that is what michael gove is saying? that isa is what michael gove is saying? that is a seriously big split. if it is a miscommunication, then that isjust terrible optics. and if it's not, then what's going on here? because businesses really need to plan, and people need to plan for the rest of their lives, you know, are we buckling down for years and years of different lives and multiple lockdowns over and over again, where employers will have to make people redundant? if it's a one—off thing, employers will furlough them, but they can't afford to keep doing this, so they will have to make people redundant. so this is a huge thing, and it is amazing how plainly you can see it on the front pages of the papers tonight. we are talking about the times here, which says lockdown could be extended. i think you've also got the daily mail saying that, then the independent, the express saying it won't be extended. that's as basic as you get, and right at the top of the government, the prime minister and his defective deputy disagreeing on something so fundamental. sta

why is the prime minister coming out and saying something different to michael gove? that seems bizarre. i know the announcement had to be pushed forward 48—hour so perhaps they didn‘t have the time they needed to plan it all, but it still seemed very strange, because surely the psychology of the lockdown matters a lot. i would have thought that michael gove coming out and saying it might be put in place again over christmas will lower our adherence to it because people will think, i might have been able to deal with it for a month and i might have been able to deal with it fora month and i might might have been able to deal with it for a month and i might have been able to stay inside my miserable, gloomy, cold dark hours, not seeing any friends, not going out to any shops or pub with my mates and having a horrible time remand, but the idea of doing it for longer than the idea of doing it for longer than the i think is really awful to a lot of people. so i think the 28 day messaging is a lot better and i don‘t quite know whether michael gove was going off scrip

, so it is going to be very interesting to see what happens with michael gove. and as it says in there, what lee cain did, if they wanted an answer to something, they wanted an answer to something, they would go to michael gove instead of borisjohnson because they believed he was not making enough decisions. that is not great. it is not great particular event in unelected fiance of the prime minister is having such a great influence, obviously they are only human beings and we know in america, the first lady has influence on the president, we do know that prime ministers wives do clearly have an influence, but again, it is not great for democracy. and when these are the people making the decisions rather than the mps we elect. ok, we're going to turn out to the front of the yorkshire post. what a powerful and sad front page. faiza, this is following the death of peter sutcliffe. absolutely. these are the types of front pages we should see after this death. we should not be talking about sutcliffe, who should be talking about the 13 women murdered by this man and

michael gove wants this vote the right waiting his words. he has issued a stark warning to potential rebel mps and there could potentially be quite a few of them. yes, this is really speaking toi them. yes, this is really speaking to i think some rumblings that have been coming from the backbenches, particularly the 1922 committee within the conservative party, around some of the restrictions and some unhappiness with the effectiveness and the necessity of some of them in particular, places in the country and the sort of concerns coming from some of the conservative mps is that some areas of the country are, sometimes in villages and being swept up by bigger cities into higher tiers. the government are now going to face potential rebellion and the worry i suppose is that they may end up needing labour support. it is not yet clear, labour are supporting with health experts about which way they are going to vote but it remains to be seen in terms of the scale of rebellion, this has been talked about is authoritarianism from some conservative m

we have carrie symonds, michael gove — carrie symonds, michael gove — carrie symonds, michael gove — carrie symonds is named as one of the reasons that we saw all this dramatic exiting today, but michael gove also a name people are heading to to get things done. what are the objects on this? this has got where the details of the drama that's been going on behind closed doors. it is fairly juicy going on behind closed doors. it is fairlyjuicy stuff, going on behind closed doors. it is fairly juicy stuff, and going on behind closed doors. it is fairlyjuicy stuff, and it does say that what has been claimed on one side is that borisjohnson hasn't been making any decisions particularly quickly, it's alluded to the fact that since his brush with coronavirus, he hasn't been able to make up his mind as much as he used to. what it says in here is that those on cummings aside have been circumventing him, going to michael gove instead and then getting decisions made in that way. there's also claims that carrie symonds, the prime minister's fiance, it's been claimed she's been sending up to 25 t

