Live: Boris Johnson holds Covid briefing as England enters new lockdown

Boris Johnson is holding a press conference alongside chief medical officer for England, Professor Chris Whitty, and the government's chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance. England entered its third national lockdown after the prime minister imposed the toughest restrictions since March in an attempt to stem surging coronavirus infections. Like us on Facebook:   / theindependentonline   Follow us on Twitter:   / independent   Follow us on Instagram:   / the.independent   Subscribe to Independent Premium for exclusive content and live events: https://bit.ly/2MiOONB