Boris Johnson's future hangs in the balance today after he admitted attending a party in the Downing Street garden during the first covid lockdown in 2020.
The Prime Minister is facing calls to resign today after members of his own party came out to blast Johnson following his appearance at PMQs on Wednesday.
Johnson insisted he thought the party was work-related, but said he recognised "with hindsight I should have sent everyone back inside".He said an inquiry headed by senior official Sue Gray was examining the situation but accepted "there were things we simply did not get right and I must take responsibility".Yesterday, the Scottish Government announced that 21 people had died from covid in Scotland in the last 24-hour period.In that same time 7,606 Scots tested positive for the virus.
There are currently 1,537 people in hospital confirmed to have Covid with 59 being treated in intensive care. To sign up to the Daily Record Politics newsletter, click here. A man has claimed his penis has shrunk by an inch-and-a-half as a result of contracting covid and is warning other men about the side-affect.The man, who wishes to remain anonymous, says health professionals have warned him that the loss could be permanent.The devastated man, thought to be an American in his 30s, is reported to have been blessed with an above-average johnson before the drama began - now he’s just a regular joe.READ MORE: Rare covid symptom that affects penis size sees victim lose over an inchHello and welcome to the Daily Record's live coronavirus blog on Thursday, January 13.Throughout the course of today we will bring you all the latest on the covid pandemic from Scotland and across the rest of the United Kingdom.Yesterday, Boris Johnson