This is the Guardian.

Today, as the Tory backbench rebellion against Boris Johnson grows

and Covid threatens Christmas once more,

can Labour offer a credible alternative to politics as usual.

The mood is bleak.

Infection rates of the Omicron variant are doubling every two days.

NHS hospitals are already nearly a capacity,

and the race is on to get every adult a vaccine booster jab by the end of the month.

That is, if you can get an appointment.

The booking site crashed,

and lateral flow home test kits are running out too.

Meanwhile, the Prime Minister is facing humiliation after humiliation.

The latest, a photograph of him hosting a Downing Street Christmas Quiz last year,

while the rest of the country followed strict social restrictions.

This is very important because he's damaged his authority.

He is now so weak, his party is so divided,

he can't deliver the leadership that this country needs.

For Kia Stammer, you might think this was a good week for being leader of the opposition.

When he can't even discharge the basic functions of gum,

he's the worst possible leader at the worst possible time.

Labour is polling at new highs,

with their biggest lead over the Tories in six years,

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