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These are crucial weeks for Boris Johnson. Crucial for the country too. We are caught up in a perfect storm of a possible No Deal Brexit and an apparently resurgent pandemic. On Brexit, we may be edging towards an agreement which will avert the perils of No Deal. But we’re not there yet, and within the next few days the PM will have to decide whether to accept an inevitable compromise. Covid-19, despite the recent lockdown, is making a comeback in many parts of the country, most notably London and the South-East. Things don’t look so bright in the independent fiefdoms of Wales and Scotlan...

He added: "We saw the rollout in hospitals first, now more and more GPs are coming on line to be able to provide the vaccines. We have been clear that we will roll out to care homes as well before Christmas." It had initially been hoped that 10 million doses would be in the country by the end of 2020, but this has now dropped to five million. To date, 800,000 Pfizer vaccine jabs are said to be in the country, enough for 400,000 people and the UK has ordered 40 million doses to protect 20 million. Health Secretary Matt Hancock hopes several million in the most at-risk categories can be vaccina...

Britain won't vaccinate all 30million vulnerable residents against Covid for a decade, if Number 10's mammoth operation continues at the current speed. Department of Health bosses today claimed 137,897 people across Britain were given the approved Pfizer/BioNTech jab during the first eight days of the UK's biggest-ever vaccination drive. At that rate — roughly 17,237 vaccinations per day — it would take around 3,481 days to give all 30million people on Downing Street's priority list their two doses. Vaccinations are being done faster this week now GP practices are involved and will contin...