'This is a bad moment for the government by any standards' says former deputy PM Lord Heseltine in response to the Owen Paterson lobbying scandal, adding that the government is already going into a 'very difficult period' with COVID, Brexit and COP26.
Latest figures from the government's coronavirus dashboard also showed another 30,305 daily infections, compared to 30,693 on Saturday and 38,009 this time last week.
The total number of people to have died within 28 days of testing positive for coronavirus now stands at 141,805, according to government figures. Sajid Javid issued the call as three million more people in England are set to be invited to have a booster shot.
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