Could this be to announce a national lockdown, which Sir Keir Starmer requested yesterday?
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Sky News: Boris Johnson to announce tougher coronavirus restrictions in address at 8pm tonight
A Number 10 spokesman said: "The spread of the new variant of COVID-19 has led to rapidly escalating case numbers across the country.
"The prime minister is clear that further steps must now be taken to arrest this rise and to protect the NHS and save lives.
"He will set those out this evening."
Parliament will be recalled today to sit on Wednesday.
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https://news.sky.com/story/covid-new...eaths-12178867