Tory MPs warn Johnson not to extend Covid curbs

The prime minister is under pressure to resist an excess of caution' as a third wave of infections grips Europe

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Boris Johnson faces mounting pressure from senior Tories to resist attempts to extend the blanket ban on overseas travel or delay the loosening of UK restrictions, amid new warnings over rising Covid cases in Europe.

With scientific advisers warning of the risks of overseas holidays in the late spring and summer, figures from across the Conservative party demanded that the prime minister reject an excess of caution" in reacting to an apparent third Covid wave across the continent.