is split between michael gove and the prime minister not for the first time it might be said that michael gove was out there presumably at the behest of number ten and with the agreement of the prime minister saying you have got to go into this locked down and go into this tier system. everybody has got a responsibility to abide by this because the health of us will be overwhelmed. now it transpires that there are an awful lot of questions about the use of the nightingale hospitals. nadine dorries, a health minister, says they are not being used because they are dark and dingy and nobody wants to work there but she has since denied making those comments or using those words. we know at least a couple of the nightingale hospitals are being used for non—covid patients but the reality in the hospital is as soon as you get a patient with covid, you have to take more beds out of use. so just in the same way as you are seeing in the theatres and cinemas when they are open, people actually you were lowering the number of available beds automatically as soon as you get covid patients in. that i

i think it is interesting, michael gove said we've had enough of experts and we now and his hospitals will be overwhelmed, they don't believe him. funny that! when you play around with concept of truth it comes back to bite you. the vaccination picture is really interesting because there is a lot of talk of reopening the nightingale hospitals or in some cases just opening them for the first time. these are a massive basis which would be very useful if you could form a massive queue of people outside waiting to get a vaccination, that could come in handy. i wonder what might be going on there. very much a hopeful picture because it speaks to what is going on, the and it's not as in sight, we have some rough idea that there might be an end to this and so people are restless and don't want to necessarily be subject to very strict rules if there is in and around the corner, and that is a difficult issue for the government to deal with. they haven't dealt with the difficult issues u nfortu nately with the difficult issues unfortunately throughout this pandemic critically well. the mail on

cabinet office minister michael gove has warned that hospitals in england could become overwhelmed with new covid cases if mps don't back the restrictions. with more, here's our political correspondent, ellie price. teignbridge in devon has one of the lowest infection rates across england, but it will find itself in tier 2 with the rest of the county. it's a similar story across towns and villages in england, which is just one of the things that's been irritating conservative mps about the new tier system. we have just lived through lockdown version two and yet we have vastly more people being moved up a phase, despite being told this is the last push, this is the new panacea. but writing in the times today, the cabinet office minister michael gove tried to address the concerns of wavering mps. he said the tougher tiers are grimly inevitably necessary, not least because the previous system had not been effective enough. and without tougher action, the nhs would be broken. then a challenge. all of us who have been elected to parliament, notjust ministers, he said, must take responsibilit

yesterday michael gove warned it wasn'tjust ministers who had to take difficult decisions, but mps also. this morning the foreign secretary opted for more domestic diplomacy. we are listening, we do understand, people say to me we just want to understand that the measures you are taking take into account not just the cost and benefit of tackling the virus but also the non—covid health and social implications and we will publish more analysis on that and we take seriously the principle of parliamentary accountability. the prime minister has written to all mps and peers are promising that if they back him he will give them a new vote on the restrictions on january 27th. he says a review of restrictions next month means some 19th, especially if the evidence suggests recent lockdown measures have had an impact. prime ministers tend not to give concessions unless they feel they are forced to, even if it is nearly christmas. one conservative mp told me he had no confidence in the cack—handed way things had been put together. another mp told me that the letter was nice but he still hadn't

but michael gove said yes, yesterday. potentially it might change. jessica parker said she had been speaking to sources and that michael gove was wrong on that and people will not be able to play tennis and golf. we will try to get the answer before the end here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. of the programme. good morning. it has not been the weather for golf the past few days. we still have rain around with heavy bursts but you need optimism after the recent flooding some have seen. watching the chart over the next days, high pressure to the south—west starts to build its way in. it means things will turn drier and less windy for many, even if a little bit colder. certainly cold this morning compared with recent days. rain in central and southern scotland and working through the midlands, east anglia. it may dry before moore comes. that will clear through the morning. brighter skies to many areas in the west and a mixture of sunshine and showers in the afternoon, a little like yesterday. the heaviest across western areas. not as fr

