Inside Politics: Boris Johnson hails ‘rapid result’ testing in Liverpool

The prime minister hopes it can be rolled out to ‘millions’ if successful, writes Adam Forrest

Boris Johnson outside No 10 (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Two men in India have been arrested for allegedly conning a doctor into paying £70,000 for “Aladdin’s lamp”. Reports suggest they promised it would grant three magic wishes and pretended to conjure up a genie. If the latest polls are to be believed, Donald Trump may have to conjure up a genie to win today’s US presidential election. His friend Boris Johnson must wish he had a few magic wishes right now – though he would probably have to use them all up trying to fix test, track and trace. The PM hopes mass testing with rapid results is part of the answer, as a new city-wide trial in Liverpool begins.

Inside the bubble

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