think again and stick with the government and this is what the health secretary said as he opened the debate at lunchtime. in the debate at lunchtime. in england, ten people are confirmed to have been england, ten people are confirmed to have been hospitalised with the omicron have been hospitalised with the omicron variant and i know that some honourable omicron variant and i know that some honourable members have said that because honourable members have said that because confirmed hospitalisations are low, because confirmed hospitalisations are low, then we don t need to act. but it are low, then we don t need to act. but it is the are low, then we don t need to act. but it is the fact that omicron hospitalisations are low that means it is the hospitalisations are low that means it is the best time to act and we have it is the best time to act and we have seen it is the best time to act and we have seen during previous waves, we have seen during previous waves, we h
measures were necessary and that is why we voted in the public interest to ensure they become law. it would not have happened if we had not voted for them this evening. you say conservative voted for them this evening. you say conservative mps voted for them this evening. you say conservative mps should voted for them this evening. you say conservative mps should act - voted for them this evening. you say conservative mps should act in - voted for them this evening. you say conservative mps should act in the i conservative mps should act in the public interest. are you therefore encouraging conservative rebels to hand in letters to the 1922 committee? it hand in letters to the 1922 committee? hand in letters to the 1922 committee? , ., ., committee? it is important to understand committee? it is important to understand just committee? it is important to understand just how- committee? it is important to understand just how deep - committee? it is important to understand just
might be able to bring into the number ten operation. that is absolutely essential. there s been a lot of chatter in recent weeks about the failure of the whipping system. his inability to read the mood of the house of commons. there is no doubting his mps mood now and he has to act on it. it’s doubting his mps mood now and he has to act on it. has to act on it. it s striking that he appeared has to act on it. it s striking that he appeared before has to act on it. it s striking that he appeared before the - has to act on it. it s striking that he appeared before the 1922 - he appeared before the 1922 committee, but he did appear. he was in the commons teams rooms this afternoon. not necessarily seen very often. the prime minister s often don t have the time. is there something about the relationship tween the prime minister and the backbenchers that he needs to think about as well? this
you re watching bbc news. the headlines. you re watching bbc news. the headlines. . . you re watching bbc news. the headlines. , ., headlines. the ayes to the right, 369. the noes headlines. the ayes to the right, 369. the noes to headlines. the ayes to the right, 369. the noes to the headlines. the ayes to the right, 369. the noes to the left, - headlines. the ayes to the right, 369. the noes to the left, 126. - headlines. the ayes to the right, l 369. the noes to the left, 126. mps vote through 369. the noes to the left, 126. mps vote through the 369. the noes to the left, 126. mp5 vote through the government plans with measures to tackle the omicron variant in england but there is a sting in the tail for the prime minister, 98 conservative mps rebelled, the largest act of defiance since he became prime minister two years ago. long queues forjabs as the top adviser warns advisers to race for a significant increase in the number of hospitalisations. nicola sturgeon tightens
mps against the introduction of covid passes. mps against the introduction of covid passes- covid passes. this is a very significant covid passes. this is a very significant blow covid passes. this is a very significant blow to - covid passes. this is a very significant blow to the - significant blow to the already damaged authority of the prime minister. it confirms that he is too weak to discharge the basic functions of government and these public health measures would not have gone through if labour had not shown the leadership that the prime ministerfailed to show shown the leadership that the prime minister failed to show by voting in the public interest. that is what we did, and it was because of our votes that these measures went through. are you calling on the pi minister to resign? are you calling on the pi minister to resin? ~ , , to resign? the prime minister needs to resign? the prime minister needs to take a long. to resign? the prime minister needs to take a long,