Inside Politics – Coronavirus special: UK remains in lockstep over lockdown, No 10 insists

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Millions of people tuned in for the BBC’s special Comic Relief and Children In Need fundraiser last night. Others – who didn’t much fancy the company of Lenny Henry, Paddy McGuinness and Davina McCall – turned off the telly and curled up with a good read for World Book Night. To each their own. Downing Street insists some things must be done together, however. The government is adamant the four nations are not going their separate ways on the lockdown, after Nicola Sturgeon set out her blueprint for how the easing of restrictions might work in Scotland. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing during the coronavirus crisis.

Inside the bubble

Our political correspondent Ashley Cowburn on what to look out for today: