saying that it is one rule for the government and one for everybody else and, equally, a slim majority, 54% of people, said borisjohnson should pay the ultimate price and resign over this. the prime minister has had a difficult premiership. ultimately, it is going to be this mismanagement and series of mismanagement and series of mismanagement this side of the vaccine roll out which will be how he will be remembered over the coming months. it hasn t been a good few months for the prime minister culminating in this number ten christmas party story.- culminating in this number ten christmas party story. have we any indication about christmas party story. have we any indication about what christmas party story. have we any indication about what effect - christmas party story. have we any indication about what effect that i indication about what effect that has, if any, indication about what effect that has, ifany, on indication about what effect that has, if any, on whether people are
cases in the uk is 817. helen catt reports. it s the omicron variant of coronavirus and the speed at which it is spreading that ministers say has left them with little choice but to move england to plan b. we estimated that it spreads, the doubling rate is between 2.5 and three days which means the number of community infections are doubling in that time and what that means is that if it carried on at that rate, you could have1 million infections through community transmission by the end of the month. but some conservative mps don t think it is justified. amongst many of my constituents, there is a sense of exasperation and exhaustion with the new covid rules and a real fear that we are now back on the conveyor belt to more restrictions, so can we have a debate on how we learn to live with covid and its variants in the long term without unacceptable measures
others in the video, like ed oldfield, the aide who asked the question, remain in theirjobs as the political fallout continues. the bbc has had reports that some number ten staff attended a gathering with carriejohnson in the downing street flat on november 13 last year, but this has been denied by her spokeswoman. 0n the 13th and 27th of november, the bbc has been told there were informal leaving drinks for staff at number ten. and conservative sources have confirmed that four members of the party s head office staff working on the london mayoral campaign were disciplined for taking part in an unauthorised social gathering on december 14th last year. nobody is above the law, it cannot be one rule for everybody else and one rule for the prime minister and downing street. it s incredibly frustrating it has taken a week for the prime minister to admit there was a potential breach of the rules and it looks like it wasn tjust the one off incident either. in parliament, questions
under a law to be enacted next year. boris and carriejohnson have announced the birth of a daughter, their second child since he became prime minister. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has confirmed the investigation into a party in downing street last december will also look at two other gatherings, allegedly held while restrictions on meeting indoors were in place. the inquiry was announced yesterday with regard to an event on december 18th. now a second downing street party in november and a gathering in the education department will also be considered. the health secretary sajid javid denied the government had lost credibility by breaking the rules, as he defended the introduction
of new covid restrictions in england. from friday, face coverings will be mandatory for most indoor public venues, including theatres and cinemas but not pubs or restaurants. from monday you should work from home, if you can. an nhs covid pass will be needed to get into nightclubs and large venues. a negative lateral flow test will also be accepted. and daily testing will replace self isolation for people who come into contact with someone infected. mrjavid said the rules would help to address the spreading 0micron variant, which poses a credible risk to the nhs. helen catt reports. it s the 0micron variant of coronavirus and the speed at which it is spreading that ministers say has left them with little choice but to move england to plan b. we estimated that it spreads, the doubling rate is between 2.5 and three days which means the number of community infections are doubling in that time