Boris Johnson faces looming Tory revolt over coronavirus restrictions

Boris Johnson is under pressure over the UK Parliament’s role in the coronavirus response Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA

Boris Johnson is under mounting pressure to give the UK Parliament greater power to debate and vote on coronavirus restrictions, with more than 50 Tory MPs signalling they could revolt on the matter.

Conservative rebels seized upon an assessment by academics at University College London (UCL) which concluded that “Parliament has been consistently sidelined during the pandemic”.