Behind the scenes

Rebels threaten to challenge prime minister unless he sets date for lockdown exit

Ministers planning to abolish entitlements and safeguards including 48-hour working week

Government ministers voice doubts about plan to speed up mass immunisation programme

Doctors leading the way see deliveries diverted to allow other regions to catch up

Michael Gove leading ‘Covid-O’ committee tasked with reviewing restrictions as infections soar across UK

Seven NHS vaccination hubs opening today in ‘vitally important week’

Insiders say couple ‘love’ their new life in US - but relations with monarchy remain frosty

President left isolated within his own party after violence in Washington D.C.

Conservatives accuse Labour leader of ‘playing politics’ over the pandemic response

New data suggesting one in 50 people in England are infected prompts rethink among rebel Conservatives

Just 516 people given Pfizer jab in first week of mass vaccination scheme as doctors face bureaucratic chaos

Boris Johnson rules out return to classrooms just 24 hours after insisting reopening was safe

More than 12% of population have already had jabs - but Palestinians in occupied territories excluded from rollout

Other Eastern European EU members also opposed the blockade, which trapped their citizens in the UK

1,500 lorries stuck in Kent as UK and France aim to restart trade