hello, this is bbc news. lam i am lewis vaughan—jones. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow morning's papers in a moment. first the headlines. lord frost, the man in charge of the uk's brexit negotiations, has resigned citing concerns over the "direction" of boris johnson's government. another 90,000 covid—19 cases are reported across the uk, as the mayor of london declares a major incident in the capital. germany has become the latest european country to impose restrictions on travellers from the uk over the concern of the 0micron variant. the dutch prime minister puts his country into a tough new lockdown, as the latest

coronavirus variant spreads. hello, and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejo philips, political commentator, and nigel nelson, political editor at sunday people and sunday mirror. tomorrow's front pages are in, but a spoiler alert in case you're yet to watch the strictly come dancing final, the papers reveal the winner. so look away now if you don't want to know. let's start with mail on sunday, which first reported the news that brexit minister lord frost has resigned from government. the mail cites a growing

disillusionment with the government's political direction and the introduction of covid restrictions. lord frost's resignation dominates also the front page of the sunday times. the express says that an emergency cobra meeting is due to be held tomorrow, as the number of people being forced to self—isolate due to the spread of the 0micron variant could trigger key labour shortages. in the sunday mirror, a warning from scientists that covid hospital admissions could hit 3,000 a day injanuary if the government doesn't take stricter measures to contain the spread of 0micron. according to the sunday people, up to 50,000 doctors, nurses and nhs staff could be out of action by christmas day as 0micron continues to rip through the workforce. and on a lighter note, strictly has crowned his 2021 winner — eastenders star rose ayling—ellis becomes the first deaf contestant to win the popular dancing contest.

that's on the daily star. the story on the front page of most of the papers, it was the mail on sunday the first tipped us off, now the minister for brexit walks out on boris. that's the headline. who wants to kick us. nigel, why don't you give us a rundown on what is about?— is about? yeah, a slightly odd one. is about? yeah, a slightly odd one- lord _ is about? yeah, a slightly odd one. lord frost, _ is about? yeah, a slightly odd one. lord frost, who - is about? yeah, a slightly odd one. lord frost, who has - is about? yeah, a slightly odd| one. lord frost, who has been negotiating the final stages of brexit, he has walked out. he actually resigned just over a week ago. but the idea was not to make it public, or boris johnson asked him not to make it public until next month, because the prime minister thought yet another blow to his government could cause irreparable damage. what is interesting about this was that the two men were actually friends, but lord frost had been boris johnson's

friends, but lord frost had been borisjohnson�*s special adviser when he was foreign secretary. they seemed to get on well, the resignation letter was quite warm towards boris johnson. out in the middle of a job. the northern ireland protocol was teetering on the brink, you would think you would put that first. he must be really angry at this government. let's take a look at the same story, slightly different wording, the front page of the sunday times. crisis deepens for prime minister is key brexit ally quits, words like crisis, that is never really what you want is a government. what do you make of this resignation. government. what do you make of this resianation. ~ ~ , ., resignation. well, i think it is a crisis the _ resignation. well, i think it is a crisis the downing _ resignation. well, i think it is a crisis the downing street - resignation. well, i think it is a crisis the downing street and l resignation. well, i think it is a l crisis the downing street and for borisjohnson. he has had a terrible few weeks. but it has to be said, most of that has been of his own

making. already, both nigel and i and you have been discussing the by—election in north shropshire, but didn't need to happen, borisjohnson caused that. the whole nonsense about partygate and everything else. this is a blow. as nigel has said, here you have a man who is not resigning because of the job that he is actually employed to do, it is because of the way the government is moving, but newly away from, if you like, a sort of low tax, lightly regulated economy, and those are the points he makes in his letter. but he also says, you know, we need to learn to live with covid. i know thatis learn to live with covid. i know that is your instinct too, right into the prime minister. you took a brave decision injuly against considerable opposition to open up the country again. but it is another thing for borisjohnson to deal with, and it is like anything. 0nce

