Politics latest news: No 10 denies Boris Johnson missed emergency Covid meetings to write Shakespeare biography
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Boris Johnson did not miss crucial meetings on the Government's emergency response to the coronavirus pandemic because he was working on a book, Downing Street has insisted.
The Prime Minister's official spokesman said he was "not aware" of Mr Johnson doing any work on a biography of William Shakespeare while in office.
No 10 faced questions today after a
Sunday Times report suggested Government officials are concerned Dominic Cummings will use an appearance before MPs on Wednesday to accuse Mr Johnson of missing key meetings on the crisis because of the biography.