So he did:

https://news.sky.com/story/health-se...ptoms-12357736



* This may not be the case, as Michael Gove's "contact" illustrated - as part of a "40,000 person daily contact testing study", he was exempt from self-isolation as long as he tested (negatively) daily - Downing Street is one of the workplaces taking part in the scheme, which launched on 9 May 2021 so, presumably, all "employees" are part of the study .....

U-turn as Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to self-isolate after criticism

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...ged-says-no-10



As usual, BJ wanted to do as he pleased .....

This must be one of the fastest government U-turns ever: 157 minutes after saying the PM and chancellor wouldn't be isolating, Downing Street decided they would.

The reason is set out by Rishi Sunak on Twitter - ministers can't be seen to be following different rules to everyone else.

But questions will be asked about why No 10 initially said they would be escaping isolation. Who made the decision? Who signed it off? The prime minister and chancellor must have known about the plan.

There's also the fact that the PM and chancellor had the choice over whether to isolate - which most people don't at the moment.

The political symbolism is also highly significant. Three senior government ministers will be in isolation on the day almost all legal restrictions are lifted in England.

The decision making in No 10 is highly suspect.

Too many mistakes.

The decision making in No 10 is highly suspect.

Too many mistakes.

The reporting by the BBC (and the media which jumps on the bandwagon without checking) is highly suspect.

Far too much false information and far too many deliberate mistakes.

When Maggie was in power we had spitting image and all sorts of lampooning that does not happen today. The press were like the hogs they showed as puppets on that show. Such antics are like water off a ducks aaahs if you are a strong leader. Seems people want a woke media to wrap news in cotton wool.