The latest episode of the next five podcasts is all about the future of electric vehicles.

I speak to Mike Wittington, head of sales at Polestar, last year the ED market group by around 55%.

Praskanesh, EVP and CISO at Toyota, introducing a new technology is always an expensive aspect

and Adrian Try, managing director, institutional banking group at DBS Bank.

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England saw further COVID restrictions introduced this week to combat the Omicron variant

as Boris Johnson encountered his most turbulent days as Prime Minister to date.

What we hope is by taking the action now, you know, sooner rather later,

the type of action that we set out, the working from home, the rules on the face masks,

the use of the NHS COVID passport, we can avoid further action later.

Welcome to Payne's Politics, your essential insider guide to what's happening in British politics

from the financial times, with me Sebastian Payne.

In this week's episode, we'll be analysing the new COVID restrictions

which health secretary Sajjavit explained just before.

Was there a scientific logic behind them and what date about Omicron has spooked the government

and will these measures work?

Science reporter Oliver Barnes will explain, along with our special guest,

Anjana Houdja, the FT science commentator.

And later, we'll be unpacking a disastrous week for Boris Johnson,

who faces a Tory rebel in not only over those new COVID rules,

but on whether a series of parties were held in Downing Street that broke lockdown rules,

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