New figures out this morning reveal Boris’s address to the nation last night, announcing Britain’s first peace-time lockdown, was seen by at least 27 million people. That’s just from BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky News figures…

Add in BBC iPlayer, Youtube and No. 10’s social media live streams and Boris is looking at one of the most-watched broadcasts in British TV history. Just for good measure, every British resident with a mobile phone will also be receiving a text from the Government today informing them of the new measures…

Historic times…