government has now said mast will no longer be compulsory in shops and on public transport. the prime minister said masks would be advisable in some settings but it was now down to personal choice. the some settings but it was now down to personal choice- personal choice. we will trust the ud . ment personal choice. we will trust the judgment of personal choice. we will trust the judgment of the personal choice. we will trust the judgment of the british personal choice. we will trust the judgment of the british people, l personal choice. we will trust the i judgment of the british people, and no longer criminalise anyone who chooses not to wear one.- no longer criminalise anyone who chooses not to wear one. labour said they supported chooses not to wear one. labour said they supported the chooses not to wear one. labour said they supported the easing chooses not to wear one. labour said they supported the easing of- chooses not to wear one. labour said they supported the
restrictions. what do you make of the timing of this? this restrictions. what do you make of the timing of this? the timing of this? this is part of what is being the timing of this? this is part of what is being called the timing of this? this is part of what is being called operation i the timing of this? this is part of. what is being called operation red meat, to try and reassure particular those tory backbenchers that this is a government that is on their side, thatis a government that is on their side, that is doing good things that they like, and we know that there has been rising scepticism among those conservative members of parliament about covid restrictions at all, real hatred of mask wearing, hatred of vaccine passports, lots of rebels in that crucial vote before christmas on introducing plan b at all, so making these announcements today, even on a day where more than 300 deaths were announced and where the health secretary sajid javid had remind us that it does not m
in bristol, people gave us their reaction. i reckon it s a good thing that we are now learning to live with the omicron variant and that we have got to have the restrictions removed little by little. for me and for my family, i have elderly parents, ijust would rather if we could keep the mask wearing, really. at this restaurant they welcomed the scrapping of work from home guidance. so for us it s been great. the office being back is amazing. hopefully we are going to be back trading on a weekly basis as this has been very, very quiet for us. so what is the trend now for covid cases? one of the most authoritative sources is the community infection survey by the office for national statistics which picks up those without symptoms. according to the ons, covid infections in the uk fell last week for the first time since late november. it s estimated 3.4 million people have the virus. infections came down in much of the uk, including in england where one in 20
settings but it was now down to personal choice. we will trust the judgment of the british people. members call out hear, hear ..and no longer criminalise anyone who chooses not to wear one. labour said they supported the easing of plan b, as long as it was backed up by the science. in bristol, people gave us their reaction. i reckon it s a good thing that we are now learning to live with the 0micron variant and that we have got to have the restrictions removed little by little. for me and for my family, i have elderly parents, ijust would rather if we could keep the mask wearing, really. at this restaurant they welcomed the scrapping of work from home guidance. so for us it s been great. the office being back is amazing. hopefully we are going to be back trading on a weekly basis - as this has been very, very quiet for us. - so what is the trend now for covid cases? one of the most authoritative sources is the community infection survey by the office
and needs of how the economy fared towards and needs of how the economy fared towards the and needs of how the economy fared towards the end and needs of how the economy fared towards the end of and needs of how the economy fared towards the end of last and needs of how the economy fared towards the end of last year, - towards the end of last year, hitting towards the end of last year, hitting a towards the end of last year, hitting a milestone? - hitting a milestone? yes. hitting a milestone? yes. we hitting a milestone? yes, we got - hitting a milestone? yes, we got some . hitting a milestone? - yes, we got some numbers hitting a milestone? yes, we got some numbers from november saying they grew faster than expected, that go back to the same size it was finally before the pandemic struck. if you look at this graph here, you can see this dramatic fall in 2020, one of the biggest hits the uk had in the developed world, but this trampoline effect, there is the bounce