BORIS Johnson has tested negative for coronavirus but will remain in self-isolation, Downing Street has said.

The Prime Minister took a rapid turnaround lateral flow test as part of a pilot scheme for No 10 staff.

“The PM took a test yesterday and that test was negative,” the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said.

“But he will, in accordance with the rules on self-isolation, continue to self-isolate.”

The Prime Minister has been shut in Downing Street since he received an email saying Tory MP Lee Anderson – who he hosted for a breakfast meeting last Thursday – had tested positive.

Johnson will answer Prime Minister’s Questions remotely tomorrow, Downing Street said.