Politics

Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, are among the hundreds of thousands of people currently self-isolating.

What is the scheme, who - beyond the Cabinet - is actually eligible for it, and when will the rest of us be able to use it?

Owen Jones tweeted: "Keir Starmer promised no more navel gazing, but instead of fighting the Tories, Labour is now beginning a Stalinist style purge..."

“The speech was light on new ‘levelling up’ policies, but much more of a problem is that the government already has a big levelling down policy – the £20 a week cut to universal credit."

Angela Rayner said Gove had falsely claimed that PPE contracts had gone through a rigorous eight-step process.

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has tested positive for Covid-19, he announced on Twitter.

“This is more of the same Conservative cronyism. This Prime Minister does not even care to hide it,” Labour said.

A Westminster committee has been told that a ‘perfect storm’ of problems related to the Northern Ireland Protocol lies ahead.

Hancock had to resign from the Cabinet after footage showed him kissing an aide in his departmental office.