hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are lizzy buchan, deputy online political editor at the mirror and olivia utley, assistant comment editor at the telegraph. hello to you both. let's take a look at some of tomorrow's front pages already in. starting with. .. the metro. �*it�*s all looking a bit ominous' it says, as the health secretary refuses to rule out more covid restrictions ahead of the christmas break. those restrictions �*hang in the balance�* reports the i. the government is under increasing pressure from scientists after what they describe as a �*sobering analysis�* of the latest uk covid data. the daily telegraph leads on this, too. it says it understands that the prime minister has been presented with three options drawn up by officials for further restrictions to curb the spread of omicron. the mirror describes it as �*d—day for christmas�* as borisjohnson prepares for a day of meetings with scientists to discuss those options. the ft reports that restrictions are already coming into place across europe — including a lockdown in the netherlands and german entry requirements to for uk citizens. they come amid rising cases of the omicron variant. and the guardian leads with this photo of the prime minister alongside his wife and staff as it reports some of them enjoy cheese and wine in the garden of 10 downing street, when we were in lockdown in may last year. tonight, a downing street spokesperson said "work meetings often take place in the downing street garden in the summer months" lovely to see you both. lizzie, you will kick us off with the front page of the guardian and it is that picture, the headlinejohnson and starve seen at number 10 event during lockdown.— starve seen at number 10 event during lockdown. yes, another day, another allegation _ during lockdown. yes, another day, another allegation of _ during lockdown. yes, another day, another allegation of potential - during lockdown. yes, another day, another allegation of potential rule | another allegation of potential rule breaking levelled against members of the government. this is one of a number of claims that people in westminster and downing street were holding social gatherings, parties, that sort of thing, during the lockdown is last year. this particular picture that the guardian is running tonight is, they say, of the downing street garden on the 15th of may, 2020, so during the first of the coronavirus lockdowns. the paper says that it was taken on the evening just after that then health secretary matt hancock gave a press conference telling everyone to stick to the rules and not get carried away with the good weather in the coming days. you can see in the picture, it looks like several groups of people sat around outside, obviously there is the prime minister and the paper says his now wife carriejohnson are sat at a table and there are some other staff members sat around and downing street says this was a work meeting, that these were people working in downing street and they had gone outside and are conducting business of government outside and also makes the point that the prime minister and his wife live at downing street and his wife live at downing street and they would be entitled to use the garden. the issue with this here is, i think this isjust the garden. the issue with this here is, i think this is just the latest in a long line of claims about the sort of thing that was going on in government when everyone else in the country was being asked to obey the rules. the rules at the time in may, 2020, said you could only meet with one other person outside of your household and social distancing needed to be adhered to. downing street might say this is a work meeting, i don�*t know how often you have wine and cheese at work meetings, but they can certainly make that point and it is very difficult to know what they were discussing in this image, but tonight the public will be looking at their some thinking, we have been told many things by downing street in recent weeks about these events that later images have emerged that have been different and i think the public credulity has been stretched quite thin. public credulity has been stretched uuite thin. �* ., i. quite thin. before i get your thoughts — quite thin. before i get your thoughts on _ quite thin. before i get your thoughts on this, _ quite thin. before i get your thoughts on this, olivia, - quite thin. before i get your i thoughts on this, olivia, more especially, just to give you a heads up, i am especially, just to give you a heads up, iam putting it into especially, just to give you a heads up, i am putting it into context, it has been a horrible week for the prime minister and let me take our viewers through the statement that has come through from the downing street spokesperson. it reads, as we said last week, work meetings often take place in the downing street garden, in the summer months and on this occasion there were staff meetings following a number 10 press conference. downing street is the prime minister�*s home and his workplace and the prime minister�*s wife lives in number 10 and also uses the garden. that is the statement from number 10 itself. olivia, a horrible week for the prime minister.