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Premier League and elite sport WILL continue confirms Prime Minister Boris Johnson, despite England being plunged into a second lockdown amid coronavirus crisis

Elite sport will continue in England despite the government announcing a second national lockdown.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the month-long lockdown would start on Thursday and Oliver Dowden confirmed top-level sport would not be affected.

The Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport tweeted that people should work from home where possible.

Premier League football will continue behind closed doors despite a second national lockdown

However, he added: 'Where this is not possible, travel to a place of work will be permitted - e.g. this includes (but not exhaustive) elite sport played behind closed doors, film & tv production, telecoms workers.