Late to act in any case, so we have confirmation that the this evening from the pre minister that in england, there will be no new restrictions put in place between now and then, but as he sat, he felt that the possibility that they may well have to be brought in after christmas. well have to be brought in after christmas- christmas. help me out on that possibility christmas. help me out on that possibility that christmas. help me out on that possibility that restrictions - christmas. help me out on that| possibility that restrictions could come in after christmas. they are huge amounts of speculation that thatis huge amounts of speculation that that is coming down the track. before that happens, with the prime minister need to get all mps back into the house of commons? ministers have civen into the house of commons? ministers have given an into the house of commons? ministers have given an undertaking into the house of commons? ministers have given an undertaking that - h
It s really too late to act in any case, so we have confirmation this evening from the prime minister that in england, there will be no new restrictions put in place between now and then but, as you said, he felt that the possibility that they may well have to be brought in after christmas. help me out on that possibility that restrictions could come in after christmas. they are huge amounts of speculation that that is coming down the track. before that happened, would the prime minister need to get all mps back into the house of commons? yes, ministers have given an undertaking that parliament would be to be recalled and, as things stand, that would mean mps coming back to westminster in person. a possible hybrid or virtual sitting may be necessary, or may be judged to be appropriate by the government and by the authorities in parliament, but it would need that. and certainly, given the level of opposition there was to the most recent introduction of restrictions under plan b that
As we head into these crucial winter months. i think, is that enough? no, that really depends on what happens from here. i think we have seen some direct grants, that was the mechanism that was used in previous lockdowns, and i think it s a recognition by government that what we have seen in recent days has felt like a lockdown by stealth for so many businesses out there, but i think if we do see more restrictions, we are going to need to see more support, but i think it has given some important breathing space and support to cash flow for some of the hardest hit businesses, but i don t think its job done yet. the centre of the omicron wave in the uk is the capital london. in england last week, there were more than 700 infections per 100,000 people. compare that to london that rate was almost 1,300 infections. and in the worst part of the capital, lambeth, the rate was 2,500 infections the rate for the borough
Into christmas there? well, as i said and as you heard, - into christmas there? well, as i said and as you heard, there i into christmas there? well, as i | said and as you heard, there are into christmas there? well, as i i said and as you heard, there are no further lockdowns being talked about, no shutdowns, and there are no further travel restrictions. in fact, you heard joe biden say if you do the right things, you can enjoy your christmas with the family. and it is expected that over the next few days, 109 million people in the us will travel more than 50 miles from their home, around 6 million biplane that is double the figure last year and we are already seeing the saturation of travel in airports. the feeling is that should have been talked about weeks ago, where testing should have been more readily available because that is one of the key components to ensuring the rest of your family is safe, being able to test readily before you can travel. and that is a complaint from
Fleury, bbc news, kentucky. thanks michelle for that. a reminder that the prime minister said there will be no further restrictions in england between now and christmas. we will turn back to that story in the next half hour. good evening. the day has finished with a few marcotte breaks around than we had to start with, and as those cloud breaks become a bit more abundant tonight, just watch how the blue colours appear quite widely on the chart, an indication of a widespread frost developing across parts of wales, england and scotland. not quite so towards northern ireland where the cloud will be thickening up later in the night. temperatures well lift, but we could see temperatures as low as 3 to 7 degrees a bit more widely as we go into the morning. still under the influence of the ridge of high pressure, but the breeze is picking up, it s helping to break up the cloud, and further west, we start to see the influence of the atlantic start to show its hand. and it will do more throug