UK coronavirus: nearly 3,000 new cases for second day; seven Greek islands to join England quarantine list - as it happened
by Andrew Sparrow from World news | The Guardian on (#57V26)
New cases show continued rise in new infections; Grant Shapps says seven Greek islands will be added to list on Wednesday
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According to a YouGov poll, only a quarter of voters agree with Boris Johnson's claim that leaving the transition period without an EU trade deal would be good for the UK. Twice as many - half the population - think it would be a bad outcome, the poll suggests.
Boris Johnson has said that not reaching a trade deal with the EU would still represent a good outcome - but Britons disagree.
By 50% to 24% they say a no deal would be a bad outcome https://t.co/65Dks7OBqK pic.twitter.com/P3DiOGJ0Rt