allowed to sit together. we have tried to be sensible to look after ourselves and each other. i am slightly bewildered, i don t understand them. i have come over from scotland, so everything is different. table service too has come in in scotland where alcohol is served, nightclubs will have to close for a period of at least three weeks. the scottish health secretary this morning visited a vaccination centre in perth. over christmas, scotland recorded the highest number of daily covid cases since the start of the pandemic. it will still be very difficult for businesses, of us, that would be even worse for the economy. downing street says it won t hesitate to act if more restrictions in england are needed in the future. today s briefing by scientists is one of a series of regular updates given to the prime minister.
differently and maybe, maybe one positive is there will be a seriousness about the budget. the guy you cover, luke russert, john boehner, the speaker of the house was at the airport. somebody caught a shot of him at the airport. there it is with the sneakers on and golf pullover. that s what he likes to wear. ready to head out and head home. these member of congress really have some splaining to do. there s a fascinating report from jake sherman, a wonderful antidote where president obama pulls john boehner aside and said, john boehner, what happened? i got overrun. he did get overrun. his leadership was questioned by raucous members in congress. the last 16 days has emboldened him, made him more respected within the conference. i do think while mitch mcconnell
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something. all republicans outside of ted cruz thought shutting down the government was stupid. john boehner warned against it. mitch mcconnell warned against it. there s ways to do it. had we kept the focus on the failures of obama care, we d have more. why were they into going along with this. why did they sustain this to fight for something and averting for it if they didn t have another approach. because this is where the strategy is. they were leading from behind. yes, they were. i think they had to walk members through it. from boehner s perspective, he didn t have the votes to do anything. you mentioned in the cluster, john boehner was asked by the president, what happened. i got overrun b. somebody briefed. i m guessing that s what he said. he did get overrun. there s 50 or 60 tea party