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Most of Monday’s papers lead with the revelation that Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak are now self-isolating after coming into contact with the health secretary, who has tested positive for coronavirus. It comes as lockdown rules are lifted in England on Monday. “Freedom day farce” is the Daily Telegraph’s framing of the story, referencing growing calls for the rules on self-isolation to be changed. An anonymous Cabinet minister quoted by the paper says Health Secretary Sajid Javid is facing pressure to bring forward from 16 August the date when fully vaccinated people will be able to no longer isolate after a negative PCR test.