What time is Boris Johnson's briefing and speech today?

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.

Johnson did drop the chief nursing officer of England from a Downing Street briefing because she was critical of Dominic Cumming’s decision to break lockdown rules. Ruth May, the chief nursing officer, confirmed that she was suddenly pulled from a media briefing at the height of the Cummings controversy.

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.

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.

coronavirus pandemic. The Prime Minister has been slammed in the last 24 hours for trying to shift the blame for over 20,000 care home deaths during the pandemic to the care sector.

Covid-19, which aims to avoid another national lockdown. He explained how the approach would work in five stages, with a local lockdown being implemented only when absolutely necessary.