Why it may take too long to identify contacts of those infected with Omicron
The government cannot yet be confident the day two tests for travellers to the UK can distinguish Delta from Omicron. Which is a problem, writes Robert Peston..
Robert Peston
Peston's Politics
Follow @pestonRobert Peston is ITV News’ political editor and presenter of ITV’s Wednesday night politics show Peston. Founder of the education charity Speakers for Schools, and vice president of Hospice UK, he has written four books: How Do We Fix This Mess?, Who Runs Britain?, Brown’s Britain and WTF? Robert has won more than 30 awards for his journalism, including Journalist of the Year and Scoop of the Year (twice) from the Royal Television Society.
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