the cabinet office minister michael gove has warned that hospitals in england could become overwhelmed with new covid—19 cases if mps don't back the planned restrictions in a vote in the commons on tuesday. writing in the times, mr gove urged them to take responsibility for difficult decisions, ahead of the new rules coming into force next wednesday. england will be split into three tiers from december 2nd — medium, high and very high. areas have been put into tiers depending on the total number of cases, the number of cases in people over 60, and pressure on local nhs services. 99% of england will enter the highest two tiers, with tight restrictions on bars and restaurants, and a ban on households mixing indoors. some conservative mps are unhappy about how the tiers have been allocated, and labour hasn't yet said if it will back the plans. with more, here's our political correspondent, iain watson. teignbridge has one of the lowest infection rates in the country, and yet from next week it will be in tier 2, not tier 1, because the same restrictions are imposed across the whole of

the senior british cabinet minister, michael gove, has said england's new coronavirus lockdown could be extended beyond the planned four weeks. the new restrictions will come into force on thursday, but unlike in the spring, schools and universities will remain open. mr gove said any decision would depend on how much the restrictions brought down the levels of infection, as our political correspondent, helen catt, explains. we know we are going into this on thursday, but how long are we going to stay in it is the question we have heard being asked around the regional lockdowns, for example, that there were towns and cities that went into these much more stricter measures several months ago. not quite lockdown level, but stricter measures and they are still in them, so there have been these ongoing questions about, well, what actually means you can lift stricter restrictions? and of course when you are talking about a national lockdown, that becomes even more acute, shall we say? yeah. so this morning, michael gove, the cabinet office minister, who is one of the most senior ministers

the senior cabinet office minister, michael gove, has warned the measures could be extended. jonathan blake reports. dreary weather and dire warnings set the scene for what in the end seemed inevitable. a national lockdown for england, the prime minister said, was now the only option. we've got to be humble in the face of nature. and in this country, alas, as across much of europe, the virus is spreading even faster than the reasonable worst case scenario. and so now is the time to take action because there is no alternative. the last resort had become the only way forward, he argued, and in a matter of days, tough measures would be imposed, severely limiting people's lives. we will get through this but we must act now to contain this autumn surge. we are not going back to the full lockdown of march and april but i'm afraid, from thursday, the basic message is the same. stay at home, protect the nhs, and save lives. the decision marks a complete change in the government's approach. some had argued it should have come sooner but yesterday, acknowledged there were no easy optio

defending the new measures, the cabinet office minister michael gove has said the previous tiers weren't effective enough, and tighter restrictions were grimly, inevitably necessary. writing in the times, he warns the level of infection is still threateningly high, and the pressure on hospitals severe. it comes as the number of people in hospital with covid—19 in four nhs regions of england reached higher totals this month than during the first peak of the pandemic. the thing that really worries us is that if we get very large numbers of covid patients injanuary, and we have a cold snap, there will be a danger that the nhs gets overwhelmed. labour hasn't yet decided if it will support the new measures, but warns that changes to economic support for businesses will leave local authorities stretched to breaking point trying to help. meanwhile there is some extra advice for the christmas period, when the rules will be relaxed. government scientists say people should consider meeting outdoors where possible. children should share bedrooms with their parents if staying overnight. and quizze

michael gove has been very clear for the percent actually the system the previously didn't work —— very clear for the first time. we are taking the time for a very strong and considered look at the government's proposals. in the end the logic is that you will support this because to vote it down would mean there was nothing in place for when the national lockdown is lifted first thing thursday morning?” think that is a shrewd analysis, ta ke think that is a shrewd analysis, take it or leave it proposition, but that does not mean we are not good to ta ke that does not mean we are not good to take ourtime that does not mean we are not good to take our time between now and then to get the best information and to push for better support. in particular with business, there is no extra support for businesses in tier 3. the hospitality industry is going to be really hard hit at christmas, so we have real concerns there. also, we want to know how different parts of the country can come out of their cheers. so we are meeting with government scientists on monday to hopefully improve the process