— prime minister. absolutely a horrible week _ prime minister. absolutely a horrible week for _ prime minister. absolutely a horrible week for the - prime minister. absolutely a horrible week for the prime l prime minister. absolutely a - horrible week for the prime minister and it_ horrible week for the prime minister and it all_ horrible week for the prime minister and it all looks a bit hypocritical on the — and it all looks a bit hypocritical on the face of it, we do not know the ins_ on the face of it, we do not know the ins and — on the face of it, we do not know the ins and outs, i find on the face of it, we do not know the ins and outs, ifind it on the face of it, we do not know the ins and outs, i find it quite strange — the ins and outs, i find it quite strange that this is the guardian, they are — strange that this is the guardian, they are leading with this, the big story— they are leading with this, the big story is_ they are leading with this, the big story is that we might be heading for yet _ story is that we might be heading for yet another lockdown, our freedoms _ for yet another lockdown, our freedoms might be being curtailed again— freedoms might be being curtailed again quite possibly for months on end, again quite possibly for months on end. and _ again quite possibly for months on end. and i— again quite possibly for months on end, and i am surprised that this row is _ end, and i am surprised that this row is still— end, and i am surprised that this row is still rumbling on. the rules were _ row is still rumbling on. the rules were definitely banned last year, it was had, _ were definitely banned last year, it was bad, we know this, i do not quite _ was bad, we know this, i do not quite see — was bad, we know this, i do not quite see why this is a bigger story than the _ quite see why this is a bigger story than the previous one, but it is bad, _ than the previous one, but it is bad, another blow for the prime minister. — bad, another blow for the prime minister, lord frost resigned yesterday, yeah, i do not know what else to _ yesterday, yeah, i do not know what else to say — yesterday, yeah, i do not know what else to say-— else to say. olivia, i will stay with you. _ else to say. olivia, i will stay with you. you _ else to say. olivia, i will stay with you, you hinted - else to say. olivia, i will stay with you, you hinted at - else to say. olivia, i will stay with you, you hinted at the l else to say. olivia, i will stay - with you, you hinted at the other story which you think should be the big story for monday morning and thatis big story for monday morning and that is possibly more covid restrictions as we head towards christmas, still in the guardian. i christmas, still in the guardian. i think this is the huge story, it sounds — think this is the huge story, it sounds like the government is weighing up different options. it looks— weighing up different options. it looks as — weighing up different options. it looks as though omicron is going to peak this— looks as though omicron is going to peak this week or next week, there are now— peak this week or next week, there are now cabinet ministers who can see how— are now cabinet ministers who can see how the — are now cabinet ministers who can see how the prime minister, his authority— see how the prime minister, his authority is waning because we had those _ authority is waning because we had those 100 — authority is waning because we had those 100 mps last week a rebel, lord frost— those 100 mps last week a rebel, lord frost resigned and there are hints _ lord frost resigned and there are hints on — lord frost resigned and there are hints on the telegraph and the eye who said _ hints on the telegraph and the eye who said that there are cabinet ministers — who said that there are cabinet ministers that would not stomach any more _ ministers that would not stomach any more restrictions and it looks like the prime — more restrictions and it looks like the prime minister himself is edging towards _ the prime minister himself is edging towards no restrictions over christmas and the things people are self policing, to my mind people obviously — self policing, to my mind people obviously are to be matt and we are all talking _ obviously are to be matt and we are all talking to people who are saying they are _ all talking to people who are saying they are not doing things because they are not doing things because they are _ they are not doing things because they are seeing their grannie and do not want _ they are seeing their grannie and do not want to— they are seeing their grannie and do not want to take risks. i think that is very— not want to take risks. i think that is very good _ not want to take risks. i think that is very good. then we have this depressing sage model, which are spiking _ depressing sage model, which are spiking panic among government figures _ spiking panic among government figures and questions about the legitimacy of those raised which are of the _ legitimacy of those raised which are of the very— legitimacy of those raised which are of the very important. yes, it looks like we _ of the very important. yes, it looks like we could well be heading into another— like we could well be heading into another christmas lockdown. lizzie, take us to the _ another christmas lockdown. lizzie, take us to the front _ another christmas lockdown. lizzie, take us to the front page _ another christmas