NEWS
Pubs could be allowed to ban customers who haven’t had the Covid jab, Boris Johnson says
The Prime Minister has signalled that he would not prevent pubs from demanding that drinkers prove they have had a Covid vaccine before entering. Such ideas have previously been dismissed by Government officials as ‘discriminatory’. Conservative MP and former minister Steve Baker warned it could create a ‘two-tier Britain’ for those who do not take the vaccine – Mail
British high street lost 11,000 shops in 2020 – and could lose a further 18,000 in 2021, study finds – Guardian
UK stuck with BBC licence fee until 2038 after broadband rollout failure, say MPs – Telegraph
Beijing says third dose of China-made vaccines needed after vaccinated doctor gets infected – Epoch Times
David Cameron investigated over ‘breach’ of his own lobbying laws – Times
EU’s ‘most embarrassing’ day: How the story behind the vaccine factory raid unravelled – Telegraph
COMMENT
The EU row over Covid jabs has destroyed the faith of an old Remainer like me – John Humphrys, Mail