How much do U-turns harm the government?

Being forced into concessions by Premier League footballers doesn’t necessarily paint a picture of a government in control, writes Lizzy Buchan

Repeated reversals make the PM look weak (Reuters)

Another week and not one but two U-turns for the government.

Matt Hancock, the health secretary, revealed on Thursday that the coronavirus contact-tracing app would be abandoned in favour of model developed by tech giants, Google and Apple.

The shift came because the government’s own model developed by the NHSX, the health service’s tech arm, was highly inaccurate on Apple phones.