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What did we learn from today's No 10 briefing?

Today's UK government press conference has ended. Here's what happened:

Home Secretary Priti Patel announced another 1,243 people had died in the UK, saying the "horrifying" toll emphasised the need for people to stick by the rules

But she said a "minority" are putting people at risk by not following them

Patel said the government is looking at prioritising frontline workers such as police for the coronavirus vaccine once the most vulnerable groups had the jab

She said the lockdown measures in England were "clear" and insisted they were working

Martin Hewitt, chair of the National Police Chiefs’ Council said 45,000 fixed penalty notices have been issued in the UK during the current lockdowns

He said there would be more officers on patrol but acknowledged mistakes could be made in enforcing the rules in such an "unprecedented" situation

Dr Vin Diwakar, the medical director for the NHS in London, said there were "absolutely rigid standards" of infection prevention control at vaccine centres

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