first, the headlines: a further 1,295 people have died in the uk — according to the latest covid figures. but the number of new infections has dropped to its lowest level so far this year. stricter covid restrictions come into force in scotland, with changes to takeaway and click—and—collect services. india launches one of the world's biggest covid vaccination programmes — the government hopes to inoculate 300 million people in the coming months. president—electjoe biden sets out plans to speed up immunisations in the united states, promising to vaccinate 100 million people within his first 100 days in office. germany's christian democrats have elected armin laschet as their new leader — a key moment in the race to succeed angela merkel as chancellor. hello and welcome to our look ahead

to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with us, political commentatorjo phillips... a little bit wayward last hour, but thankfully, political editor of the sunday mirror and the sunday people, nigel nelson, is here too. the front pages. the sunday telegraph reports that all over—18s could have the coronavirus vaccine "by the end ofjune", as the government prepares to inoculate five million people a week. the sunday express also leads on the vaccination programme, adding that britain is "nearly on the home straight" to beating coronavirus after a record number of inoculations were carried out. the sunday times writes that plans are being drawn up by ministers to create quarantine hotels for people arriving into the uk from abroad, to stop new variants of the virus from spreading. the independent leads on keir starmer�*s call on the prime minister to formally announce an inquiry into the government's handling of the pandemic, six months after he promised an investigation. the sunday mirror reports that

a woman who claims she was attacked by a conservative mp is hoping for a legal review into her case. the sunday people writes that the health secretary, matt hancock, cancelled contracts with private hospitals that would have given the nhs 8,000 extra beds. the mail on sunday reports that the chinese government is under growing pressure to reveal the true origins of the coronavirus pandemic after us intelligence placed a wuhan lab at the centre of the mystery. let's start, then, with vaccines and how the sunday telegraph is reporting it, nigel. all over a teens could have jabbed by the end ofjune. governments are always under pressure to give targets, and then when they fail, we can resize them. how likely a target do you think it is at this point? i them. how likely a target do you think it is at this point?— think it is at this point? i think we do. think it is at this point? i think we d0- this — think it is at this point? i think we do. this one _ think it is at this point? i think we do. this one is _ think it is at this point? i think we do. this one is more - think it is at this point? i think we do. this one is more likely| think it is at this point? i think - we do. this one is more likely than most. i believe labour excepts that

the government are on course to deliver the 14 million vaccines they promised to high—risk groups by the middle of february, and in fairness, they have already managed to carry out 3.5 million jabs, they have already managed to carry out 3.5 millionjabs,1i5% of they have already managed to carry out 3.5 million jabs, 45% of over 80s are protected, so, yes, they do seem to be on target to actually do this. the only question is, are they choosing june to do it in the right way? one of the problem that has happened is that nhs staff, as a result, have not been able to get their second boosterjab and they must wait three months like everyone else, and these are people who are on the front line, they are facing the dangers of a high viral load every day, and of all people, they should be getting the second jab. but generally speaking, we seem to be on target, and so i can actually believe this figure that we could

have everyone vaccinated by the summer. ,, ._ have everyone vaccinated by the summer. ,, , , , have everyone vaccinated by the summer. ,, , ,, ., summer. the sunday express, though, . uotinu summer. the sunday express, though, uuuotin the summer. the sunday express, though, quoting the health _ summer. the sunday express, though, quoting the health secretary _ summer. the sunday express, though, quoting the health secretary - - summer. the sunday express, though, quoting the health secretary - we - quoting the health secretary — we can see the way out. everybody wants to see some optimism, something to look forward to after a year, pretty much, after a very difficult time, some more than others. but chris whitty has said, hasn't he come of the chief medical officer for england, that it is going to be a couple of steps forward, one back? it is good be stop— start, just make sure they are not resurgence his of covid. �* , ,., , sure they are not resurgence his of covid. �* , , ., ~ ., covid. absolutely, and i think, of course, covid. absolutely, and i think, of course. we _ covid. absolutely, and i think, of course. we all— covid. absolutely, and i think, of course, we all want _ covid. absolutely, and i think, of course, we all want to _ covid. absolutely, and i think, of course, we all want to see - covid. absolutely, and i think, of course, we all want to see the i covid. absolutely, and i think, of. course, we all want to see the light at the _ course, we all want to see the light at the end — course, we all want to see the light at the end of a very long, dark tunnel, — at the end of a very long, dark tunnel, and as nigel says, this ism _ tunnel, and as nigel says, this ism it— tunnel, and as nigel says, this ism it is— tunnel, and as nigel says, this is... it is great news the vaccine does _ is... it is great news the vaccine does appear— is... it is great news the vaccine does appear to be the great hope that we _ does appear to be the great hope that we want it to be, but we have -ot that we want it to be, but we have got to _ that we want it to be, but we have got to he — that we want it to be, but we have got to be really careful as start their— got to be really careful as start their mutant strains —— there are

mutant _ their mutant strains —— there are mutant strains. they are mutating all the _ mutant strains. they are mutating all the time for stops some of them are not— all the time for stops some of them are not going to make any difference, because it is like fluid, — difference, because it is like fluid, it— difference, because it is like fluid, it mutates as it grows and changes, — fluid, it mutates as it grows and changes, but we have got to be very carefut— changes, but we have got to be very careful for— changes, but we have got to be very careful for support of the problem that we _ careful for support of the problem that we have got at the moment is because _ that we have got at the moment is because of— that we have got at the moment is because of the easing of lockdown at christmas _ because of the easing of lockdown at christmas. we had a spike in the autumn— christmas. we had a spike in the autumn because of the easing of lockdown— autumn because of the easing of lockdown in the summer. in the need up lockdown in the summer. in the need up to— lockdown in the summer. in the need up to help _ lockdown in the summer. in the need up to help out campaign, the kids getting _ up to help out campaign, the kids getting back to school —— and de out to help _ getting back to school —— and de out to help out — getting back to school —— and de out to help out. he comes! -- it —— it comes back to this, let's not make _ —— it comes back to this, let's not make false — —— it comes back to this, let's not make false promises, we will... we want _ make false promises, we will... we want to— make false promises, we will... we want to he — make false promises, we will... we want to he at— make false promises, we will... we want to be at the end of this period. _ want to be at the end of this period, but the vaccine is not the cure _ period, but the vaccine is not the cure att. — period, but the vaccine is not the cure all. it— period, but the vaccine is not the cure all, it gives protection. but there _ cure all, it gives protection. but there are — cure all, it gives protection. but there are not a lot of people come as nigel— there are not a lot of people come as nigel said, who desperately need to be protected. health workers, some _ to be protected. health workers, some of— to be protected. health workers, some of them have not even had their first jab. _ some of them have not even had their first jab, people who work in supermarkets, who work in schools.

it is supermarkets, who work in schools. it is going _ supermarkets, who work in schools. it is going to — supermarkets, who work in schools. it is going to be a long haul and there's— it is going to be a long haul and there's a — it is going to be a long haul and there's a long recovery, notjust physically— there's a long recovery, notjust physically but economically and mentally and socially.— physically but economically and mentally and socially. nigel, the sunday times. — mentally and socially. nigel, the sunday times, all _ mentally and socially. nigel, the sunday times, all arrivals - mentally and socially. nigel, the sunday times, all arrivals in - mentally and socially. nigel, the sunday times, all arrivals in the | mentally and socially. nigel, the i sunday times, all arrivals in the uk facing quarantine, costly for someone who needs to stay in hotel all time. , , ,., .., , all time. yes, it is, you could be talkin: all time. yes, it is, you could be talking about — all time. yes, it is, you could be talking about a _ all time. yes, it is, you could be talking about a couple _ all time. yes, it is, you could be talking about a couple of - all time. yes, it is, you could be i talking about a couple of thousands to and if it is a family, it would be a truly costly. however, is one of the situations of needs must. we are in ireland, it is something we can do, we can close our borders without too much of a problem, and one of the things that they've allowed to happen and should not have done is that when people come into the country to go into quarantine, the uptake in public transport wherever they are going. if you have quarantine hotels, they would be taken there by the authorities and monitored to make sure they stay there, and that seems to be quite sensible. we have closed

down all the air corridors, we are going to make travel more difficult, but we must make sure and people are coming in, especially with new variants knocking around, we are able to properly control them. let’s able to properly control them. let's look at the — able to properly control them. let's look at the mail _ able to properly control them. let's look at the mail on _ able to properly control them. let's look at the mail on sunday, america points finger at china lab. we know that after some delay, world health organization scientists are in china, to try to get to the bottom of it. they said they will be no blame, but as we know, president trump frequently referred to it as the chinese virus, didn't he, and provoked a lot of international criticism for its?— provoked a lot of international criticism for its? yes, we are going to mrs fanatic _ criticism for its? yes, we are going to mrs fanatic niceties _ criticism for its? yes, we are going to mrs fanatic niceties after - to mrs fanatic niceties after wednesday. —— missed his diplomatic niceties _ wednesday. —— missed his diplomatic niceties mrs— wednesday. —— missed his diplomatic niceties. mrs mike pompeo, the us secretary— niceties. mrs mike pompeo, the us secretary of state, who claims workers — secretary of state, who claims workers at the wuhan institute of virology _ workers at the wuhan institute of virology fell with covid —like

symptoms, weeks before the alarm was raised _ symptoms, weeks before the alarm was raised. whether or not we ever get to the _ raised. whether or not we ever get to the bottom of this, who knows? the chinese — to the bottom of this, who knows? the chinese are understandably reluctant — the chinese are understandably reluctant to be held responsible, because — reluctant to be held responsible, because there are still questions about— because there are still questions about whether it was a food market or whether — about whether it was a food market or whether it was an experiment in a laboratory— or whether it was an experiment in a laboratory that somehow or other escaped, — laboratory that somehow or other escaped, but we need to know, the world _ escaped, but we need to know, the world needs to know, china needs to know _ world needs to know, china needs to know. they're not renowned for their cooperation— know. they're not renowned for their cooperation in this so something, but i'm _ cooperation in this so something, but i'm not— cooperation in this so something, but i'm not sure it is hugely helpful— but i'm not sure it is hugely helpful for trump's outgoing secretary of state to point fingers. we need _ secretary of state to point fingers. we need to get in there and have a look, _ we need to get in there and have a look. and _ we need to get in there and have a look, and there is an international team _ look, and there is an international team of— look, and there is an international team of scientists there at the moment _ team of scientists there at the moment. in team of scientists there at the moment. . ., , , , moment. in china, as this is happening. _ moment. in china, as this is happening. has _ moment. in china, as this is happening, has had - moment. in china, as this is happening, has had some i moment. in china, as this is i happening, has had some more moment. in china, as this is _ happening, has had some more deaths for the first time in quite a while from covid—i9. for the first time in quite a while from covid-19.— for the first time in quite a while from covid-19. yes, that is right, and i from covid-19. yes, that is right, and i think— from covid-19. yes, that is right, and i think that _ from covid-19. yes, that is right, and i think that the _ from covid-19. yes, that is right, and i think that the trouble i from covid-19. yes, that is right, and i think that the trouble with i and i think that the trouble with china is that it is so secretive about what is happening there. we've

heard of some recent deaths there come we don't know for a flute certain there are not others, and i think that it is absolutely essential to have a full kind of international inquiry, and especially to see how this disease started. obviously, what you need is the cooperation of the chinese. let's hope we get it. next question is, what body does it, the world health organization would seem to be the best place, but the americans have been criticising them for being too firmly with china. talk have been criticising them for being too firmly with china.— too firmly with china. talk to us about the _ too firmly with china. talk to us about the front _ too firmly with china. talk to us about the front page _ too firmly with china. talk to us about the front page of- too firmly with china. talk to us about the front page of one i too firmly with china. talk to us about the front page of one of l too firmly with china. talk to us i about the front page of one of your papers, the sunday people, nigel, hancock blunder over a thousand hospital beds, and exclusive on the front page. hospital beds, and exclusive on the front nae. , , j~:::::: front page. this is the 8000 hosital front page. this is the 8000 hospital beds _ front page. this is the 8000 hospital beds in _ front page. this is the 8000 hospital beds in the - front page. this is the 8000 hospital beds in the private | front page. this is the 8000 i hospital beds in the private sector, and what man hancock did was, back in march, he hired the whole lot and it cost £400 million a month. as the

lockdown works, the beds were not used, and so only one in three wherever then for nhs patients. the contract ran out at the end of last year, and what matt hancock has not done is renew them, so... we gave them a gold star for vaccines, but it is a black mark for doing this, and with the private health care providers are saying is that, look, they are perfectly happy to make these beds available to the nhs, and we now need to more than ever, certainly more than the first lockdown, but at the moment, they're so much chaos and confusion, they've got to know where the money is coming from, so matt hancock really does need to get a grip. they are ready to go, you could actually do this immediately, but he must sort out the paperwork first. share this immediately, but he must sort out the paperwork first.— out the paperwork first. are you sa in: , out the paperwork first. are you saying. then. — out the paperwork first. are you saying, then, that _ out the paperwork first. are you saying, then, that it _ out the paperwork first. are you saying, then, that it was - out the paperwork first. are you saying, then, that it was an i saying, then, that it was an accident that he failed to renew or deliberately did not renew the contract? , , ., ,

