Hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are Caroline Wheeler, the deputy Political Editor of The Sunday Times, and broadcaster and authorjohn kampfner. Normally, you Member Anyone who watches his programme normally knows we go through this great Graphic Stack of papers. We cant do that tonight so we willjustjump straight in. Lets start with the daily mirror. Gone on to stop the south africa bug. This begs the question for me, if this hunt is so important, wire quarantine measures not extended to include people travelling in . Why is there not an altar locked down in these areas . Will have to produce these graphics to make up for the technical shortfall. 0n to make up for the technical shortfall. On a serious point, youre coming to the times which looks at this and perhaps greater depth as well, but to me it is inexplicable, as i was saying in the earlier segment, that you can come from any country via a stopover somewhere else, time and again, its been going on for ten months, you canjust walk into been going on for ten months, you can just walk into heathrow, Gatwick Orany can just walk into heathrow, gatwick or any british airport no questions asked. Weve had Porous Borders, we are an island full for all this Brexit Tribalism about regaining sovereignty, its a lot easier if you are an island to protect her borders then if you have land borders, as is the case with most countries. New zealand has done extraordinarily well and most other countries as well. So the south african variant and people in eight postcodes, 80,000 people which is probably the thin end of the wedge of being asked to test themselves in this panic response. But this could all have been far more easily dealt with if people bringing in strains from south africa, from brazil, and after all the british variant, as its called Around The World, has led to incredible clamp downs on allowing brits into other countries. Caroline, why doesnt britain clamp down into in the same way other Islands Clamp down . Its down into in the same way other Islands Clamp down . Islands clamp down . Its a great auestion Islands Clamp down . Its a great question that Islands Clamp down . Its a great question that john Islands Clamp down . Its a great question that john raises Islands Clamp down . Its a great question that john raises very i question that john raises very eloquently. Looking at what the times eloquently. Looking at what the times reports today, there was clearly times reports today, there was clearly a times reports today, there was clearly a very big row over this policy clearly a very big row over this policy when it came into fruition a few days policy when it came into fruition a few days ago. I think The Sunday Times few days ago. I think The Sunday Times and few days ago. I think The Sunday Times and the publication i worked for were times and the publication i worked for were the first to report the fairly for were the first to report the fairly stringent measures the government was planning to introduce in terms government was planning to introduce in terms of government was planning to introduce in terms of the Quarantine Hotels that were in terms of the Quarantine Hotels that were due to be coming into force that were due to be coming into force but that were due to be coming into force. But in a Cabinet Meeting last week, force. But in a Cabinet Meeting last week, it force. But in a Cabinet Meeting last week, it appeared to those qualities ot week, it appeared to those qualities got watered down significantly and clearly got watered down significantly and clearly there was yet again another row between those in the cabinet that really want to keep the economy oin that really want to keep the economy going as that really want to keep the economy going as much as they possibly can, the airline going as much as they possibly can, the Airline Industry is one of those areas the Airline Industry is one of those areas of the Airline Industry is one of those areas of the the Airline Industry is one of those areas of the economy thats been so gravely areas of the economy thats been so gravely hit areas of the economy thats been so gravely hit by the coronavirus pandemic, and of course those who look pandemic, and of course those who took and pandemic, and of course those who look and see that having Porous Borders look and see that having Porous Borders makes us incredibly vulnerable to these strains coming in, i vulnerable to these strains coming in. I think vulnerable to these strains coming in, i think the times raises this issue in, i think the times raises this issue very in, i think the times raises this issue very clearly today, saying there issue very clearly today, saying there was issue very clearly today, saying there was no Scientific Evidence to debate there was no Scientific Evidence to debate the decision they made in terms debate the decision they made in terms of debate the decision they made in terms of these watered down proposals. But we heard last week too was proposals. But we heard last week too was that there was a real concern too was that there was a real concern that the measures were now not going concern that the measures were now not going to concern that the measures were now not going to do a huge amount to stop those not going to do a huge amount to stop those variant strains from coming