Boris Johnson’s ‘squeeze the brakes’ news conference: what he said – and what he really meant

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Boris Johnson’s ‘squeeze the brakes’ news conference: what he said – and what he really meant
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Our chief political commentator imagines what was going through the prime minister’s mind as he explained the tightening of coronavirus restrictions

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