Johnson and Sunak tried to dodge isolation - Starmer

Labour leader Keir Starmer has accused the prime minister and chancellor of trying to "dodge" isolation by claiming they had been "miraculously selected" for a testing scheme.

No 10 initially said Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak would avoid self-isolation after they had both been in contact with the health secretary, who has tested positive for coronavirus. It said they were exempt because they were taking part in a daily Covid-testing trial instead.

But Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak later said they would be isolating. Sir Keir said they only changed the decision because they had been "busted".

19 July 2021