Watch LIVE: the government's coronavirus press conference
| Updated: 01 Sept 2020
Watch the government's coronavirus daily public briefing - the feed will appear here once it begins.
The press conference will be hosted by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.
It came as London Mayor Sadiq Khan said TfL needs a government bailout by the end of the day to stop them having to cut down services.
Elsewhere, it was revealed Government measures to tackle the coronavirus crisis will cost taxpayers £123 billion, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility.
Public health leaders have also said a new coronavirus antibody test has been found to be 100% accurate as it gains approval for use in the UK.
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