NEWS
Lockdown Three in all but name
More than three quarters of the population will be living under the strictest level of lockdown restrictions from Thursday, with the Government placing millions more into the second toughest, ‘Tier Three’ restrictions. Only 2,000 people, living on the Isles of Scilly, will be placed under ‘Tier One’ restrictions (read here), as the nation heads into its third full lockdown in all but name — Telegraph
A million primary pupils to stay at home as sweeping school closures imposed — Telegraph
Tories unite in vote for Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal — Times
Irish prime minister plunges country into new national lockdown ‘for at least a month’ — Mail
COMMENT
We have economic and legal independence. Now we must loosen the EU’s chokeholds — Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, Telegraph
After 48 years, Parliament is no longer divided by Europe, but for how long? — Philip Johnston, Telegraph