Inside Politics: Boris Johnson’s big bike ride puts pressure on No 10 to define ‘local’

Downing Street asked to clarify exercise guidance after the prime minister went seven miles for a cycle, writes Adam Forrest

Criticism of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson rose after he was spotted cycling in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic park in Stratford, east London, seven miles away from n10 Downing street where he resides (EPA)

Amazing what you see if you roam far enough from home. In a major breakthrough for science, astronomers have been able to watch an entire galaxy dying. The collapsing system is nine billion light-years away – so it won’t be any bother to us. Boris Johnson has got himself into bother by travelling seven miles away from home for some exercise. No 10 is now in muddle trying to define what constitutes a journey that’s “local”, and what constitutes a journey that’s far, far away.

Inside the bubble

Chief political commentator John Rentoul on what to look out for on Tuesday: