into lockdown, arguing he "stuck like glue" to the advice of experts.

Boris Johnson cannot deny an IndyRef2 if the SNP win a majority of seats at Holyrood at next year's election, Ian Blackford has warned.The Nationalist MP hit back at the Prime Minister after he used a flying to visit to the north of Scotland to once again rule out the prospect of another referendum on independence.Blackford claimed Johnson would be a "democracy denier" if he refused to engage with SNP demands.The Prime Minister insists the issue of independence was settled at the 2014 referendum

a visit to Scotland tomorrow to talk up his dream of a bridge to Northern Ireland. He will also urge Cabinet colleagues to be more "vocal" in Scotland about the UK Government's role in the economic recovery from coronavirus.

Boris Jonhson has played down the prospect of a second national lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis.The Prime Minister said authorities across the country were getting better at identifying and isolating local outbreaks.He said he would not want to use powers to enforce a second UK lockdown, any more than Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent.Although he added it was important that the power to order national action was held in reserve.Speaking to The Telegraph, Mr Johnson said: "I can’t

Covid-19 pandemic and ramping up testing capacity.

Boris Johnson has said "the Union has proved its worth" during the coronavirus pandemic despite rising support for Scottish independence in recent months.The Prime Minister praised "the might of the UK Treasury" for setting up the furlough scheme that has seen hundreds of thousands of Scots kept in employment during lockdown.Speaking at a Downing Street press conference today, Johnson also claimed there had been "very close collaboration" between the four nations of the UK in responding to the

coronavirus pandemic amid pressure from MPs in the House of Commons.

hereHowever Labour leader Keir Starmer insisted this was ‘not an apology’ and Jennifer - who works at a care home in Stockport - takes the same view.She said: “He has no right to say that. He should be saying 'well done', not just to the NHS but to the carers.