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the uk's most senior police officer, dame cressida dick, has warned coronavirus rule—brea kers they‘ngly likely to be fined. the metropolitan police commissioner says it's "preposterous" that anyone could be unaware of the need to follow lockdown measures. it comes as there has been criticism of the prime minister, who cycled through the olympic park, seven miles away from downing street. number ten has insisted borisjohnson had exercised within the rules, but there needed to be greater clarity on the rules. that was what ten cressida dick said, but also that there needed to be more clarity. hospitals are under huge strain and covid cases are rising, prompting questions about whether the rule should tighten. at the message for ministers this morning is to stick to existing restrictions. it is very important that whilst the vaccine roll—out is proceeding well and we are on track to hit the targets we have set, we must also stress to everybody the importance of following the rules which are in place in order to control this virus and reduce the pressures on the nhs. today the most seni

dame cressida dick pressed on this question this morning.eeing some clarity might be helpful. and there is a little bit more clarity in other parts of the uk where there isa in other parts of the uk where there is a bit more expressivity about the rules. i think in scotland it is no more than five miles outside your local authority area. in wales, you should start and finish at your front door. it is less clear in england. you know about this better than i do, but if downing street doesn‘t clarify how he got to that olympic park, the british public is going to make certain assumptions and that is the difficulty with stories like this. it is a bit. i think maybe the hope is because he didn‘t break the law, dame cressida dick said that very clearly and downing street is very clear, they say he was also within the guidelines, the prime minister‘s press secretary has said the interpretation from the met commissioner was reasonable but for some people, it is updated. everyone needs to exercise their own judgment. i think the hope is this will fad

let's hear more from the head of the metropolitan police, dame cressida dick.ple who break covid rules will be more likely to be fined. we have said last week and again to day that we are moving more quickly to enforcement. so, this doesn't mean that we won't engage with people, of course we will, we will explain and encourage people, but we will move more quickly to enforcement, particularly where somebody is breaking the regulations, and it is absolutely clear that they must have known or do know that they, then we will move very swiftly to enforcement and fines. our chief political correspondent adam fleming is with me. there is obviously a big focus on enforcement this week, do they have enough specific guidelines to know when to clampdown on people or indeed the manpower to do so?m when to clampdown on people or indeed the manpower to do so? it is an interesting question. cressida dick was saying it is only a minority of people who are breaking the rules, but her officers are going to move more quickly from guiding people towards the guidance, asking them

let's hear more from the head of the metropolitan police, dame cressida dick.d rules will more likely find themselves to be fined. we have said last week and again today that we are moving more quickly to enforcement, so this doesn't mean that we won't engage with people. of course, we will. we will explain, we'll encourage people, but we will move more quickly to enforcement, and particularly where somebody is breaking the law, breaking the regulations, and it is absolutely clear that they must have known or do know that they are, then we will move very swiftly to enforcement and fining people. 0ur chief political correspondent adam fleming 5aid police chiefs are asking the government for more clarity of how the rules should be enforced. cressida dick was saying it is only a minority of people who are breaking the rules, but her officers are going to move more quickly from guiding people towards the guidance, asking them what they're doing, and handing out more fines. so, i think we could see more people getting fined if the police feel they are not sticking t

receive a covid—19 vaccination leads this morning's daily mirror_ the metropolitan police chief, dame cressida dickdoning the uk's "global moral leadership" during his time in downing street. joe biden is pictured on the front of the daily telegraph as it reports he will sweep away some of donald trump's most controversial policies hours after he is sworn into office later today. and the new york times turns its attention to the legacy of president trump — with a video highlighting his key moments. 0ut—of—date systems mean some people aren't receiving the support they need to get them through the pandemic. that's according to a group of mps this morning. they're calling for action in the next six weeks. nina has more. this is a group of mps from different parties who meet every so often who discuss public money being spent and whether it is value for money. and they are not happy. millions of taxpayers have been missing out on covid crisis support. a quick reminder of what's on offer. the key measure is the furlough scheme, where the government pays 80% of the wages of employees. that has been exte