with, and it is like anything. once the rot sets in, and people begin to move like this, particularly somebody who, as nigel said, was a close friend and colleague, and not elected politician who was a career diplomat, it does have that sort of sense of rats leaving a sinking ship. sense of rats leaving a sinking shi -. ~ �* , sense of rats leaving a sinking shi. ~ �*, ., sense of rats leaving a sinking shi . _ . �* , ., ., sense of rats leaving a sinking shi.~ �*, ., ., ,, ship. well, let's go to the sunday telegraph- _ ship. well, let's go to the sunday telegraph. because _ ship. well, let's go to the sunday telegraph. because it _ ship. well, let's go to the sunday telegraph. because it is - ship. well, let's go to the sunday telegraph. because it is the - ship. well, let's go to the sunday| telegraph. because it is the same story, we should say, right at the front. frost quits cabinet as johnson considers christmas lockdowns, so that brings a little bit of the covid latest into the headline as well. we are actually going to focus on a small story down the bottom there. prime minister urged to dig his chief of staff to head off rebellious mps. nigel, what is this about? this head off rebellious mps. nigel, what is this about?— is this about? this is something to mps is this about? this is something tory mps have _ is this about? this is something tory mps have been _ is this about? this is something tory mps have been calling - is this about? this is something tory mps have been calling for, | is this about? this is something i tory mps have been calling for, at least the rebellious ones have. and they are saying boris johnson's government is in such chaos, they are saying borisjohnson�*s government is in such chaos, and unless he does something about the structure at number ten, he is going

to be toast. they will send in letters for a vote of confidence in him, and he could be out by march on that basis. what the sunday telegraph is saying is that darren rosenfeld, his chief of staff, must go. 0bviously rosenfeld, his chief of staff, must go. obviously there are questions over assignment case, cabinet secretary who had to pull out of the investigation into parties because he appears to have known about one his own office. this is coming from nikki decoster, a former aide to both theresa may and borisjohnson, she was director of legislative affairs. she is the person who probably knows most about the workings of parliament in whitehall. she is a great bridge between the house of commons and number ten. she seems to think that darren rosenfeld ought to go, and she has been tipped in the past as somebody from the chief of staffjob.—

chief of staff 'ob. interesting... it is chief of staff job. interesting... it is interesting, _ chief of staff job. interesting... it is interesting, though, - chief of staff job. interesting... it is interesting, though, we i chief of staff job. interesting... | it is interesting, though, we can talk as_ it is interesting, though, we can talk as much as we like about changing _ talk as much as we like about changing advisors and changing staff, _ changing advisors and changing staff, we — changing advisors and changing staff, we have seen dominic cummings' comings and goings and his bitter revenge since he left. if he doesn't _ bitter revenge since he left. if he doesn't have anybody, grown—ups to say, this_ doesn't have anybody, grown—ups to say, this is— doesn't have anybody, grown—ups to say, this is a — doesn't have anybody, grown—ups to say, this is a bad idea, prime minister. _ say, this is a bad idea, prime minister. it— say, this is a bad idea, prime minister, it won't make any difference, because borisjohnson, difference, because boris johnson, he is _ difference, because boris johnson, he is the _ difference, because borisjohnson, he is the person who has to change, uniess— he is the person who has to change, unless he _ he is the person who has to change, unless he is— he is the person who has to change, unless he is prepared to take on somebody— unless he is prepared to take on somebody who is, you know, really a political— somebody who is, you know, really a political antenna, somebody who is, you know, really a politicalantenna, but somebody who is, you know, really a political antenna, but has got the gumption — political antenna, but has got the gumption to stand up to him and say, you are _ gumption to stand up to him and say, you are making a terrible mistake, sort yourself out. let's move onto the issues — sort yourself out. let's move onto the issues the government actually has to— the issues the government actually has to deal with, rather than internat— has to deal with, rather than internal wranglings. it�*s has to deal with, rather than internal wranglings._ has to deal with, rather than internal wranglings. it's got to the front -a . e internal wranglings. it's got to the front page of _ internal wranglings. it's got to the front page of the _ internal wranglings. it's got to the front page of the sunday - internal wranglings. it's got to the front page of the sunday express. | front page of the sunday express. "held hostage by the virus" is the startling headline there. talk us

