WATCH: On Covid, the Government has dithered. On Covid, the Opposition has carped. Competing narratives clash in the Commons.
Johnson says in response to Starmer that “the Government has listened to scientific advice at every stage”.
WATCH: Hancock announces that more of England will go into Tier Three. We will know later this week if any of it moves out.
London goes into the toughest tier, as do parts of Essex and Hertfordshire, which are split for that purpose.
WATCH: Johnson – “We shall continue to try…but what we can’t do is compromise on controlling our laws”
The Prime Ministers says that discussions will continue but that we must get ready for the WTO option – “that’s what I told the Cabinet”.
WATCH: Von der Leyen says that the Brexit talks are to continue
The EU and UK negotiators have been mandated to “go the extra mile” to see if a Brexit deal can be found, she says, after a phone call with Johnson.
WATCH: Martin – “It would be an appalling failure of statecraft” if there is No Deal
Both sides will have failed if there is No Deal when the Brexit talks finish, according to the Irish PM.
WATCH: Raab says the EU has forced the UK’s response
He says the EU has “shifted the goalposts” after saying initially that a Canada-style agreement was available.
WATCH: “No Deal is a disastrous outcome for the country” – Miliband
The Shadow Business Secretary calls it “a disgrace” that Johnson said No Deal would be “wonderful”.
WATCH: The Prime Minister promised a deal would be done, says Reed
He says “We need to get this deal over the line…after four years of uncertainty, so the British economy and people can move forward.”
WATCH: Duncan Smith – the EU’s “proposals are unacceptable to any sovereign nation”
The “European Union is determined to stop” the UK controlling its own laws, powers and waters, he says.
WATCH: “The French will have zero access to UK waters” – Raab
The Foreign Secretary warns France its fishing boats will not have guaranteed rights to enter British coastal areas if there is No Deal.
WATCH: Johnson tells business to prepare for No Deal (again.)
“There’s now a strong possibility – a strong possibility – that we will have a solution that’s much more like an Australian relationship with the EU.”
WATCH: Mordaunt – “We cannot accept a deal at any cost”
“The only deal that is possible is one that is compatible with our sovereignty and takes back control of our laws, trade and waters.”
WATCH: The Chancellor of the Duchy is asked if EU officials will direct UK ones in Northern Ireland
He replies that they will be “working alongside EU officials…UK officials will be in the lead there.”
WATCH: The Prime Minister accuses the Opposition Leader of keeping a “sphinx-like silence” on Brexit
And Starmer counters that Johnson is “deflecting – same old, same old, whether it’s Covid or Brexit”.
WATCH: 90-year-old Margaret Keenan becomes the first to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine
The jab was administered to her by Matron May Parsons, as the UK begins biggest vaccination programme in NHS history.