what michael gove said there is not going to help. the idea it is a hope it ends on the 2nd of december and lots of people fearing that for many, maybe millions in england, it could go on for a lot longer than that. there is another concern and that is about the decision making in downing street, the way that this really important decision tumbled out in quite a chaotic way. they are worried that it makes it look like they are incompetent. as one minister put it to me, he said we all know the virus is hard to control by the government has to be able to control its own message at this time. vicki, thank you very much. the latest government figures show there were 23,254 new coronavirus infections recorded in the latest 24—hour period. that means that the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is now 23,016. 162 deaths were reported — that's people who died within 28 days of a positive covid—19 test. it means on average in the past week, 260 deaths were announced every day. it takes the total number of death

‘support us on curbs‘ is the headline on the front page of the times — as michael gove issues a warning to rebel mps. he says without their support on the tier system restrictions, covid—19 will ‘swamp‘ the nhs. a ‘last minute dash to save christmas rail chaos‘ on tomorrow‘s telegraph — with reports that ministers are preparing urgent plans to deal with the expected rush during the five day restrictions relaxation window this christmas. the ft‘s front page focuses on the potential collapse of sir philip green‘s retail empire arcadia. the paper reports that as the company prepares to enter administration, more than 13,000 jobs are at risk. that same story being reported on the front page of the i — the paper says multi—millionaire green will decide the fate of his employees this weekend, having been urged to use his family‘s personal fortune to throw a lifetine arcadia — which owns highstreet stores including topshop and dorothy perkins. the daily mirror reports that whilst aracadia stands on the brink of collapse, sir philip green is planning a christmas getawa

ellie, how significant are these comments from michael gove? michael gove has some work to do to get disgruntled backbenchers on board? he has we had about ten conservative mps who have so far said they will vote against these measures when they are in parliament on tuesday, and —— there is about another 20 or so who voiced their concerns very publicly about it. there is work to be done within the government's own party. you had the example there injonathan's piece about mps in kent, one of the big things that mps, conservative mps in particular is worried about is areas where there is areas where there are low infection rates being lumped in with other areas, where these tier system being countywide. something michael gove said in his piece and the prime minister said on thursday is that the whole point about this is that the whole point about this is these larger regions are based on clarity, people want clarity and it makes it a bit more obvious what is going on. people who live in a certain area may drive to go to work, may need to go s

gove to try to get mps on side. which is not working and which is why the prime minister has written to mps tonight in fact. but there is always the argument about whether the nightingale hospitals are being used and some apparently are for non—covid patients. but we all know that if you suddenly get a spike in coronavirus cases along with everything else, you will put pressure on the nhs. nigel. all of thatis pressure on the nhs. nigel. all of that is true. what the mps are most angry about is that they don't feel that they have got the evidence to make a judgement about whether the new stricter tier system is necessary. so they are angry with michael go for coming out and say if we don't do this then hospitals will be overwhelmed. this is based on them not being told why that would be. they want to see a proper analysis of the effect on the nhs. they want to know that the tier syste m they want to know that the tier system works. you were talking tonight about 100 mps who were threatening to vote against boris j

cabinet office minister michael gove has warned that hospitals in england could become overwhelmed with new covid cases if mps don't back the planned tougher tiered restrictions due to come in to force next wednesday. writing in the times, mr gove urged them to take responsibility for difficult decisions ahead of the vote. borisjohnson is facing a rebellion by backbench conservatives over the severity of the restrictions and labour hasn't decided yet whether it will back them. with more, here's our political correspondent ellie price. teignbridge in devon has one of the lowest infection rates across england, but it will find itself in tier 2 with the rest of the county. it's a similar story across towns and villages in england, which is just one of the things that's been irritating conservative mps about the new tier system. we have just lived through lockdown version two and yet we have vastly more people being moved up a phase, despite being told this is the last push, this is the new panacea. but writing in the times today, the cabinet office minister michael gove tried to address th

