I – PM and Sunak isolating on ‘Freedom Day’ after u-turn

The i sets out how the government’s U-turn unfolded. At 08:00 BST, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak announced they were exempt from self-isolating because they were taking part in the pilot scheme involving daily testing. Less than three hours later, at 10:38 BST, Downing Street announced the U-turn following a “furious backlash”.