to the response from the public, emergency responders and hospital staff, in an open letter from police and local political figures. written on behalf of liverpool's mayorjoanne anderson, senior merseyside police leaders, and metro mayor steve rotheram, the health secretary sajid javid says the covid booster programme should prevent britain experiencing the spike in cases seen in the netherlands and other parts of europe. the jabs are being extended to the over forties from tomorrow. mrjavid said there are no plans to put any european countries back on the travel ban list, danjohnson reports. this is the european backlash to tightening lockdowns, restricted freedoms, even mandated vaccinations, all in response to a wave of rising covid cases. by sajid javid,