Inside Politics: Boris Johnson holds off on banning big crowds

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A crisis always brings out the cranks. As fans of The Simpsons claim an old episode spookily foresaw Tom Hanks would self-isolate one day, others are dusting off dead psychics’ prophesies of a pandemic breaking out in 2020. What kind of soothsayer could have possibly predicted Boris Johnson might not be the best leader for an emergency? There is growing anger over the PM’s failure to cancel big public gatherings, as so many other world leaders take drastic action now. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing.

Inside the bubble

Our deputy political editor Rob Merrick on what to look out for at Westminster today: