Boris Johnson faces mounting demands from rebel Tory MPs to give the Commons a vote on tougher coronavirus curbs. More than 40 Conservative MPs are backing an attempt to increase parliamentary scrutiny over further restrictions in England.
Leading the revolt, senior Tory Sir Graham Brady, who chairs the Conservative Backbench 1922 Committee, has tabled an amendment that would see the House of Commons to debate and vote on any future such measures.
The Coronavirus Act - which was passed in March - gave ministers emergency powers to respond to the pandemic but they were time-limited and need to be renewed by the House of Commons next week.