Boris Johnson news - live: Government accused of throwing care homes 'to the wolves', as PM to advertise for £100,000 per year media spokesperson

The government has been accused of throwing care homes “to the wolves” during the coronavirus pandemic by a damning new cross-party report.

The release of 25,000 people from hospitals into care homes in the early weeks of the Covid-19 crisis was an “appalling error”, the Public Accounts Committee has said, as individuals were not tested for the virus before they were discharged.

Meanwhile, Boris Johnson is set to advertise for a £100,000-a-year media spokesperson.