Well said, Rachel Clarke, "Talk of a No 10 Christmas party is an insult to the thousands who have died of Covid." I think her anger is based on her experience caring for her patients, and the fury and frustration of many.
The cabinet secretary could place a copy of Ms Clarke's article alongside the agenda for future cabinet meetings if he completed his investigations into "partygate".
Phil Murray.
Linlithgow is in West Lothian.
With the number of new Omicron cases likely to rise, and stringent national measures needed, one thing is certain, the rightwing Covid recovery group of Conservative MPs will vote against them. Their argument will focus on the impact of such measures as masks in pubs or stricter isolation requirements on the economy, and by voting against the proposals they give yet more encouragement, as if any more was needed after the Downing Street party fiasco, to a UK public keener than ever to disobey.
I haven't heard a counter argument about the effect a wave of hospitalisations would have on the economy. There is very little data on the severity of disease caused by Omicron, so the only sensible approach is preventative and cautious. Conservative backbenchers might be willing to play politics with the lives of the British people, but making a new strain of a deadly virus a political football is downright despicable.
The sixth richest economy in the world can easily afford to subsidise hotels in trouble, but it cannot afford to risk a variant that will evade the population's built-up immunity.
The person who said that was Bernie Evans.
It'sLiverpool.
The biggest rebellion so far among his backbenchers is caused by the only sensible anti- Covid measures the prime minister is contemplating. If you don't you will be damned.
Tom Uprichard.
London.
We will need a Covid passport and a mask if we want to go and watch our football team. If we use public transport, we will need to wear a mask, but we can spend several hours in a pub mingling and talking without any restrictions. That is okay.
Allan Brown.
There is a city called Peterborough.
We haven't been to the cinema in almost two years, but we used to go about twice a month. The thought of sitting next to a person who may have Covid is a continuing deterrent. If thousands of people like us don't spend our money, what will the economy do? We would love to see the new West Side Story, it was reviewed by Peter Bradshaw, and we would be willing to pay for vaccine passports and masks.
Sue Humphries.
York.
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