Reports suggest Boris Johnson has refused to resign despite being urged to do so by his Cabinet colleagues as support for his leadership has collapsed with 39 MPs, including Cabinet members, now believed to have resigned.
Ministers have lifted the 30 person cap on weddings from June 21, but said that social distancing measures must still be in place.
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