NEWS
‘Unworkable’ quarantine plan for UK arrivals could be ditched as MPs revolt
Ministers are searching for alternatives to the plan for all entrants to Britain to isolate for 14 days, amid fears that this would be scrapped due to being ‘unworkable’ after just a few weeks of being introduced. Officials expect this may be replaced by ‘air bridges’ by the end of June – Telegraph
Police can now order people to leave a friend’s garden if they are breaching lockdown rules – as government bans paddling pools and having sex with someone from another house – Mail
Public trust in UK government over coronavirus falls sharply – Guardian
Senior Tories join revolt to save remote parliament and stop older and sick MPs losing ‘right to vote’ – Independent
Emily Maitlis returns to BBC Newsnight screens with no mention of the Dominic Cummings ‘biased monologue’ row that generated more than 40,000 complaints – Mail
Three British teenagers who mocked George Floyd’s death in sick online video are arrested on suspicion of committing a hate crime – Mail
COMMENT
There is no evidence to suggest a coronavirus ‘second wave’ is coming – Hugh Pennington, Telegraph
The young face a miserable future post-Covid if we don’t save them fast – William Hague, Telegraph
To prevent a chaotic end to lockdown, the public should be told the true risks – Simon Jenkins, Guardian
Brussels is using Covid-19 as an excuse to put off Brexit, but we must not be blown off course – Stephen Glover, Mail
