UK politics news – live: Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak met Alok Sharma before he fell ill with coronavirus symptoms

Opposition MPs have expressed their outrage at having to vote in person and called for the return of remote voting in parliament after business secretary Alok Sharma fell ill and was tested for the coronavirus.

The business secretary had a meeting with Boris Johnson and chancellor Rishi Sunak shortly before falling ill with suspected coronavirus on Wednesday – but the talks in No 10’s cabinet room were “properly socially distanced”, Downing Street has said.

The prime minister’s spokesman said Mr Johnson would follow medical advice if spoken to by contact tracers if Sharma’s test for Covid-19 comes back positive – but insisted it would not necessarily mean the PM would have to self-isolate again.