Boris Johnson’s under huge pressure to deliver a successful vaccine roll-out today as he promised MPs a “means of escape” from lockdown. Our political editor, Joe Murphy, says the Prime Minister’s announced that London’s ExCeL exhibition centre will host one of seven new mega-vaccination venues launched in stadia and halls next week. But he’s facing growing unease, including from within his own party, over how long the latest lockdown will last. Meanwhile, education secretary Gavin Williamson’s cabinet position may be in doubt after he cancelled GCSE and A-Level exams, days after a screeching u-turn on school closures.

And, we speak to Dr Julie Norman, from UCL’s department of political science, as it appears the Democrats are taking the Senate off the Republicans. She tells us how activists and politicians rallied supporters to overcome voter suppression in what was once a deep red state. And she says some Republicans are blaming Donald Trump for the loss, risking a split in the party. 

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