good morning and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson is facing fresh questions over his authority as prime minister, after nearly 100 of his own mps rebelled against the introduction of mandatory covid passes in england. despite the rebellion, adults in england now need proof of double vaccination, or a negative lateral flow test to enter nightclubs, big sporting matches and other large events, such as those held indoors with a capacity of more than 500 people. mps also backed mandatory face masks in some settings, as well as compulsory vaccinations for nhs workers in england. both of these measures were also subject to smaller conservative rebellions. 99 conservative mps rebelled against borisjohnson on covid passes by far the biggest since he took office two and a half years ago, and the measure relied on the support of labour to pass. the labour leader sir keir starmer has taken
restrictions would not have gone through without labour support. we heard from grant shapps saying the recall of parliament if any further restrictions were required but i am hearing this is something that the government wants to avoid at all costs if at all possible given the scale of the rebellion with one seniorfigure scale of the rebellion with one senior figure saying there may be a recall if russia were to invade ukraine, thejericka line covid restrictions is not something they want to do. so if there are further measures, we could see a situation similar to scotland by the first minister gave people guidance on not mixing more than three households at a time in the run up to and post christmas. we may see further advice from the government given the scale of the problem. we did talk about the scale of the rebellion and the scepticism to the evidence, on the scepticism to the evidence, on the other there is pretty scary statistics circulating in government at the moment looking a
from the home care association. most worry the requirement for all home care staff to have covid vaccines will add to their recruitment problems. our social affairs editor, alison holt has been speaking to one family run care company. marion is three hours into what is going to be a very long day. morning, christine. she and her husband run their own home care company, but staff shortages mean both are also out providing support for people like christine. not good? no. the three visits christine gets a day provide the personal care she needs but also allow her to maintain her independence. she s previously been stuck in hospital waiting for home care and knows how miserable it can be. it s hard when you are in hospital and you are bed blocking. what they were doing for me, i can do at home, i can take my own pills, or get my pills, without them coming around me four times a dayjust to give me a pill and i was sitting there doing nothing. you have a good morning and i ll see you later.
felt the economic suffering of international students not being able to come back. so, from today, we ve seen skilled workers, international students, starting to come in. not in big numbers but it is a start and, of course, tourists from japan and south korea, given, of course, that they are fully vaccinated and they have presented a negative covid 19 test three days before arrival. the government estimates about, or maybe above, actually, 200,000 people, eligible visa holders to come, about 130 of those are international students. an increasing number of care companies providing support for people who are older and/or disabled in their own homes say they are turning away new clients because of staff shortages. nearly 340 care providers in the uk responded to questions from the home care association.
his covid pass measures. he got the measure through anyway because of labour support. and various other measures, restrictions, which were also approved last night in the comments. but no word yet from the government or whether they feel there is going to be a need for further guidance or further restrictions in the light of what is clearly going to be a very sharp increase in cases in the next few days. here is the prime minister so we can listen in to the news conference. we can listen in to the news conference. good afternoon, everybody- conference. good afternoon, everybody- as conference. good afternoon, everybody. as of conference. good afternoon, everybody. as of today, i conference. good afternoon, | everybody. as of today, every eligible adult in england can use the national booking service to get boosted. if you are over 18 and had your second jab at least three months ago you can getjabbed right now and it is absolutely vital that you do because the wave of omicron co