NEWS
Labour MPs to abstain in vote on Covid tiers
The passing in Parliament of the Government’s tiered lockdown system has been thrown into doubt as Labour MPs have been told to abstain in today’s vote. A rising number of Conservative Party MPs are also set to reject the proposed measures and have criticised the Prime Minister for refusing to publish any forecast on the impact on the economy of a continued lockdown (in another name) – Telegraph
UK’s Covid vaccine minister suggests bars, cinemas and football stadiums could ban Britons who haven’t had jab as he admits No10 is looking at ‘immunity passports’ – Mail
Wales bans pubs from selling alcoholic drinks and introduces 6pm curfew – Mail
Philip Green’s Arcadia Group collapses into administration – Guardian
COMMENT
I hope the courts make the right decision on puberty blockers – Celia Walden, Telegraph
When it comes to the economic impact of the coronavirus tier levels, No10 is flying blind – Alex Brummer, Mail