stop those variant strains from coming and. Stop those variant strains from coming and stop those variant strains from cominu and. , �. , coming and. Youve both mentioned the times. Coming and. Youve both mentioned the times. So coming and. Youve both mentioned the times, so ill coming and. Youve both mentioned the times, so ill show coming and. Youve both mentioned the times, so ill show the coming and. Youve both mentioned the times, so ill show the front the times, so ill show the front page of the times. Please avert your eyes to the first part of that paper, because we will discuss that later, the Sistine Chapel. Sage warrant number ten over mutant writers fight virus weeks ago. One sends in the article, the 0ne sends in the article, the government has yet to set a timeframe for the introduction of limited quarantine arrangements. Why . Limited quarantine arrangements. Wh . � ,. , limited quarantine arrangements. Wh . � ,. ,. , limited quarantine arrangements. Wh . A ,. , y why . Theres this. Though also my understanding why . Theres this. Though also my understanding is why . Theres this. Though also my understanding is one why . Theres this. Though also my understanding is one of why . Theres this. Though also my understanding is one of the understanding is one of the considerations being given to this Policy Considerations being given to this policy is considerations being given to this policy is that if you introduce something thats very draconian, like if something thats very draconian, like if you something thats very draconian, like if you introduce Quarantine Hotels, like if you introduce Quarantine Hotels, how on earth to ever get out of it on hotels, how on earth to ever get out of it on the hotels, how on earth to ever get out of it on the basis that ultimately this is of it on the basis that ultimately this is a of it on the basis that ultimately this is a virus which will mutate, and we this is a virus which will mutate, and we may this is a virus which will mutate, and we may well need a Long Term Strategy and we may well need a Long Term Strategy and policy in terms of an updated strategy and policy in terms of an updated vaccine on a yearly basis to deal with updated vaccine on a yearly basis to deal with these strains. If you go down deal with these strains. If you go down to deal with these strains. If you go down to introducing these Quarantine Hotels down to introducing these Quarantine Hotels are down to introducing these Quarantine Hotels are going even further, which is what hotels are going even further, which is what the hotels are going even further, which is what the labour party have alluded is what the labour party have alluded to in their opposition debate, alluded to in their opposition debate, when you say that is no longer debate, when you say that is no longer required . There is very significant impacts on the Airline Industry significant impacts on the Airline Industry and travel per se. Let� s industry and travel per se. Lets Ick U Industry and travel per se. Lets pick up this industry and travel per se. Lets pick up this Pair Industry and travel per se. Lets pick up this pair tell industry and travel per se. Lets pick up this pair tell that industry and travel per se. Lets pick up this pair tell that her pick up this pair tell that her conversation and look at the daily telegraph. Eighty thousand told to have test as south african variant spreads. Is that enough mobile Testing Units for 80,000 people . Its not, and the whole Testing Regime has been pretty flawed. When you get negative tests, youre not even sure how reliable they are. And when caroline said earlier, and she set out entirely correctly in theory this dichotomy between clamping down and not being the midwife to economic calamity. Its actually been shown by this government to be a false dichotomy, because of all this push, pull, mistake rectification, try something else, go back to where you started. And no sense of consistency. Its not only do we have one of the highest death tolls, the highest death rate, but we also have, compared to other g7 countries, one of the highest predicted actual and predicted gdp falls. Everybody� s economy has fallen hugely, put some more than others. Itsjust fallen hugely, put some more than others. Its just this inconsistency, this blundering approach all the way through that has done both Health Damage and economic damage. Id has done both Health Damage and economic damage. Has done both Health Damage and economic damage. Id like to pick up one oint, economic damage. Id like to pick up one point, because economic damage. Id like to pick up one point, because obviously economic damage. Id like to pick up one point, because obviously while l one point, because obviously while john is talking about the many failings of this governments approach, and other governments have had failings as well, theres one significant success, which is the vaccine roll out programme. How can a government which has been so ineffective in its Vaccination Programme have so many problems when it comes to lockdowns effective . Its a very good question. If you look its a very good question. If you took at its a very good question. If you took at the its a very good question. If you look at the vaccine programme, someone look at the vaccine programme, someone very early on, kate bingham