MPs unlikely to get vote on further lockdown measures for Merseyside, environment secretary George Eustice confirms
- Ban on mixing in pubs and restaurants in Merseyside expected
- Growth in Covid-19 cases in England may be slowing, study shows
- Jeremy Corbyn and Stanley Johnson apologise for Covid breaches
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An interim report from a large testing programme for Covid-19 in the community has found signs that the sharp rise in infections has begun to slow in England, my colleague Ian Sample reports.
Related: Growth in Covid-19 cases in England may be slowing, study shows
Jeremy Corbyn, the former Labour leader, and Stanley Johnson, the prime minister’s father, are both in the tabloids today over breaches of lockdown rules.
Corbyn is on the front page of the Sun for attending a dinner party at which nine people ended up being present. The Sun, which claimed the dinner party took place on September 26, quoted Corbyn as apologising.
On today’s front page: Corbyn flouts rule of six at a dinner party of nine and Lewis Hamilton talks of his appreciation for Muhammad Ali #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/3zfC8KYN7i
MIRROR EXCLUSIVE: So when’s your dad getting fined then, Boris? #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/AMrQBbP7WJ
