A general overview shows the Westminster Palace ahead of PMQs time on Wednesday, Jan 5, 2022. (VX News Wire/ Vudi Xhymshiti)
Government ministers are expected to review plan B measures introduced in December but no tighter restrictions are planned to be introduced as the daily number of Covid-19 infections reached a record number of 218,724 cases yesterday, with NHS experiencing substantial pressure due to staff absences and increase in patient numbers driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant, which is being debated in the House of Commons.