Inside Politics: Boris Johnson faces Tory backlash over new curbs

There is rising Tory discontent over the prime minister ‘authoritarian’ governance and the possibility new rules will destroy more jobs, writes Adam Forrest

Boris Johnson in Whitehall (Getty)

Has Boris Johnson just wrecked your team’s transfer plans? Among the raft of coronavirus rule changes announced by the PM, football clubs won’t be allowed to bring fans back inside stadiums in October as planned – robbing them of hundreds of millions of pounds. Tory MPs certainly aren’t pleased with their superstar manager at the moment. There’s a backlash brewing over Johnson’s restrictive tactics, as a growing number of backbenchers fear the economy has been given far too much of a kicking.  

Inside the bubble

Our political commentator Andrew Grice on what to look out for today: