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On the morning of 18 July, Johnson was then pinged by the NHS COVID-19 app - a contact tracing app used to identify those exposed to Covid and therefore must isolate to stop the spread.
In contrast to common practice, 10 Downing Street announced that the Prime Minister and Rishi Sunak - Chancellor of the Exchequer - would not be isolating, and would instead be participating in a pilot scheme and going into his office to continue essential Government business. However, mass public backlash caused this announcement to be reversed in less than two hours.
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Sunak took to Twitter to announce that I recognise that even the sense that the rules aren t the same for everyone is wrong. To that end I ll be self isolating as normal and not taking part in the pilot.
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