A vote on extending coronavirus laws for a further six months will take place in the Commons this afternoon amid talks between the UK and EU aiming to resolve a dispute over vaccine supplies.

MPs will be asked to approve the regulations for the route out of lockdown and keep some of the emergency powers in the Coronavirus Act in place until September.

The vote is likely to comfortably pass, with Labour not expected to oppose the measures.

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