lockdown. lizzie, take us to the front page of - another christmas lockdown. lizzie, take us to the front page of the - take us to the front page of the daily telegraph and the paper talks about three options possibly being drawn up by officials. the prime minister risking a row with his cabinet. , ., , , cabinet. yes. the telegraph points to the fact that — cabinet. yes. the telegraph points to the fact that the _ cabinet. yes. the telegraph points to the fact that the prime - cabinet. yes. the telegraph points to the fact that the prime ministerl to the fact that the prime minister at the moment is considering his next move. we have known for a while that whilst the government publicly says that plan b measures which were introduced last week around masks and vaccination passports was their plan and that is what they were doing and we know behind—the—scenes they were looking at contingency measures. the telegraph says that the prime minister has been presented with three options to consider and the first one is that the public are advised to limit social contacts over christmas, there is no legal rules around it, basically saying to people this is what you should do and hope that they will listen. this is the sort of approach that nicola sturgeon has taken in scotland, not forcing people, but saying this is the best thing to do and this is how to keep safe and hope that people will do it. the second is a stricter take which is mandating limits on social conduct and contacts, sorry and imposing some sort of curfew on hospitality and the third is a return to lockdown measures. three scenarios being considered. it is important obviously to look at the context of this, boris johnson important obviously to look at the context of this, borisjohnson is really reluctant to cancel christmas and we are talking today, it is exactly one year ago that he cancelled christmas last time. people are feeling edgy, the prime minister does not want to do that again and his personal authority has taken a battering in the last week, the last few weeks, and the cabinet, briefing the papers saying they will not accept these restrictions on tory mps are openly mutinous and there is a question about whether he even has the authority to force through stricter restrictions. tote through stricter restrictions. we are going to turn to the front page of the metro, we are still looking at the possibility of tougher restrictions, it is interesting that the daily telegraph says, as lizzie hinted at, that such regulations would not be stomached by ministers. olivia, as i turn to you, it makes you wonder, is it the ministers who are not going to tolerate tougher restrictions or is it the public? it is tolerate tougher restrictions or is it the public?— it the public? it is interesting. quite a lot _ it the public? it is interesting. quite a lot of— it the public? it is interesting. quite a lot of the _ it the public? it is interesting. quite a lot of the polling, - quite a lot of the polling, historically _ quite a lot of the polling, historically has _ quite a lot of the polling, | historically has suggested quite a lot of the polling, - historically has suggested that the public— historically has suggested that the public is _ historically has suggested that the public is quite _ historically has suggested that the public is quite in _ historically has suggested that the public is quite in favour— historically has suggested that the public is quite in favour of - public is quite in favour of restrictions. _ public is quite in favour of restrictions. lit— public is quite in favour of restrictions.— public is quite in favour of restrictions. , , . , ., restrictions. it seems recently that on a few things. — restrictions. it seems recently that on a few things, the _ restrictions. it seems recently that on a few things, the public - restrictions. it seems recently that on a few things, the public have i on a few things, the public have been _ on a few things, the public have been losing patience a little bit and i_ been losing patience a little bit and i think over christmas, as lizzie — and i think over christmas, as lizzie said. _ and i think over christmas, as lizzie said, it was this time last year— lizzie said, it was this time last year that— lizzie said, it was this time last year that the government cancelled christmas _ year that the government cancelled christmas and people were upset, but they understood, we were waiting for a full roll—out of the vaccination and people were waiting for elderly relatives— and people were waiting for elderly relatives to be vaccinated and they were sad _ relatives to be vaccinated and they were sad they would not be able to see their— were sad they would not be able to see their family but they understood. this year we are in a different— understood. this year we are in a different scenario, we do not know exactly _ different scenario, we do not know exactly what the virulence of omicron _ exactly what the virulence of omicron is but we know that the vaccinations work well against severe — vaccinations work well against severe disease and we know that the most vulnerable people have been jahhed _ most vulnerable people have been jabbed three times and quite a lot of the _ jabbed three times and quite a lot of the country has beenjabbed three times— of the country has beenjabbed