The crucial factor is how effective vaccines are against hospitalisations for the Omicron variant.
He gave a brave speech to the Adam Smith Institute on some of the most contentious issues of our time.
“If China had taken action between one and three weeks earlier, then… cases would have been reduced by somewhere between 65 and 95 per cent.”
Speaking from New Zealand, the Secretary of State for International Trade says “it’s in all our interests” to come to an “open and liberal agreement”.
The ConservativeHome programme continues tomorrow with a major speech by Liam Fox, the former Defence Secretary – Owen Paterson, the former Environment Secretary, will also speak at an event on immigration.
A tip from Iain Dale: if you see a journalist around the place, why not go and talk to them?