Inside Politics – Coronavirus special: Disruption could last until ‘end of year’, says top official

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Missing the football? Me too. We might get to watch live Premier League matches for free in the summer, after the culture secretary Oliver Dowden said talks were held about widening TV access to behind-closed doors games if fixtures are resumed. It look as though we’ll have to get used to the footie – and a lot of other things – without crowds. While ministers remain reluctant to give anything away on easing the lockdown, the government’s scientific advisers say social distancing measures could stay in place until the end of 2020. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing during the coronavirus crisis.

Inside the bubble

Our policy correspondent Jon Stone on what to look out for today: