Bloomberg UK Politics

There is a growing chorus of protest about the increasing restrictions being imposed on northern England to try to stem the virus surge, with reports that pubs and restaurants may be closed again.

Wayne David, Labour MP for Caerphilly, says similar curbs are proving effective in Wales, but Cardiff has been better than London at consulting with local authorities to make sure restrictions work for the areas where they're being imposed.

Plus, is the public on board with the government's strategy for handling the pandemic? Adam Drummond, associate director at Opinium, joins to discuss the latest polling research showing how many Britons are losing faith.

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A swathe of tighter lockdown restrictions could be hitting the north of England, with new measures set to be announced in Scotland.

In today's episode, we look at the situation in Northern Ireland. Gavin Robinson, DUP MP for Belfast East, tells Bloomberg Westminster's Roger Hearing and Sebastian Salek funding for Irish businesses hit by local restrictions won't be enough for all of them to survive.

Plus, as Rishi Sunak dazzles the Conservatives, Bloomberg Opinion columnist Therese Raphael joins to discuss the chancellor's future prospects.

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The prime minister has pledged a green revolution, with 160 million pounds of infrastructure spending to support companies building turbines off the British coast.

Anna McMorrin, Labour MP for Cardiff North, tells Bloomberg Westminster's Sebastian Salek and Roger Hearing she welcomes any plan to build back greener, but the government has so far failed to deliver on any of its green pledges.

PLus, as the home secretary complains about the "failed asylum system", Robert McNeil, deputy director at the Oxford Migration Observatory, joins to set out the facts and figures on migration into the UK.

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The government is coming under fire from its own MPs after another mistake on counting virus cases emerges, and anger grows about the impact of restrictions on sectors of the economy.

Stephen Hammond, Conservative MP for Wimbledon, tells Bloomberg Westminster's Roger Hearing and Sebastian Salek that Boris Johnson needs to be clearer on what is happening and why.

Plus, Bloomberg's chief food critic Richard Vines joins to explain the impact on the hospitality industry of the 10pm curfew, and the numbers of restaurants closing permanently as the end of the government furlough programme arrives.

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With a quarter of the population now under increased restrictions, anger is growing about measures that don't fit local circumstances and may have no medical validity.

Shane Moore, council leader in Hartlepoo,l tells Bloomberg Westminster's Sebastian Salek and Roger Hearing the government broke a pledge to consult with them before imposing the new rules, which he says will have devastating consequences for mental health and jobs.

Karol Sikora, professor of medicine at the University of Buckingham Medical School and chief medical officer at Rutherford Health joins to say restrictions like the rule of six are unnecessary and the government almost appears to be enjoying its new powers.

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