michael gove is right to warn about that. on the other hand, we are listening and we do understand. colleagues say to me, mps say to me we just want to understand that the measures you are taking take into account, not just the cost and benefit of tackling the virus, but also the non—covid health, economic and social implications. we will publish more analysis on that and we do take seriously the principle of parliamentary accountability. so that was dominic raab talking this morning and if there is a big enough tory rebellion then the government are going to need labour votes, what's the labour position on this at the moment? labour's position has been so far that they haven't decided. i think it's quite telling that they haven't so far said they will vote against the government. of course, just looking at the context of all this, there was a sizeable conservative rebellion right back at the beginning of the month when mps were voting on this mini lockdown in england, around 3a conservative mps voted against the government but it passed because it had support from labour. so it w

can ijust clarify this — 2a hours ago michael gove wrote a 2000 word essay in the times explaining why certain tiers couldn't be moved down because of the wider good, geographically and for the country, in avoiding a third surge. 2a hours later the prime minister writes an article in the mail the mail on sunday where suddenly that's all scrapped! let's look to move forward, we have a major... can you explain that to the people who are watching now? 2a hours in downing street! what does that say? you can make your ownjudgments, i'm not here to defend the government, i'm here to ask for greater clarity, greater command of control and communication, with a major vote taking place on tuesday, that concerns mps up and down the country that don't understand the data that was used, which was a couple of weeks old, they don't understand why tiers have been caught up in other areas which seem to be unfair. in dorset, for example, we entered lockdown with our numbers going down, we came out of it with numbers even further down, yet here we are... this is based on the politics, this is to try to

the cabinet minister michael gove said ministers will be "guided by the facts". he said the government wanted to get the coronavirus reproduction rate below the critical level of one. borisjohnson announced the latest round of restrictions at a news conference last night. the strict measures are set to come into effect on thursday. they will see pubs, restaurants, gyms and nonessential shops and places of worship close. however, schools, colleges and universities can stay open. travel and overnight stays in the uk and abroad will be restricted and meeting others indoors or in private gardens is banned. today labour criticised the government for rejecting its call last month for a so—called "circuit—brea ker" — that's a tight set of restrictions for a fixed period of time. for the latest, here's our political correspondent helen catt. they are the headlines the prime minister never wanted to see, arriving at his own door this morning. england will go into a second national lockdown from thursday. it should end on 2nd december. one of the government's most se

if michael gove has told us we won't have access to sis2, iam still at a loss as to what databases you will be able to check anybody against. if you got someone that is not on the uk au alert system because they are a wanted criminal in spain, or in poland, or somewhere else in europe what database will you be able to check that person against at the border? there's ongoing work to make sure that we have the security systems that we need at the border, and the 1st of january will also apply criminality standards of the border which will be an improvement in security that we have. ah—ha, and how will you apply the standards if you cannot tell if someone is a criminal or not because you don't have a database to check from against? we will have a database to check from against... which data base? we will have a productive discussion with the eu... we which love that too. there will be domestic fallback options. domestic fallback that has information about somebody that is wanted in france, or in germany or what domestic database? we will have databases as for if people want in new zeala

gove's office said the national audit office found no involvement of ministers and the decision. the cabinet said it welcomed the scrutiny and recommendations for improvement. andy verity, bbc news. new cars and vans powered wholly by petrol and diesel will be banned in the uk from 2030. that's just one of the announcements made by the prime minister as part of his 10—point plan to create jobs and address climate change. among other measures in his so—called "green revolution" — greater investment in electric cars, including expanding charging infrastructure and extending grants to make vehicles cheaper. plans to quadruple the amount of offshore wind power — enough to provide energy to every home in the uk. greater investment in nuclear energy, with a focus on smaller—scale nuclear plants, and measures to make homes and public buildings warmer and more energy efficient. while the plan has been welcomed by environmental groups, critics say the £4 billion allocated is far too small for the scale of the challenge and some of the plans, they say, have already been announce

