Inside Politics – Coronavirus special: Matt Hancock reveals antibody test ready for roll-out

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No sign of diminishing enthusiasm for the mass clapping for health and care workers on Thursday night. One 23-year-old pilot from Scotland called Mr Tuna (yes really) went the extra mile or twenty by using a small plane to trace the letters “NHS” over the Yorkshire Dales – with his spectacular stunt picked up on flight tracking websites. It seems optimism in the air. Health secretary Matt Hancock announced the imminent roll-out of 10 million antibody tests, while trials for quicker-than-ever, on-the-spot swab tests will also soon begin. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing during the coronavirus crisis.

Inside the bubble

Our policy correspondent Jon Stone on what to look out for in the day ahead: