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Daily politics briefing: June 9

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Daily politics briefing: June 9

Daily politics briefing: June 9

A look at the facts behind the day's headlines as Chancellor Rishi Sunak says he is willing to accept a short delay to Step 4 of the road map to ending the lockdown amid a rise in cases, it is understood.

It comes as Tory lockdown-sceptic Sir Charles Walker warned Prime Minister Boris Johnson against delaying the earmarked end to legal coronavirus restrictions.


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