UK coronavirus live: No 10 does not rule out PM having to self-isolate if Sharma has Covid-19

News updates: MP claims Sharma’s illness shows folly of abandoning virtual Commons; attorney general says her pro-Cummings tweet did not undermine law; Sturgeon says R number in Scotland between 0.7 and 0.9Sharma met Johnson and Sunak day before showing symptomsDowning Street lobby briefing – SummaryCoronavirus latest: at a glanceCoronavirus – latest global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 2.56pm BST Birmingham city council has urged demonstrators to keep two metres apart ahead of a Black Lives Matter demonstration in the city centre.Hundreds have indicated they will attend the rally in Victoria Square from 4pm, including Aston Villa defender Tyrone Mings.Our aim is to allow and facilitate peaceful protest, and therefore we are not going to stop people coming out on to the streets if they’ve got legitimate concerns they want to share.You can still protest while maintaining social distancing. 2.40pm BST Hundreds of on-street parking bays in Glasgow city centre will be suspended to 25km of extra space for pedestrians to physically distance.Glasgow city council has announced the short-term suspension of one-third of the city centre’s 2,000 on-street parking spaces in order to widen footways, which will be done with funding administered by Sustrans Scotland.The easing of the pandemic lockdown means that repurposing our streets is not just an ambition but a matter of urgency. People need the safe space and confidence to observe physical distancing, get on with their lives and accelerate our recovery. Continue reading…
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