● Daily deaths leap to
786 as new cases slow
●Raab: He’s not just our
boss...he’s our friend
express.co.uk WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2020 70 p
AS PM IS ‘STABLE’ IN INTENSIVE CARE, NATION SENDS HEARTFELT WISHES
WE’RE BACKING HEROESBORIS ‘WILL
PULL THROUGH’
YOUR ESCAPE TO
THE COUNTRY DREAM
CAN COME TRUE
SEE PAGES 30&
BATTLING Boris Johnson will bounce
back to lead Britain against the virus out-
break, his stand-in said last night.
Dominic Raab called his stricken boss
TURN TO PAGE 2By Macer Hall Political EditorMary Berry’s
hot cross bun
confession
SEE PAGE 15