written to the government and they need to urgently know to put that additional measure in place. the - rime additional measure in place. the prime minister additional measure in place. the prime minister also said that he believed people should continue to have nativity plays at school and if you continue to have their christmas office party. it goes against what jenny harries said this morning. what s your equipment i think people should be allowed to go ahead with the sort of engagement. that should be allowed to go ahead with the sort of engagement. . .- the sort of engagement. that we normally have the sort of engagement. that we normally have at the sort of engagement. that we normally have at christmas. i the sort of engagement. that we normally have at christmas. being | normally have at christmas. being careful of course. the whole point of these measures and the urgent measure i have suggested that predeparture measure i have suggested that predepa rtu re test measure i
stalks us and the government once again. just how spendable will this new variant be? just how good will at evading the vaccines? we simply don t know. ministers hope, and it is a hope, that they are calibrating this right, that they are neither overreacting or under acting. chris mason from overreacting or under acting. chris mason from westminster, thank you. tighter restrictions came in today. face coverings are now mandatory in shops and public transport. there have also been changes to the rules around international travel anyone arriving in the uk must take a pcr test within two days and isolate until they get their result. the prime minister says the rules are proportionate that the labour leader keir starmer has urged him to go further and introduce predeparture go further and introduce predepa rtu re tests for go further and introduce predeparture tests for anyone coming into the country. katy austin
into the country. having a pcr test after you have arrived, busy puzzle transport and awaiting a number of daysis transport and awaiting a number of days is no substitute for a predeparture days is no substitute for a predepa rtu re test days is no substitute for a predeparture test for everyone coming into the country. that is urgent and essay to the prime minister do it today. in urgent and essay to the prime minister do it today. urgent and essay to the prime minister do it today. in the prime minister do it today. in the prime minister is minister do it today. in the prime minister is having minister do it today. in the prime minister is having his minister do it today. in the prime minister is having his booster i minister do it today. in the prime minister is having his boosterjab| minister is having his boosterjab this week, are you having your equipment i m having mine on monday so i am just behind them on that thatis so i am just behind them on that that is because i ha
in our expensive pcr tests. is it overdue, in your view. expensive pcr tests. is it overdue, in your view, should expensive pcr tests. is it overdue, in your view, should this expensive pcr tests. is it overdue, in your view, should this have - expensive pcr tests. is it overdue, | in your view, should this have been relaxed a little bit earlier on? i think if you look at the rest of europe, nowhere else in europe generally is having to ask people to take a test once you actually arrive in the country. so i think it deftly puts it in line with other european nations. and it is a really positive move. people have been really confused over the last few months as to which tests they had to win they had to take them. the removal of the predeparture had to take them. the removal of the predepa rtu re test had to take them. the removal of the predeparture test which we had to had to take to get back in the uk was another really positive step forward because for a lot of people, they wo
and of course that cash is not realised, if you like come into their businesses until the passengers actually travel. but there is no doubt there is a surge in bookings which has taken place in recent days, notjust because of the predeparture recent days, notjust because of the predepa rtu re test recent days, notjust because of the predeparture test being abolished, as of earlier this week, but also because of the reduction in the red list, which was expected. so the government has done the right thing, it has taken them a long time, but we now have to move on to seeing testing removed if you are fulljab, and also the removal of the red list. ,, and also the removal of the red list, ,, , , and also the removal of the red list. ,, ,, ., ., ., list. still passenger locator form is often to list. still passenger locator form is often to be list. still passenger locator form is often to be filled list. still passenger locator form is often to be filled in list. still passenger loc