deliberately did not renew the contract? , , . , ., deliberately did not renew the contract? , ., , ., ., contract? deliberately, it ran out at the end _ contract? deliberately, it ran out at the end of— contract? deliberately, it ran out at the end of december, - contract? deliberately, it ran out at the end of december, the i contract? deliberately, it ran out i at the end of december, the contract ran from march to december, and after that, the private hospitals went back to treating their own private patients, the why they're so is they have got doctors, nurses, all these people are absolutely essential for combating covid now. are absolutely essential for combatin: covid now. . ~ , combating covid now. thank you very much. i wonder _ combating covid now. thank you very much. i wonder if _ combating covid now. thank you very much. i wonder if more _ combating covid now. thank you very much. i wonder if more of _ combating covid now. thank you very much. i wonder if more of the - combating covid now. thank you very much. i wonder if more of the papers will pick that up, i suppose, later in the day. let's go back to the telegraph, jo, the sunday telegraph — statues and money misgiving protection —— monuments given protection —— monuments given protection to baying mobs, that is the description, people bring statues down of people they felt did not have a place in a modern britain. what protection can you offer these statues? this britain. what protection can you offer these statues?— britain. what protection can you offer these statues? this a proposal from the government _ offer these statues? this a proposal from the government in _ offer these statues? this a proposal from the government in the - offer these statues? this a proposal from the government in the shape l

offer these statues? this a proposal| from the government in the shape of robert _ from the government in the shape of robertjenrick, the communities and local government minister, who wants to make _ local government minister, who wants to make it. _ local government minister, who wants to make it, to change the law, so nothing _ to make it, to change the law, so nothing like — to make it, to change the law, so nothing like a statue or monument can be _ nothing like a statue or monument can be removed without going through the planning process, so you put in an application saying, we want to take on— an application saying, we want to take on this statue of nigel nelson, let's say, _ take on this statue of nigel nelson, let's say, and you get on the filing process _ let's say, and you get on the filing process in— let's say, and you get on the filing process. in all things, let's say, and you get on the filing process. in allthings, in let's say, and you get on the filing process. in all things, in the end, it would _ process. in all things, in the end, it would be — process. in all things, in the end, it would be the secretary of state, ie robert — it would be the secretary of state, ie robertjenrick it would be the secretary of state, ie robert jenrick at the it would be the secretary of state, ie robertjenrick at the moment, who would _ ie robertjenrick at the moment, who would have _ ie robertjenrick at the moment, who would have the overall say. it would be a slightly hysterical report any telegraph about being mobs and loopy left-wing _ telegraph about being mobs and loopy left—wing councils and that sort of thing. _ left—wing councils and that sort of thing. but — left—wing councils and that sort of thing. but i — left—wing councils and that sort of thing, but i think it is one of the things— thing, but i think it is one of the things we — thing, but i think it is one of the things we have discussed many times before _ things we have discussed many times before -- _ things we have discussed many times before —— and the telegraph about. partly— before —— and the telegraph about. partly because of the black lives matter _ partly because of the black lives matter protests in bristol which saw

the colston statue toppled, but there _ the colston statue toppled, but there is — the colston statue toppled, but there is a — the colston statue toppled, but there is a question about, you can io there is a question about, you can go around — there is a question about, you can go around any time in the country and find _ go around any time in the country and find alderman so—and—so, and those _ and find alderman so—and—so, and those people had been long forgotten. there statues and monuments to people who were philanthropists who may have made their money out of things we now recognise — their money out of things we now recognise to be wrongful and bad, and ethic— recognise to be wrongful and bad, and ethic the organ the government is making, — and ethic the organ the government is making, which many people would agree _ is making, which many people would agree with _ is making, which many people would agree with is that, actually, rather than take — agree with is that, actually, rather than take these things way because we don't _ than take these things way because we don't like them and we feel uncomfortable with them, they need to be contextualized —— i think the argument — to be contextualized —— i think the argument the government is making full sub— argument the government is making full sub we _ argument the government is making full sub we need to say why they are there. _ full sub we need to say why they are there. and _ full sub we need to say why they are there. and i— full sub we need to say why they are there, and i think the process of having _ there, and i think the process of having a — there, and i think the process of having a discussion, which is what a lot of— having a discussion, which is what a lot of councils are doing at the moment, _ lot of councils are doing at the moment, particularly in london, they are doing _ moment, particularly in london, they are doing consultations with local people _ are doing consultations with local people and saying, do we think now that this _ people and saying, do we think now that this is — people and saying, do we think now that this is the appropriate thing that this is the appropriate thing that this — that this is the appropriate thing that this building is named after this person or this road, but a lot of it— this person or this road, but a lot of it goes— this person or this road, but a lot of it goes back to... where i live,

