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Political Fix

Financial Times

Politics, News, News & Politics

4.21.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 January 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

UK prime minister Boris Johnson put England into its third lockdown this week, as the new strain of coronavirus risked the health service being overwhelmed. How long will it last and why does everything now rely on vaccine roll out? Plus, we discuss Mr Johnson's political struggles with the latest restrictions, the chaos around schools reopening and closing again and whether the local elections in May will become a Covid referendum. Presented by Sebastian Payne, with Sarah Neville, Clive Cookson, George Parker and Robert Shrimsley. Produced by Anna Dedhar and Josh de la Mare. The sound engineer was Breen Turner and editor Aimee Keane. Review clips: Downing Street, Parliament, Sky News.

Further reading:

-Covid reached UK in three waves from southern Europe, study shows

-MPs back England’s third coronavirus lockdown

-Rightwing sceptics helped deepen the UK’s Covid crisis

-Teacher assessments to replace GCSEs and A-levels in England

-Boris Johnson’s abrupt lockdown shift driven by bleak Covid data

-Read the latest on UK politics

-Follow @Seb Payne and @George Parker


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rapid spread of a new strain of coronavirus and the threat the health

0:41.2

service would be overwhelmed.

0:43.0

We've got 50% more coronavirus inpatients in our hospitals now than we had at the peak of the April 1st wave.

0:51.0

And that is true in every region in the country now more COVID

0:56.1

impatience than back in April and that number is accelerating very very rapidly. Welcome to Payne's politics,

1:06.4

your essential insider guide to what's happening in British politics

1:10.1

from the Financial Times, with me Sebastian Payne. In this week's episode I'll be

1:15.5

looking at why the UK was forced into another lockdown as you heard Simon

1:19.8

Stevens head of NHS England discussing at the top, how long it's likely to last on why everything

1:25.3

now relies on the vaccine rollout.

1:28.2

Joining me to discuss our health editor Sarah Neville and Science editor Clive Cookson.

1:34.0

And later, we'll be diving into Boris Johnson's political challenges

1:38.0

from the worsening COVID situation.

1:40.0

The chaos over the reopening and closure of schools, the decision-making process in number 10 and why the PM's political instincts are pulling him.

1:48.5

Political editor George Parker and Chief Political columnist Robert Shimsley will be discussing.

1:55.4

So with plenty on the agenda, we'll head straight into the main topic of the week.

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