They had contact with Mr Anderson, the Ashfield MP, who tested positive for Covid

Boris and four others go into self-isolation as of today

More conservative parliamentarians have confirmed that they are isolating themselves after a breakfast meeting with Boris Johnson and a fellow parliamentarian who then tested positive for coronavirus .

Andy Carter, Lila Nici, Brendan Clarke-Smith and Katherine Fletcher confirmed that they have been quarantined after attending Thursday's meeting with Prime Minister and Lee Anderson .

Mr Anderson, the Ashfield MP, discovered that he had hired Covid-19 on Sunday morning after being tested on Saturday.

Mr Johnson announced last night that he would spend the next two weeks wrapped up in number 10, despite feeling "fit as a butcher's dog" and "full of antibodies".