Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has tested positive for Covid-19 again and will miss today's Prime Minister's Questions.
Sir Keir last tested positive for the virus as recently as October 27, when he also had to miss his weekly showdown with Boris Johnson.
On that occasion Ed Miliband was his replacement, but today Labour's deputy leader Angela Rayner will step in and spar with the Prime Minister.
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The Ashton-under-Lyne MP has impressed in previous efforts from the dispatch box and will be expected to grill Mr Johnson on the concerning Covid-19 situation in the country.
At a press conference last night, the Prime Minister admitted the NHS is facing a 'difficult time' as the Omicron variant spreads rapidly across the country.
Officials in Whitehall are keeping an "extremely close eye" on hospital capacity, with admissions and occupancy "increasing significantly".
But despite a number of hospitals in the country declaring critical incidents, the Prime Minister did not announce further restrictions and suggested the country may be able to 'ride out' the Omicron wave.
Daily Covid-19 infections topped 200,000 yesterday for the first time.
The Prime Minister will be expected to answer questions on the current crisis from Ms Rayner around lunchtime, before making a further statement on Covid-19 in Parliament later on.
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