Labour MP says he has tested positive for Covid

Neil Coyle, the Labour MP for Bermondsey & Old Southwark has said he has tested positive for Covid-19.

In a statement via Twitter this morning he said: “Sadly, I have tested positive for covid & will now miss PMQs today & the chance to ask about leaseholder fire safety costs & broken Ministerial promises, as well as other important meetings this week. I’m gutted/bored already but will do as much virtually as humanly possible.”