Inside Politics – Coronavirus special: Dominic Raab set to make lockdown announcement

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World War II veteran Tom Moore has given us some big numbers to cheer. The 99-year-old zimmer frame user who is walking 100 lengths of his garden before his 100th birthday has raised over £10m for NHS charities. There will be less encouraging numbers for Dominic Raab to look over today. The prime minister’s acting deputy and his team are expected to assess all the latest data on the Covid-19 outbreak before taking a decision on how long lockdown restrictions should last. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics breifing during the coronavirus crisis.

Inside the bubble

Our political editor Andrew Woodock on what to look out for today: