Health Secretary Matt Hancock tells Andrew Marr the new coronavirus variant isout of control.
In England, Boris Johnson effectively cancelled Christmas foralmost 18 million people in London, south-eastern and eastern England as theregion was put into a new two-week lockdown from Sunday.
Under the new Tier 4rules non-essential shops – as well as gyms, cinemas, casinos and hairdressers– have to stay shut and people are limited to meeting one other person fromanother household in an outdoor public space.
Those in Tier 4 were told theyshould not travel out of the region, while those outside were advised againstvisiting.
