Politics

He said he would do the job for free and realise opportunities by rejoining the single market and the customs union.

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.