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  • Boris Johnson, Jenny Harries, Jonathan Van Tam, Priti Patel
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    A brief look back at the government briefings Jump to media player Now the daily Downing Street news conferences have ended, here's some of the last three months in a minute.
    • 24 Jun
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    The internet has fun with the BBC News theme tune Jump to media player Piano, dance, drums... people are sharing videos of their takes on the familiar music.
    • 19 Apr
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    Raving to the BBC News theme tune Jump to media player Have you seen the kitchen 'remix' of the BBC News theme tune yet?
    • 29 Mar
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  • Prof Chris Whitty
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    Whitty: Plan for the long haul into 2021 Jump to media player But Professor Chris Witty has absolute confidence in the capacity of science to overcome infectious diseases.
    • 23 Jun
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  • Boris Johnson
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    PM announces social distancing shake-up Jump to media player From 4 July the two metre rule is to be relaxed to "one metre plus" where 2m is not possible.
    • 23 Jun
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  • Passport
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    Coronavirus: How to fly during a pandemic Jump to media player Jumping on a plane looks and feels different to how it did at the start of 2020.
    • 23 Jun
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  • Boris Johnson
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    Johnson: 'We must act like any wartime government' Jump to media player The prime minister says the government will do whatever it takes to support the UK economy.
    • 17 Mar
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  • Red Lines
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    Red Lines: Briefing encounters Jump to media player Mark Carruthers is joined by John Sergeant, Polly Toynbee and Guto Harri to talk communicating with the public during a pandemic.
    • 29 Apr
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  • Boris Johnson
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    Johnson: I'm sorry I've been away from my desk Jump to media player On his first day back at Downing Street the prime minister thanked the country its efforts in fighting coronavirus.
    • 27 Apr
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Covid-19: A brief look back at the government briefings

The daily Downing Street news conferences became a fixture of the UK's coronavirus coverage.

Now that they have been scrapped, here's a look back at the last three months' briefings.

  • 24 Jun 2020
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