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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Lizzy Buchan

Labour warns Boris Johnson trying to 'claim victory' over Covid to distract from Partygate

Boris Johnson "can't count on Labour support" to end self isolation rules unless he provides scientific backing for it, a frontbencher has said.

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting accused the Prime Minister of trying to "declare victory before the war is over" with the virus in the hope of overshadowing the Partygate row.

Mr Johnson is expected to tell MPs tomorrow he will rip up self isolation requirements for people with Covid this week, as part of a plan to repeal all pandemic regulations in England.

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