Senior government ministers are pushing to end mass free Covid testing because of the huge costs to the taxpayer, the Daily Telegraph reports. There are discussions in government to pull back the arrangement which allows everyone to have a lateral flow test and some to have a PCR test without paying, the paper says. Free tests might only be provided in high-risk settings, such as care homes, hospitals and schools, and for people with symptoms, the paper adds. However, the paper says Boris Johnson’s position is unclear and Downing Street is understood to be playing down chances of mass free testing ending over the winter.