three times and _ of the country has beenjabbed three times and i_ of the country has beenjabbed three times and i think there is a restriction weariness beginning to creep— restriction weariness beginning to creep in— restriction weariness beginning to creep in and i think ministers know that their— creep in and i think ministers know that their constituents would feel pretty _ that their constituents would feel pretty peeved if they were forced to cancel _ pretty peeved if they were forced to cancel their christmases again and i think— cancel their christmases again and i think that _ cancel their christmases again and i think that ministers, as we know, there _ think that ministers, as we know, there are — think that ministers, as we know, there are a — think that ministers, as we know, there are a lot of tory backbenchers who are _ there are a lot of tory backbenchers who are furious about this and i expect— who are furious about this and i expect that there are some ministers who feel— expect that there are some ministers who feel the same as their colleagues on the backbenches but have not— colleagues on the backbenches but have not been able to break the party _ have not been able to break the party line — have not been able to break the party line. i think now that we are saying _ party line. i think now that we are saying the — party line. i think now that we are saying the authority of the prime minister— saying the authority of the prime minister waning, there was ministers feel minister waning, there was ministers feet ahie _ minister waning, there was ministers feel able and empowered to say what they think— feel able and empowered to say what they think and they are really going to he _ they think and they are really going to he a _ they think and they are really going to be a thorn in the side of the government over the next week or so. 0k. government over the next week or so. 0k~ let _ us us go further afield, the front page of the financial times and it is not just in the uk where this as they looked at, tougher restrictions already coming to place across europe. travel restrictions as the headline for the financial times, extend across europe as omicron cases soar. extend across europe as omicron eases soar-— extend across europe as omicron cases soar. , . , , ., cases soar. yes, as she referred to in the headlines _ cases soar. yes, as she referred to in the headlines earlier, _ cases soar. yes, as she referred to in the headlines earlier, there - in the headlines earlier, there has been a tough lockdown imposed in denmark, there are other european countries looking at stricter curbs, germany has said it is limiting travel from the uk except for german citizens and lots of other countries are considering tougher measures and throughout this pandemic the uk has sometimes followed other countries, sometimes followed other countries, sometimes gone its own way, but i think while we are here, sitting talking about whether we need new restrictions, before christmas, after christmas, obviously the drumbeat of what is happening in europe is going to be at least playing on the minds of people who are making these decisions in government. are making these decisions in government-— are making these decisions in covernment. , ., ., �* government. ok. let us go, i don't know if you — government. ok. let us go, i don't know if you want _ government. ok. let us go, i don't know if you want to _ government. ok. let us go, i don't know if you want to add _ government. ok. let us go, i don't know if you want to add to - government. ok. let us go, i don't know if you want to add to that - know if you want to add to that before we go to a neck story, olivia? ., before we go to a neck story, olivia? . , . ., ,, . , , olivia? yeah, it is classic, this is what everyone — olivia? yeah, it is classic, this is what everyone does _ olivia? yeah, it is classic, this is what everyone does as - olivia? yeah, it is classic, this is what everyone does as soon - olivia? yeah, it is classic, this is what everyone does as soon as l olivia? yeah, it is classic, this isj what everyone does as soon as a variant— what everyone does as soon as a variant is— what everyone does as soon as a variant is discovered, the world turns— variant is discovered, the world turns to — variant is discovered, the world turns to the country and says, it is your— turns to the country and says, it is your fault, — turns to the country and says, it is your fault, we are going to close our borders— your fault, we are going to close our borders and i do not think it is a coincidence that the country finding — a coincidence that the country finding the variant, do the most sequencing. we have vilified south africa _ sequencing. we have vilified south africa and — sequencing. we have vilified south africa and now we are being vilified and travel— africa and now we are being vilified and travel restrictions do not work. i do and travel restrictions do not work. i do not _ and travel restrictions do not work. i do not quite see the point. stay with the financial— i do not quite see the point. st: with the financial times i do not quite see the point. st feisty— strong on brexit lord frost was very feisty and _ strong on brexit lord frost was very feisty and eu negotiators were

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