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2.40pm BST

People aged 38 and 39 will be able to book their Covid vaccinations from tomorrow morning in England, NHS sources have told PA Media.

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At the Downing Street lobby briefing the prime minister's spokesman would not answer questions about the county court judgment against Boris Johnson for a 535 debt. (See 11.18am.) Asked about the story, that first appeared in Private Eye, the spokesman said:

I have seen that report, we are looking into this issue. I can confirm it is nothing to do with the refurbishment of the Downing Street estate, where all such bills have been duly paid either by the government or the prime minister personally.