a bit earlier on, i spoke to michael gove, the chancellor of the duchy of lancaster to give his very full, grand sounding title. about whether or not with only a couple weeks ago, government is really concentrating on this in the way that they should. michael gove, in the same time as you can't give complete certainty to business about how this is going to work. you have got people in government fighting like rats in a sack. what kind of impression is that if two people were desperately worried about what this might mean, desperately worried that there might not be a trade deal and you have what seems like absolute you have what seems like a bsolute ru ptu res you have what seems like absolute ruptures in downing street? there is a complete focus in government on making sure we can work with business and work with citizens in order to deliver on a promise of exit and take advantage of the opportunities are being outside the european union. can you say what that with a straight face? when the primers can even choose a chief of staff? what i do every day with the primers that does ever

talking about golf and michael gove. but there has been confusion? hopefully we can clarify a little bit for you. michael gove has apologised after saying golf and tennis may be allowed to continue during the lockdown. prime minister borisjohnson stated yesterday that they would not be exempt from the rules but during a live q&a facebook session in his surrey constituency last night, gove suggested otherwise. he tweeted this morning. campaign groups are obviously not happy with that, or the government's decision that all children's sport outside school must stop for the four—week lockdown period in england. former premier league and wales footballer robbie savage, has launched a petition, calling on the government to allow supervised youth team sport to continue. i spoke to him earlier and he was really passionate about what he described as the "nonsensical" rules. if schools were to close and grassroots was to stop, i totally get it. but the inconsistency about the tweet last night to stop households mixing. and the parents, what we have been doin

the cabinet office minister michael gove said they needed to find a balance between allowing people to meet loved ones and the risks involved. so for five days from the 23rd until the 27th of december people will be allowed to have a christmas bubble. that means that three households can get together. so that families can enjoy something closer to a normal christmas. now we all know that christmas this year won't be as it has been in years past. but all governments agree that we should balance the need to protect public health but also allowing people to be with their loved ones. is there a public health risk and relaxing the rules in this way? well, we have to be careful. and the prime minister emphasised last night in his press conference that it isn't critically important that we recognise that this vibrance is not yet beaten. so a balance needs to be struck. people want to be with their loved ones and those close to them. what is the most important holiday of the year. but at the same time the limits and restrictions we are placing just five days and just three households are a way

cabinet office minister michael gove says it will be reviewed, and if the coronavirus data isn't good, the lockdown could be extended. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> favorability is absolutely critical. with likely voters, biden has a 52% favorability rating. secretary clinton at the same moment, with the same .emographic, was at 43% compared to president trump, he is at 43% favorability with likely voters. that is a slight improvement from where we were in 2016 with president trump, where he only had a 39% favorability rating. jonathan: amazing to go through nis numbers with mohammed you earlier, the gallup editor-in-chief. fromtures, a bounceback last week on the s&p 500 in the states and the stoxx 600 in europe. we advance 1.25%. euro-dollar unchanged at $1.1643. last month, the turkish lira slammed. lira. move on dollar a little later this week, we will get an inflation rate. just to give people an idea of where inflation is run

cabinet minister michael gove says the government can't guarantee the new restrictions will end in a months time but he's hopeful. if we ensure that all the steps that we're taking now

government minister michael gove has apologised for creating confusion around the lockdown rules for grassroots sport. despite heavy campaigning, prime minister borisjohnson stated yesterday that golf and tennis would not be exempt from the rules. but during a q&a session in his surrey constituency last night, gove suggested otherwise. he tweeted this morning... campaign groups have been arguing against the government's decision that all children's sport outside school must stop for the four—week lockdown period in england. former premier league and wales footballer robbie savage, has launched a petition, calling on the government to allow supervised youth team sport to continue. and he's been speaking passionately about what he described as the "nonsensical" rules. if schools were to close and grassroots was to stop, i totally get it. but the inconsistency about the tweet last night to stop households mixing. tell me why allowing school to continue but thousands of youngsters, for their mental and physical well—being cannot participate. it is their out, kids can choose different

