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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Adam Forrest

Inside Politics: Boris Johnson’s big bike ride puts pressure on No 10 to define ‘local’

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Amazing what you see if you roam far enough from home. In a major breakthrough for science, astronomers have been able to watch an entire galaxy dying. The collapsing system is nine billion light-years away – so it won’t be any bother to us. Boris Johnson has got himself into bother by travelling seven miles away from home for some exercise. No 10 is now in muddle trying to define what constitutes a journey that’s “local”, and what constitutes a journey that’s far, far away.

Inside the bubble

Chief political commentator John Rentoul on what to look out for on Tuesday:

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