effect of those infections, and the number of people having to self—isolate for seven days in england, ten days in other parts of the uk, the pressure that puts on public services, the absence rates in the health service. i don't expect to see any change in restrictions this side of the new year. businesses have been crying out for certainty, the government has been given that certainty, so the changes during the first week of january when parliament is sitting in any case. mil january when parliament is sitting in any case-— in any case. all right, ian, for now, in any case. all right, ian, for now. thank— in any case. all right, ian, for now, thank you _ in any case. all right, ian, for now, thank you very - in any case. all right, ian, for now, thank you very much. i in any case. all right, ian, for - now, thank you very much. political correspondent. earlier we heard from dr sarah pitt, a virologist from the university of brighton who explained that although 0micron is causing by far the majority of new cases in the uk — the delta variant is still circulating. the last three days, around about 100,000 new cases a day across those three days of christmas day, boxing day and today. of course, there was likely to be an underestimate for all sorts of reasons, including