Coronavirus Latest News
UK politics: Starmer challenges Tory MPs to oust PM, saying he’s ‘not fit for office’ – as it happened
Keir Starmer asks Tory MPs if they’re happy to ‘have to defend indefensible for months’. This live blog has now closed – for coronavirus updates, please follow the global Covid blog
- No 10 says its Christmas party is cancelled due to Omicron concerns
- Boris Johnson’s senior aide ‘gave awards at No 10 Christmas party’
- Government faces Tory backbench revolt over plan B Covid measures
- Boris Johnson accused of misleading ethics adviser over No 10 refurb
The Office for National Statistics has published its latest weekly Covid infection survey. This is seen as one of the most accurate indicators of the prevalence of coronavirus, because it is based on a survey. Here are the figures. They cover the week ending Wednesday 1 December (except for Scotland, where they cover the week ending Thursday 2 December.
Covid levels are going down in Scotland, the ONS says, but elsewhere the trend is stable, or unclear.
Read the original article at The Guardian