PM finally defers to experts as he deflects tricky Covid questions | Jonathan Freedland
by Jonathan Freedland from on (#50STN)
'No edicts, please, we're British,' is the message as Boris Johnson tries to convince in newly serious role
This was a critical moment for Boris Johnson. He went into Monday's Downing Street press conference - set to be a daily occurrence from now on - with a question mark hovering over his ability to lead the country through a crisis.
At his last appearance at the podium, on Thursday, he had seemed anxious, if not overwhelmed, by the scale of the problem engulfing the country and, therefore, his premiership.
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