Hello and welcome. Borisjohnson has conceded that the way the uk government responded to the coronavirus pandemic might have been different, if the nature of the virus had been better understood. In a bbc interview to mark the end of his first year in office, the british Prime Minister also admitted there were very open questions about the timing of the lockdown back in march. He was speaking exclusively to our Political Editor laura kuenssberg. 366 days in number ten. Hi, laura. Hello. Welcome, welcome. He won an election. Sanitiser . We left the eu. You walked through this door as Prime Minister. But the days have been dominated by a crisis no one could have imagined covid 19. What have you got wrong so that you get it right next time . I think, laura, when you look back at this crisis, everybody can see that this was something that was new, that we didnt understand in the way that we would have liked in the first few weeks and months, and i think probably, you know, the single thing
Which is the reason for our recommendation. The news comes as more parts of england are expected to be moved into the highest level of coronavirus restrictions, tier 4. Politicians in the uk are debating legislation, which would put the eu trade deal into uk law. The vote is expected in the next half an hour. Hello and welcome if you are watching in the uk or around the world. The uk medicines regulator has approved the Oxford Astrazeneca coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for millions more people to be immunised in the new year. The uk has ordered 100 million doses enough to vaccinate 50 Million People. The vaccine is much easier to transport and store than the Pfizer Biontech one already in use, and is also much cheaper. Our Health Correspondent Anna Collinson has the details. The approval of the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine is a huge moment, and with pressure on hospitals intensifying, it could not have come at a better time. This is a really significant moment in the fight against t
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There e mail, he said we are now part of it but i will be not part of it in the beginning . Someone in the Foreign Office said it was a political decision. Could he tell us what went on . Could he publish all the background briefings so we can see exactly what happened and he can reassure us see exactly what happened and he can reassure us that appropriate. Finally, on testing i agree with him. Testing and Contact Tracing is vital in lockdown so he talks about wanting to upscaled Contact Tracing. That is very labour intensive. Can we use the 750,000 volunteers who have signed up to do some of that Contact Tracing . The app is welcome, when will it be welcome . Will the app be mandatory or will it be volu nta ry . App be mandatory or will it be voluntary . If it is voluntary how will we ensure that is taken up by the population . And on testing can he comment on the reports today that one of the pcr tests which has been used for some nhs staff return false results and those staff have h