is the someone very early on, kate bingham is the one someone very early on, kate bingham is the one credited with this particular government policy, had the forethought to realise we needed to get the forethought to realise we needed to get ahead of the game very quickly to get ahead of the game very quickly. And of course, we had our own vaccines quickly. And of course, we had our own vaccines in training, particularly the oxford vaccine which particularly the oxford vaccine which weve heavily invested in. Thats which weve heavily invested in. Thats really coming to fruition again. Thats really coming to fruition again, making some of the front pages again, making some of the front pages today now that we vaccinated almost pages today now that we vaccinated almost 10 pages today now that we vaccinated almost 10 Million People incredibly quickly almost 10 Million People incredibly quickly. We are really ahead of the game quickly. We are really ahead of the game in quickly. We are really ahead of the game in terms of the international and european states, which is why we saw those and european states, which is why we saw those Extraordinary Events unfold saw those Extraordinary Events unfold towards the end of last week. But its unfold towards the end of last week. But its interesting when you see weve but its interesting when you see weve got but its interesting when you see weve got something quite well done and quite weve got something quite well done and quite right, but weve had the situation and quite right, but weve had the situation with the lockdowns where ithink situation with the lockdowns where i thinkjohn situation with the lockdowns where i thinkjohn is right, its Fair Ithinkjohn is right, its fair that i thinkjohn is right, its fair that the i thinkjohn is right, its fair that the damage its been done to the economy has been done because of this inability the economy has been done because of this inability to make a decision in the fact this inability to make a decision in the fact that weve had this post poll notion that we will unlock because post poll notion that we will unlock because we want to make the economy survives, because we want to make the economy survives, hut because we want to make the economy survives, but perhaps having done that too survives, but perhaps having done that too late on occasion to then ease that too late on occasion to then ease the that too late on occasion to then ease the restrictions too quickly means ease the restrictions too quickly means weve had to go back into iockdown means weve had to go back into lockdown now on three separate occasions lockdown now on three separate occasions. One of the things the government is really clear about now is it doesnt government is really clear about now is it doesnt want us to go back to another is it doesnt want us to go back to another Fourth National lockdown. So ithink another Fourth National lockdown. So i think it another Fourth National lockdown. So i think it will be thinking very carefully i think it will be thinking very carefully about that strategy and really carefully about that strategy and really balancing against the Vaccination Strategy which is going incredibly Vaccination Strategy which is going incredibly well, and the fact that we are incredibly well, and the fact that we are now seeing the infection rate, we are now seeing the infection rate. Chris we are now seeing the infection rate, chris whitty starting to drop off, and rate, chris whitty starting to drop off, and the fact that we dont want to ease off, and the fact that we dont want to ease restrictions too quickly and have to to ease restrictions too quickly and have to go to ease restrictions too quickly and have to go back into further restrictions in the Market Leader in the Year Restrictions in the Market Leader in the year or restrictions in the Market Leader in the year or next year. The year or next year. Picking up vaccines the year or next year. Picking up vaccines. Despite the year or next year. Picking up vaccines. Despite papers the year or next year. Picking up vaccines. Despite papers have i vaccines. Despite papers have different takes on potentially the same story. First, lets look at the daily express, which treats it almost like someone scoring a goal. What a result british vaccines lined up until 2025. 407 million doses have been ordered, now lets look at the times. Which on the top right, it says, jabs may be sent abroad before roll out in the uk. Clearly the established fact, there are 407 million doses on order, who will the doses go towards, is that p will the doses go towards, is that up for debate . It will the doses go towards, is that up for debate . Up for debate . It is, and its up for scientific up for debate . It is, and its up for scientific debate. Up for debate . It is, and its up for scientific debate. Some for scientific debate. Some countries now, whether theyve been churlish or whether they are justified in the science is moot and im not qualified to tell but theyve been very disparaging about theyve been very disparaging about the British Scientific Medical Assessment that you dont need to have the second jab as quickly as had been originally envisaged. And one of the fears when there was the threat of the eu withholding some of the pfizerjabs was that this would imperil people whose g