Latest updates, news and information on the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK * BMA backs teaching unions opposing reopening of schools * Coronavirus – latest global updates * See all our coronavirus coverage 1.55pm BST PIERS CORBYN, the brother of the former Labour leader, has been led away in handcuffs after arriving at Hyde Park with a megaphone and espousing the conspiracy theory that 5G and the coronavirus pandemic are linked, calling it a “pack of lies to brainwash you and keep you in order”. He was detained after declining to leave when asked to by an officer and refusing to provide his details, PA Media reports. _I am here because I am worried about civil liberties being taken away. Reading the coronavirus act that has gone through parliament it seems there are changes being made which infringe our freedom. _ _And I am worried the media has run away with the Covid-19 thing and blown it all out of proportion._ 1.42pm BST Boris Johnson’s father has said he has not noticed criticism of the prime minister’s handling of the coronavirus crisis. Speaking to Ta Nea, a Greek daily newspaper, STANLEY JOHNSON said the government’s approach had been “on the right track”. _We are living in a time of great uncertainty and nobody quite knows what the impact is or what the disease is or what to do. At the moment there are no clear answers and I think we are probably on the right track. We have been taking a tough line here and we’ll have to see how that goes. __I didn’t notice that he’s received a lot of criticism._ Continue reading...
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