Boris Johnson has faced questions from the BBC’s Andrew Marr in his first major TV interview since agreeing a post-Brexit trade deal with Brussels.
Amid an escalating row over Covid school closures, he warned that tougher tier restrictions were on the way but said parents should still send their children to schools in areas where premises were kept open.
Asked about his future now that the UK had officially severed tied with Brussels, he said he would continue as prime minister, and insisted there were reasons to be optimistic about the country’s future.
Away from the political rhetoric, Britons described on social media the reality of life outside the EU, with new Brexit checks at airports meaning those legally residing on the continent were being turned away from flights amid confusion over paperwork.
