Downing Street has insisted it is "completely untrue" that Boris Johnson needs three-hour naps during the day after recovering from coronavirus.
No10 flatly denied claims in Sunday newspapers that the Prime Minister needs the rest after the deadly virus left him in intensive care.
The rumours appeared to come from MPs who were concerned the Prime Minister had not fully recovered. They told the Mail on Sunday there was "chatter about Boris needing naps of two to three hours a day".
But a Downing Street spokesman told the newspaper it was "completely untrue" - without elaborating further. His spokesman has previously told journalists "the PM’s absolutely fine" and insisted he had not failed to be scrutinised, saying: "You’ve seen him on a