Coronavirus latest news: Screen schoolchildren using 90 minute test to keep them safe, says expert 'Covid vaccine shortages are very likely - without a plan, it will be a feeding frenzy' Chief Whip 'failed to act in Tory MP rape case' Revealed: Spain secretly lobbied US Congress on getting joint sovereignty over Gibraltar Norman Tebbit: A free and independent Brexit Britain could do without rule by unelected judges Subscribe to The Telegraph, free for one month A minister has claimed that reports the Government is planning to make some over-50s shield this winter is "speculation" and "inaccurate", amid growing backlash. Anyone over 50 who is obese, overweight or in ill health is likely to receive an individually tailored letter in the autumn warning them they are at increased risk and advising them of steps to take to protect themselves under plans being readied in Whitehall. But Tory MPs and business leaders have argued that telling over-50s to stay at home risks damaging the economy and runs contrary to Boris Johnson’s plea to get workers back to the office. This morning, Nadhim Zahawi claimed that was not the Government's current thinking on how to stop the spread of the virus. The business minister told the Today programme: "Infection rates are spiking because of people entering other people's homes...That story is speculation, it's inaccurate "We are responding... is through our local responses. It's working, it worked in Leicester, I am absolutely confident it will work in Manchester if people follow the guidelines. "That is the correct way to do this, is to follow how the virus is behaving and react accordingly. That story is speculation and is inaccurate." Read the latest updates below.
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