London | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has baulked at introducing further social restrictions for England before Christmas, after a marathon cabinet debate that pitted libertarian Tory ministers against omicron hawks.
The surge in omicron-variant COVID-19 infections in London has started to feed through into rising hospitalisations, stoking the concern among Mr Johnson’s medical and scientific advisers that hospitals could face an unsustainable wave of admissions.
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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com
