Comments from Johnson in national address:

Boris Johnson
  • Primary, secondary and colleges to work remotely
  • Children very unlikely to be affected by new variant
  • Vaccine rollout will protect vulnerable groups
  • We should remain cautious about timetable
  • I believe we are entering the last phase of this struggle
  • Hopes to reopen schools after the February half-term

That's not good news but it was leaked earlier and cable is down 120 pips to 1.3554 today.