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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Adam Forrest

Inside Politics: Tory MPs demand life ‘gets back to normal’

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hat’s the story? Morning fury. Liam Gallagher has lambasted Rishi Sunak for suggesting Britain’s musicians may have to retrain along with everyone else out of work. The singer called the government “cheeky toffs” and a “shower of c-words” (except he didn’t use c-word). Plenty of Tory MPs actually share Liam’s frustration. A growing number of lairy backbenchers are looking back in anger at all the Covid rules – and demanding life “return to normal”. But Boris Johnson has told the nation there’s no going back to normal, saying restrictions will cast a shadow well into 2021.

Inside the bubble

Our political commentator Andrew Grice on what to look out for today:

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