and the government, michael gove is saying that's absolutely essential because the winter is here and things are going to get very grim over the next few months. how when they're going to get swell. you know that the fears are that says this virus is still dangerously prevalent even though it's not spreading absolutely out of control as it was a few weeks ago. and there are people who are questioning how long these lock downs and measures are going to go on for one newspaper is speculating that perhaps they're going to go on as long as april france. meanwhile, rain is easing damp down measures as of saturday. what's now going to be a lot yes. so france is today saturday, moving out of its lockdown measures of some of them anyway. the lessening of the strain and see that is being brought into a day is that places of worship can hold services again. as long as there is no more than than 30 people, nor an essential shops can open again, as long as it's not later than 9 pm. and you can go for 3 hours of exercise. now some 20 kilometers away from your house if you want to. there are more o

the cabinet office minister michael gove said they needed to find a balance between allowing people to meet loved ones, and the risks involved. there was a reminder today of those risks. 608 deaths were reported in the latest 2a hour period — the highest since may. now, there may be slight differences across the nations but here's what the new christmas rules will look like. up to three households will be able to mix in each other homes — that does not include hospitality settings, and rules around support bubbles are different between nations. families will be able to cross national borders to celebrate christmas. and these new rules will be limited to a few days either side of christmas. in a moment we'll hear from our health editor hugh pym but first... in the past half hour, downing street has released a video message of the prime minister, speaking from isolation on the agreement with the four nations of the uk over christmas. this year, christmas will be different. many of us are longing to spend time with family and friends irrespective of our faith or background. and yet we

michael gove, didn't like the questions. he walked off 3 men appeared at my side. 2 of them. i knew one of them. i didn't. it was dominic cummings, who swore me using the f. word, calling me various things, but i'm not allowed. it turns out that many, many people have experienced this, not just journalists, but even conservative m.p.'s. and i think many had had enough said to boris johnson, he's got to go. and finally he decided, yes, he's all especially considering he's other member of the conservative party. could the u.k. be closer to securing this elusive bridge to deal with the e.u.? i mean, the clock is ticking while some think now that because dominic cummings and others have gone yes plus with joe biden in the white house in just a couple of months time. things could be looking good for that. but what does boris johnson want? and we still don't know the answer to that. he must know that business is going to suffer. the economy will suffer if there is not a deal secured with the e.u. . on the other hand, he's got to keep those bricks of his half in. he now has time iso

essentially what asuppo, michael gove has been associating with the leaders in the rest of the uk on a set of rules for christmas, and they have agreed broad principle plan which will allow bigger household bubbles to meet just temporarily over christmas. it's looking like it will be five days, and probably three households. they can get together over christmas, and people will be able to travel across the uk, although they are asking people to restrict their travel are possible. they mirror doesn't often give a positive hurdling to the present government, but it has tomorrow morning. i guess you might call it an early christmas present for borisjohnson. call it an early christmas present for boris johnson. it call it an early christmas present for borisjohnson. it is hard to imagine anyone arguing against us in oi’ imagine anyone arguing against us in or outside quite hot. there will be consequences, but it is very difficult for any political leader to effectively say to people, sorry, your christmas as cancer. i'm not sure about that. nothing public is poignant is extremely cauti

the cabinet minister, michael gove, said ministers will be guided by the facts. he said the government wanted to get the coronavirus reproduction number, below the critical level of one. the main opposition labour party said the government should have listened to its plan for a two—week lockdown last month. this report from our political correspondent, jonathan blake, contains flash photography. a round of golf while it's still allowed. here in hertfordshire, only the minimum restrictions are currently in place but, like the rest of england, people are now preparing for a new national lockdown. i think it's frustrating here because the cases aren't that bad and we have all been, you know, following the rules that we were given. so while people may not agree with it, we've got to stick with it. so it's a bit frustrating, yes, but rules are rules. the lockdown is due to last until december 2 but a senior government minister said that was a hope, not a guarantee, and left open the option of restrictions staying in place for longer. if we ensure that all the steps