Labour chief Keir Starmer has accused the prime minister and chancellor of making an attempt to “dodge” isolation by claiming that they had been “miraculously chosen” for a testing scheme.
No 10 initially mentioned Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak would keep away from self-isolation after that they had each been in touch with the well being secretary, who has examined constructive for coronavirus. It mentioned they had been exempt as a result of they had been participating in a day by day Covid-testing trial as an alternative.
However Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak later mentioned they might be isolating. Sir Keir mentioned they solely modified the choice as a result of that they had been “busted”.