Boris Johnson cancels India trip amid concerns about new Covid-19 variant

The UK PM was due to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week. File Picture: PA

Boris Johnson has cancelled his visit to Delhi next week, as the coronavirus crisis worsens in India and concerns grow over a new variant there.

The British Prime Minister’s already-curtailed trip was scrapped altogether on Monday, with plans for him to instead speak to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi later in the month.