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‘Unquestionably difficult months to come,’ Boris Johnson tells UK

The prime minister's address comes as the UK registers almost 5,000 daily coronavirus cases, the most since early May

 Boris Johnson in the White Room of No 10 Downing Street, addressing the Nation on Covid-19.
Boris Johnson in the White Room of No 10 Downing Street, addressing the Nation on Covid-19. Photo: Andrew Parsons

There are unquestionably difficult months ahead, the Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the UK in a televised address, as the Covid-19 case numbers surged in the country.

“If people don’t follow the rules we have set out, then we must reserve the right to go further,” warned the prime minister.

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