British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak will both self-isolate in line with national guidance, abandoning heavily criticised plans to take part in a pilot scheme that would have allowed them to continue working. But less than three hours later that decision had been reversed after a flurry of criticism from voters, political opponents and business owners. "He will not be taking part in the testing pilot," the spokesman said. In a separate tweet, Sunak acknowledged the backlash over their initial decision, which came a day after health minister Sajid Javid said he had tested positive for Covid-19. "To that end I’ll be self isolating as normal and not taking part in the pilot."

Source: News 24 July 18, 2021 13:41 UTC