Latest updates: PM says people should be ‘extremely cautious’ about timetable of return to classrooms after February half-term
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12.18pm GMT
Sammy Wilson (DUP) says for the third time the government is introducing a lockdown that will cause thousands of businesses to go bust.
Since the previous lockdowns did not work, why does the PM think this one will, Wilson asks.
12.13pm GMT
Liz Saville Roberts, the Plaid Cymru leader at Westminster, says the chancellor was guilty of “wilful misrepresentation” yesterday because of the way he presented economic support available to Wales as new.
Johnson does not accept that.
Continue reading…Latest updates: PM says people should be ‘extremely cautious’ about timetable of return to classrooms after February half-termQuarter of England and Wales deaths Covid-related in week before ChristmasStrict Covid restrictions could last months, Boris Johnson signalsUK vaccine minister vows ‘massive uplift’ in number of jabs this weekLeak of November lockdown plan linked to ‘surge in new infections’Global coronavirus updates – live 12.18pm GMTSammy Wilson (DUP) says for the third time the government is introducing a lockdown that will cause thousands of businesses to go bust.Since the previous lockdowns did not work, why does the PM think this one will, Wilson asks. 12.13pm GMTLiz Saville Roberts, the Plaid Cymru leader at Westminster, says the chancellor was guilty of “wilful misrepresentation” yesterday because of the way he presented economic support available to Wales as new.Johnson does not accept that. Continue reading…