Inside Politics: Johnson tears up most Covid rules, ‘freedom day’ confirmed

Most restrictions to be lifted on 19 July despite warnings from scientists and medics, writes Matt Mathers

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It was heartbreak last night for new tennis sensation Emma Raducanu, who had to bow out of her Wimbledon match due to medical reasons. No doubt we’ll see the rising star back on No 1 Court next year. Boris Johnson could well end up in a back and forth battle with Labour’s regional mayors Andy Burnham and Sadiq Khan, who are calling for a re-think on the ditching of face masks on public transport following yesterday’s announcement. Elsewhere, we’ve had a few more “Dom bombs” and MPs have voted through “draconian” protest powers for officers in the policing bill.

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