they are some concerns of some of the ideas they are putting forward, because it doesn t they are putting forward, because it doesn t appear to be any evidence for them doesn t appear to be any evidence for them. that is why i am calling for them. that is why i am calling for the for them. that is why i am calling for the evidence from the sage expert, for the evidence from the sage expert, the health experts, to be published expert, the health experts, to be published. there s not much evidence that covid published. there s not much evidence that covid passports stop the spread that covid passports stop the spread i that covid passports stop the spread. i want to make sure we take the measures as a country to protect families, the measures as a country to protect families, to the measures as a country to protect families, to save christmas, make sure we families, to save christmas, make sure we can families, to save christmas, make sure we can get out this hor
our freedoms and our way of life. get boosted now. national addresses like this from a prime minister are pretty rare and they have two consequences. firstly, they grab attention. but secondly, they remove the opportunity for scrutiny and questions. is the plan realistic? will it mean more restrictions are coming? labour are, for now, at least, backing the government. this has got to be a big national effort, all of us have got a part to play. and it s crucial that, you know, despite people s anger and frustration with the prime minister, justifiable anger and frustration with the prime minister, we put that to one side in the efforts to get the vaccine booster roll out and to make it a success. tomorrow, the prime minister will seek and secure parliamentary approval for the introduction of so called plan b in england, the already announced step up of measures to try to reduce
of commons in the summer to speed the booster programme up. the government had targets. they were supposed government had targets. they were supposed to have given boosterjabs to everyone in care homes by the 1st of november. and one in four care homes of november. and one in four care homes still of november. and one in four care homes still do not have any booster jabs homes still do not have any booster jabs it homes still do not have any booster jabs it is homes still do not have any booster jabs it is a homes still do not have any booster jabs. it is a fair criticism that government have been too slow on this. government have been too slow on this now government have been too slow on this. now they re having to rush in in an this. now they re having to rush in in an emergency and because pressure is on the in an emergency and because pressure is on the nhs staff. i think it is right is on the nhs staff. i think it is right that is on the nhs staff. i think it i
the experts, from the sage committee, made public. and i think if they committee, made public. and i think if they did committee, made public. and i think if they did that, a lot of people would if they did that, a lot of people would look at that and be more confident would look at that and be more confident in what the government is saying confident in what the government is saying. let s face it, the prime minister saying. let s face it, the prime minister has lost a lot of credibility in recent weeks. he is not of credibility in recent weeks. he is not of the credibility in recent weeks. he is not of the trusted source that we really not of the trusted source that we really need in number 10. sol not of the trusted source that we really need in number 10. so i trust the government will publish the advice. the government will publish the advice. so the government will publish the advice, so people will read as it is the experts advice, so people will read as it i