through what it means, nigel? timer;r through what it means, nigel? they are talkin: through what it means, nigel? they are talking about _ through what it means, nigel? tie: are talking about the cobra through what it means, nigel? tt21. are talking about the cobra meeting tomorrow, which is obviously hugely important. some of the considerations could be further restrictions and a possible lockdown. sage advised the government that they want a ban on indoor mixing, and indoor hospitality. so without doing something, and if they do do that, there could be another massive rebellion by tory mps, that would depend on borisjohnson recalling parliament over the christmas week. what it does show is that he is under a lot of pressure to put more restrictions on, and it does feel at the moment but we will be lucky to get to christmas without more restrictions, the way that infections are going at the moment. just quickly on this idea of more restrictions coming in, what is your take on that and how people will

respond. t take on that and how people will resond. ~ ., ., ., , .,, ., respond. i think a lot of people are doinu respond. i think a lot of people are doing their — respond. i think a lot of people are doing their own _ respond. i think a lot of people are doing their own self-imposed - doing their own self—imposed restrictions. we can see that with empty— restrictions. we can see that with empty shots, empty restaurants, empty— empty shots, empty restaurants, empty pubs. the key thing is, what is going _ empty pubs. the key thing is, what is going to — empty pubs. the key thing is, what is going to be the impact on particularly the hospitality industry, but also on hospitals, and we know— industry, but also on hospitals, and we know that there is a huge backlog of operations and non— elective surgery— of operations and non— elective surgery that has been delayed for a long. _ surgery that has been delayed for a long. long — surgery that has been delayed for a long, long time since covid first started — long, long time since covid first started if— long, long time since covid first started. if you are going to bring in a lockdown, we are going to do it, in a lockdown, we are going to do it. you _ in a lockdown, we are going to do it. you need — in a lockdown, we are going to do it, you need to be pretty quick about— it, you need to be pretty quick about it — it, you need to be pretty quick about it. there is maybe an argument that you _ about it. there is maybe an argument that you do _ about it. there is maybe an argument that you do it— about it. there is maybe an argument that you do it has a short, sharp shock— that you do it has a short, sharp shock for— that you do it has a short, sharp shock for a _ that you do it has a short, sharp shock for a couple of weeks. that is what _ shock for a couple of weeks. that is what they— shock for a couple of weeks. that is what they are doing in the netherlands, and other countries around _ netherlands, and other countries around the world are imposing closures— around the world are imposing closures and thirtysomethings. but, you know. _ closures and thirtysomethings. but, you know, is the government going to support— you know, is the government going to support the _ you know, is the government going to support the industries that are going — support the industries that are going to — support the industries that are going to be hardest hit? so there is a sense _ going to be hardest hit? so there is a sense of— going to be hardest hit? so there is a sense of fatigue, in industry,

especially— a sense of fatigue, in industry, especially in commerce, we can't keep— especially in commerce, we can't keep having to stop start, stop start~ — keep having to stop start, stop start. let's focus on the areas to be particularly hit, the sunday mirror— be particularly hit, the sunday mirror and the front page there are pretty— mirror and the front page there are pretty bleak, the peak midwinter is the headline, focusing in on the nhs? _ the headline, focusing in on the nhs? , , ,. ., nhs? yes, i 'ust discovered, the number of— nhs? yes, ijust discovered, the number of the _ nhs? yes, ijust discovered, the number of the issue _ nhs? yes, ijust discovered, the number of the issue has - nhs? yes, ijust discovered, the number of the issue has been, i nhs? yes, ijust discovered, the i number of the issue has been, ever since the beginning of the pandemic. what the sunday mirror is saying is there are 3000 emissions a day, ever since the pandemic started, it is not really the number of people infected on the number of deaths the government has had to worry about, it is whether or not the nhs is overwhelmed. 0bviously it is whether or not the nhs is overwhelmed. obviously the more infections we get, the more people become seriously ill, even if most people just have a mild dose like a