here, _ of it goes back to... where i live, here, i_ of it goes back to... where i live, here, iwill— of it goes back to... where i live, here, i willjust tell you, we have lots here, iwilljust tell you, we have lots of— here, i willjust tell you, we have lots of little alleys, and one of them — lots of little alleys, and one of them is — lots of little alleys, and one of them is called squeeze got allie, because — them is called squeeze got allie, because it gets narrowed towards the end of— because it gets narrowed towards the end of it. _ because it gets narrowed towards the end of it, great for kids running around — end of it, great for kids running around the _ end of it, great for kids running around the portly grandparents, but there _ around the portly grandparents, but there are _ around the portly grandparents, but there are visitors who said it was appalling — there are visitors who said it was appalling should be changed, and it is that— appalling should be changed, and it is that sort— appalling should be changed, and it is that sort of thing — we need to be mindful— is that sort of thing — we need to be mindful of being overly sensitive but also _ be mindful of being overly sensitive but also being sensitive to genuine concerns _ but also being sensitive to genuine concerns about history and our heritage — concerns about history and our heritaue. �* , concerns about history and our heritaue. �*, , heritage. let's finish with the icture heritage. let's finish with the picture on — heritage. let's finish with the picture on the _ heritage. let's finish with the picture on the sunday - heritage. let's finish with the picture on the sunday times, heritage. let's finish with the i picture on the sunday times, a heritage. let's finish with the - picture on the sunday times, a quick comment from both of you. sherpas conquering everest. this is k2 in pakistan. , ., , ., conquering everest. this is k2 in pakistan. , ., . ., pakistan. yes, it was after certain hillary dash _ pakistan. yes, it was after certain hillary dash sir— pakistan. yes, it was after certain hillary dash sir admit _ -- sir —— sir edmund hillary... this was

the next thing, but he did not make it. along the way, they sang the nepal national anthem, i've never heard the national anthem but i hope it lifted their spirits as they got up it lifted their spirits as they got up to the summit. fsine it lifted their spirits as they got up to the summit.— it lifted their spirits as they got up to the summit. one of them is ictured up to the summit. one of them is pictured on _ up to the summit. one of them is pictured on the — up to the summit. one of them is pictured on the front _ up to the summit. one of them is pictured on the front page, i up to the summit. one of them is pictured on the front page, there | pictured on the front page, there made of different stuff from people like me, jo, because i would never ever tackle this. as if to underline how dangerous this is, shortly after they reached the summit, a catalan climber died. they reached the summit, a catalan climber died-— climber died. yes, k2 is a violent mountain. _ climber died. yes, k2 is a violent mountain, but _ climber died. yes, k2 is a violent mountain, but he _ climber died. yes, k2 is a violent mountain, but he looks - climber died. yes, k2 is a violent mountain, but he looks so i climber died. yes, k2 is a violent i mountain, but he looks so relaxed, he looks _ mountain, but he looks so relaxed, he looks as — mountain, but he looks so relaxed, he looks as though he had just gone up he looks as though he had just gone up for— he looks as though he had just gone up for a _ he looks as though he had just gone up for a stroll in the park, doesn't he? it _ up for a stroll in the park, doesn't he? it is _ up for a stroll in the park, doesn't he? it is a — up for a stroll in the park, doesn't he? it is a lovely photograph and i think— he? it is a lovely photograph and i think one — he? it is a lovely photograph and i think one of the things it is so lovely. — think one of the things it is so lovely, there is a chapter called mick, _ lovely, there is a chapter called mick, the — lovely, there is a chapter called mick, the author of the ghosts of k2