Boris Johnson is set to outline tougher coronavirus restrictions for England this evening. He will make a televised address at 8pm to outline how the huge spike in coronavirus cases will be tackled, Downing Street has confirmed.

Parliament is set to be recalled to sit on Wednesday.

A No 10 spokesman said: ‘The spread of the new variant of Covid-19 has led to rapidly escalating case numbers across the country. ‘The Prime Minister is clear that further steps must now be taken to arrest this rise and to protect the NHS and save lives. ‘He will set those out this evening.’