Inside Politics – Coronavirus special: Boris Johnson drops plan for primary schools’ return

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Scientists have discovered mysterious radio blasts coming from deep in space – powerful signals repeating themselves at regular intervals from an unknown part of the universe. Boris Johnson is choosing to focus on the powerful distress signals coming from the British economy right now. The PM is set to tell his cabinet colleagues about further lockdown easing measures to give business a boost. The government has also responded to the signals coming from parents and primary school teachers – dropping plans for a return before the end of term. I’m Adam Forrest, and welcome to The Independent’s daily Inside Politics briefing during the coronavirus pandemic.

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