people family but that was in full to people wanting to have something like animal christmas and i think there like animal christmas and i think there was like animal christmas and i think there was a slight doubt over that, with the there was a slight doubt over that, with the instruction of facemasks and self with the instruction of facemasks and self isolation rules, more questions and self isolation rules, more questions about whether there will be questions about whether there will he more questions about whether there will be more restrictions. to be clear, there be more restrictions. to be clear, there won t be more restrictions. to be clear, there won t be as it stands, and the prime there won t be as it stands, and the prime minister is making clear today you should prime minister is making clear today you should go ahead and still have your christmas celebrations, still have your christmas celebrations, still have your your christmas celebrations, still
prime minister and the health secretary? secretary? first of all, on the vaccine roll-out, secretary? first of all, on the vaccine roll-out, booster- secretary? first of all, on the - vaccine roll-out, booster roll-out vaccine roll out, booster roll out that you ve just been talking about, i m a very strong supporter of that. i m a very strong supporter of that. i don t think vaccines should ever become mandatory, but i very strongly support adults getting vaccinated. i had my own boosterjab last week, so in speeding that up, the advice that we have from thejc vi is very sensible. strongly support that. the measures we were obviously debating in the house of commons this afternoon i was less worried about the mask mandate, disappointed we ve gone back to a mandate by law, but it has an expiry date in three weeks time. i was more worried about the self isolation rules i think there is a real risk that we go back to having endemic 2.0, and we will see lots of people without covid
at the new rules on wearing face masks being brought in on public transport as measures are increased to fight the new covid strain. the telegraph is also leading on these new measures saying the self isolation rules for close contacts of people with the omicron variant will lead to chaos in schools. the financial times focusses on the flurry of travel restrictions that have come in across the globe in an attempt to curb the transmission of the variant. so let s begin. the transmission of the variant. joe, the transmission of the variant. let s start with you to joe, let s start with you and turn to the mail. boosterfor all over 18, it confidently predicts reveal. everyone in britain to be offered third job within weeks you combat spread of omicron variant. to be fair, this is a story that appears on quite a lot of the front pages. yes, it is. exceptionally competent it is can happen. they signed a
leading on these new measures saying the self isolation rules for close contacts of people with the omicron variant will lead to chaos in schools. the financial times focusses on the flurry of travel restrictions that have come in across the globe in an attempt to curb the transmission of the variant. so let s begin. welcome to you both. we shall start with the metro. cover up, protect others, it s not too much to mask. we can see what they ve done there. this is really a focus on the new rules to wear face coverings on public transport. the question is, how compliant do you think people will be? it’ll how compliant do you think people will be? , , , will be? it ll be very interesting to see how will be? it ll be very interesting to see how this will be? it ll be very interesting to see how this particular- will be? it ll be very interesting i to see how this particular measure unfolds because i was on a london bus this morning and i would estimate that around a third of
shortages, in particular the lorry driver shortage as you just highlighted. but there is some expectation this will be temporary and, although staff shortages and inflation still appear to be a lingering worry for businesses, overall business confidence, as you have indicated, really seems to have indicated, really seems to have soared in august. and i think what s happening is businesses are looking further ahead, and they ve been very encouraged with the easing of self isolation rules, for example, the success of the vaccine roll out. and certainly there now seems to be less worry about what s happening with the delta variant, as well, and other new strains of the virus. so overall there s a lot more confidence in the uk s economic recovery. but remember, the uk is coming from a low base here there s been less business confidence in the uk really since the brexit