The prime minister apologises after Sue Gray’s report on lockdown parties at Number 10 is submitted. He received a grilling from MPs in the Commons Monday.
The government says it will consult on ending the legal requirement for England’s NHS staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Also in parliament, the UK announces the “toughest sanction regime” against Russia the UK “has ever had” should it invade Ukraine.
Arrivals at the Beijing Winter Olympics face strict COVID rules and separation from the public, but the threat of COVID-19 looms over the Games, with more than 100 positive cases detected among Olympics personnel in recent days.
