Boris Johnson has repeatedly declined to rule out further Covid-19 restrictions being introduced ahead of Christmas as the omicron variant spikes, as he said the goal is to "offer a booster" to every adult by the end of the year.

Speaking to broadcasters during a visit to to a vaccination clinic near Paddington, west London, the Prime Minister said: "Throughout the pandemic I've been at great pains to stress to the public that we have to watch where the pandemic is going and we take whatever steps are necessary to protect public health.

"We think the steps that we are taking - so Plan B, combined with a hugely ambitious acceleration of the booster campaign, bringing it forward by a month so we offer a booster to every adult by the end of the year - we think that's the right approach."

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