be getting that jab. we are in a much be getting that jab. we are in a much better position going into the autumn, much better position going into the autumn, the winter now than we were 12 months autumn, the winter now than we were 12 months ago. jonathan blake is in westminster. we spoke about this a couple of nights back, i can ask you much the same questions because it feels like there is still pressure growing on there is still pressure growing on the government to shift here much the government to shift here much the same answers for you, i m afraid. let s make it a bit more interesting. the pressure does continue, it s increased, you heard there the doctor from the british medical association stressing that as the people on the front line against this pandemic working in hospitals, it s absolutely their view that plan b needs to happen now. and accusing the government of willful negligence. that is quite strong stuff coming from the bma but the government is standing firm i
the vaccine programme are holding up and mean that the country is in a much better position. a slight subplot if you like is the position labour is in getting itself into a little bit of a tangle as to whether it back to the government s move to plan b in england. the shadow health secretary suggesting earlier in an interview on times radio that the party was in favour of plan b, later clarified and it seems that they are not calling for that to happen now. nevertheless, cases clearly are going up but the key figure is hospitalisations and just how much pressure the nhs is under, and just how much pressure it can bear. help me understand how much pressure it can bear. help me understand the how much pressure it can bear. help me understand the government thinking, because it would have known the criticism was coming this way. it knew covid cases would go up as we headed to the winter, why is it sticking to plan a? it as we headed to the winter, why is it sticking to plan a? it sti
patients supper with we have got covid patients in our beds. in for a tough patients in our beds. in for a tough winter~ patients in our beds. in for a tough winter- patients in our beds. in for a tou~h winter. , tough winter. the government says the nhs has tough winter. the government says the nhs has the tough winter. the government says the nhs has the ability tough winter. the government says the nhs has the ability to tough winter. the government says the nhs has the ability to manage l the nhs has the ability to manage and not under unsustainable pressure. as we consider these differing analyses, here is a word of cautious caution from being too definitive to stop what we re seeing at the memory in its buttressing. what is more certain is that we are seeing two relatively clear schools of thought. there is the uk government with its focus on the vaccine. , : government with its focus on the vaccine. , . :, , :, ., vaccine. ever since our phenomenal vacci
on the vaccine. that is not what the world health organisation is recommending. the world health organisation is recommending. world health organisation is recommendinu. . :, , recommending. the who position is that we can t recommending. the who position is that we can t only recommending. the who position is that we can t only rely recommending. the who position is that we can t only rely on that we can t only rely on vaccination at the moment to suppress vaccination at the moment to suppress the virus, that we need to continue suppress the virus, that we need to continue to suppress the virus, that we need to continue to keep transmission down, especially continue to keep transmission down, especially as we enter the winter period especially as we enter the winter aeriod. ,, : g , especially as we enter the winter aeriod. ,, . . , ., , especially as we enter the winter aeriod. ,, . i , ., period. since july, that is almost exactly what period. since july, that is a
arrive here today. they have had a lot on their agenda, energy prices, coronavirus and my understanding is they have onlyjust now at the european council here in brussels got round to the rule of law discussion. something that actually was not even on the original agenda but because of growing pressure particularly from certain member states it has now popped up. the polish prime minister is going to be invited to take the floor, to visit explain his position, we ve heard what his position is over the course of the last week so it seems likely that he will restage that although of course sometimes in the privacy of course sometimes in the privacy of a room and he s there with other political leaders rather than front of the cameras who knows, maybe things would it be different. which is supposed to be touched upon so how long this discussion goes on for, how he did it gets and whether it can really resolve anything i think our big question marks around that. , , .,