Brexit latest news: Chris Whitty advising PM to introduce two week national lockdown, former WHO director claims

Coronavirus latest news: New North East lockdown set to include pub curfew and household mixing ban David Cameron denies claims he ran 'government of charms' PM reaches deal with Brexit Bill rebels as law officer quits Office staff 'face work from home order if coronavirus cases keep rising' Allister Heath: Boris Johnson has six months to save his premiership Subscribe to The Telegraph Chief Medical Officer is urging Boris Johnson to impose a two-week national lockdown, amid fears that test shortages mean the number of cases in the UK is far higher than thought, a former WHO director has said. Anthony Costello, a UCL professor and member of the independent Sage group, claimed he had been told that authorities believe there are 38,000 infections per day, 10-times the official number, and that Prof Whitty is "advising PM for a two week national lockdown". But this morning, Edward Argar, the Health Minister, insisted that was not the case. "It is not something I have seen within the department," he told Sky News. "The Prime Minister has been very clear on this. He doesn't want to see another national lockdown. He wants to see people abiding by the regulations and making the local lockdowns work." He also said there were "no plans for compulsory work-from-home rules" currently, but did not rule it out totally. The Telegraph has been told that the Government will assess how successful the rule of six has been in a fortnight to decide whether this order should be deployed. Follow the latest updates below.

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