Inside Politics – Coronavirus special: Boris Johnson faces fury over £900,000 ‘Brexit jet’

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There’s nothing quite like the roar of the crowd. Sadly, the producer of Hamilton, Mary Poppins and The Phantom Of The Opera has revealed West End shows won’t welcome back audiences until 2021. Anyone who watched the slightly sterile theatre of last night’s Premier League curtain raiser will be pleased to hear the government may allow fans to return later this year. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson will hope to find a friendly audience when he welcomes Emmanuel Macron to No 10 today, as he faces mob fury over plans to re-paint his plane in red, white and blue at the cost of almost £1m. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing during the coronavirus crisis.

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