call from 0micron. so the whole problem all the way through, but has been, how do you stop the nhs not being able to cope? if you end up with 50,000 staff because they are either isolating with 0micron, but just adds to the pressures. so all the time, equation going on, perhaps what we should have done is having more restrictions earlier, even before we knew about 0micron, to actually stave it off. before we knew about omicron, to actually stave it off.— actually stave it off. pretty grim prospects- _ actually stave it off. pretty grim prospects- we _ actually stave it off. pretty grim prospects. we have _ actually stave it off. pretty grim prospects. we have time - actually stave it off. pretty grim prospects. we have time for - actually stave it off. pretty grim | prospects. we have time for one actually stave it off. pretty grim - prospects. we have time for one more story, if you have been watching at home you will have seen the pictures on the front of all the papers, really, the spoiler alert, the winner of this year's strictly —— strictly with a fantastic performance all the way through the series, the front page there the £1 million is actually referencing her potential future earnings, million is actually referencing her potentialfuture earnings, i million is actually referencing her potential future earnings, i think on the front page of the daily star. but a lot of positivity and warmth

around the story. i should declare, as a bbc news reader i am completely impartial with all new stories we cover, however, as you can see, you may have noticed i wear this fancy kind of turquoise band around my head, but has a hearing aid, just a strange kind of type of hearing aid, so i have been completely biased throughout the whole of strictly, i have been way too emotional about the whole thing, i am absolutely delighted this evening that rose has done it. joe, what has been your reaction? ~ , , .,, done it. joe, what has been your reaction? ~ , reaction? absolutely the same as you lewis. i reaction? absolutely the same as you lewis- i think— reaction? absolutely the same as you lewis. i think it _ reaction? absolutely the same as you lewis. i think it is _ reaction? absolutely the same as you lewis. i think it is absolutely - lewis. i think it is absolutely fantastic _ lewis. i think it is absolutely fantastic. i think strictly is a programme that brings so much pleasure — programme that brings so much pleasure to so many people, families sit down _ pleasure to so many people, families sit down and watch it together, friends — sit down and watch it together, friends what you can talk to each other _ friends what you can talk to each other over — friends what you can talk to each other over my and each other afterwards, —— watch it over zoom and text _ afterwards, —— watch it over zoom and text each other afterwards. i couldn't — and text each other afterwards. i couldn't of— and text each other afterwards. i couldn't of a better winner than rose, _ couldn't of a better winner than rose. she — couldn't of a better winner than rose, she is a wonderful young woman, — rose, she is a wonderful young woman, she is an accomplished actress— woman, she is an accomplished actress as — woman, she is an accomplished actress as well. i think very few

people — actress as well. i think very few people will not have been incredibly moved _ people will not have been incredibly moved by— people will not have been incredibly moved by the silence dancing but she and her— moved by the silence dancing but she and her partner did a few weeks ago, 20 seconds _ and her partner did a few weeks ago, 20 seconds of absolute silence. and it isjust. _ 20 seconds of absolute silence. and it isjust, you know, it is another breaking — it isjust, you know, it is another breaking down a barrier to show that being _ breaking down a barrier to show that being deaf— breaking down a barrier to show that being deaf doesn't stop you doing things _ being deaf doesn't stop you doing things. hats off to strictly for being — things. hats off to strictly for being welcoming, diverse and jolly -ood being welcoming, diverse and jolly good fun, — being welcoming, diverse and jolly good fun, and goodness me, don't we need something to cheer us up? we need something to cheer us up? absolutely need something to cheer us up? 2 absolutely do, even if it does make me cry. i cried for the 20 seconds of silence, or whatever it was, i was crying. it was embarrassing. nigel, were you swept up in it all? yes, but i think she was very much the viewers' choice, just as she was your choice, lewis. she will now return to her role as frankie and eastenders, but there are suggestions that hollywood will come knocking on her door. i mean, we may well see her in a number of movies. and good luck to her. i hope she goes from success to success. taste

and good luck to her. i hope she goes from success to success. we all feel that, and — goes from success to success. we all feel that, and it _ goes from success to success. we all feel that, and it is _ goes from success to success. we all feel that, and it is nice _ goes from success to success. we all feel that, and it is nice we _ goes from success to success. we all feel that, and it is nice we can - feel that, and it is nice we can agree on something out of the end of the day as well. great to chat to you as always, thanks for coming on. rate fun. that is it from me. —— great fun. the papers is done and dusted for another night. next up comedy film review. goodbye. hello and a very warm welcome, as ever, to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. hi, mark. what have you been watching? very mixed bag this week. we have spider—man: no way home. we have the lost daughter, which is the directorial debut from maggie gyllenhaal with 0livia coleman. and the tender bar, ben affleck stars in a film directed by george clooney.