WATCH: Lammy – “it’s bizarre that the Government didn’t use last week to vaccinate teachers”
“And you’ve got to have mass testing that works” in schools, says the Shadow Justice Secretary.
WATCH: “I think people should get angry” with the Government, says John McDonnell
“There’s a lot to be angry about,” claims the former Shadow Chancellor.
WATCH: Hague – After restrictions are lifted, “there has to be a deal” between the Government and citizens for testing measures
“We have to be ready for really rapid ruthless local lockdowns” and test and trace.
WATCH: Covid contracts are “a real cause for concern”, but I don’t want the Health Secretary to resign, says Starmer
Calling for this resignation is not what the public want to see, claims the Labour Party leader.
WATCH: Hancock – There isn’t “strong evidence that teachers are more likely to catch Covid than any other group”
“But I’ll leave it for the JCVI to set out what they think is the best order in which to do this”, says the Health Secretary.
WATCH: Gimson on the departure of Oliver Lewis – and fissures in Johnson’s Downing Street
“Although it’s extremely entertaining to talk about the faction fighting it’s his reponsibility to decide the strategy for preserving the union.”
WATCH: Drakeford attacks the Government over the laxity of the border quarantine programme
The First Minister of Wales claims that ministers have done “the least they can get away with rather than the most that is needed”.
WATCH: ‘A lot of reason to be optimistic we’ll be in a much better place in two-to-four weeks’ time’, says Professor
“Three weeks after a first vaccine there’s 67% protection”, adds Tim Spector as he talks up the prospect of gradually easing restrictions.
WATCH: WHO won’t rule out lab-escape origin for Covid-19
Professor John Watson, part of the organisation’s Wuhan investigation team, tells Marr that it is not the most likely possibility but “it is not ruled out”.
WATCH: Raab – ‘We are aiming, we are hoping to get schools back’
Foreign Secretary says Government will ‘review all the evidence’ before deciding to open them all at once or adopt a phased approach.
WATCH: Johnson – “We’re going to have to get used to the idea of vaccinating and then re-vaccinating”
The Prime Minister talks about UK’s plans as it faces new variants of Coronavirus.
WATCH: Burnham calls for areas with lower life expectancy to get priority in the vaccine rollout
The Mayor of Greater Manchester also calls for ‘greater flexibility’ to protect those exposed at work such as bus and taxi drivers.
WATCH: ‘This is a great lesson for the rest of the world. Thank you. Thank you British scientists.’
WHO special envoy says it is “wonderful” that the UK’s “bravery” in spacing out vaccine doses “seems to be associated with even greater protection”.
WATCH: Professor urges people not to over-state the ‘reduced efficacy’ of Oxford jab against new strain
Sarah Gilbert, the lead researcher, says that “there is still protection against deaths, hospitalisations and severe disease” from the South African variant.
WATCH: Zahawi – Government ‘very concerned’ about low vaccine take-up in some communities
“If one particular community remains unvaccinated then the virus will seek them out and go through that community like wildfire”, says vaccines minister.