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1.49pm BST

Here are the main points from today's Downing Street lobby briefing.

I think JVT made two points yesterday. Firstly he said that if two people who had been fully vaccinated meet, then he would be confident that it would be safe for both of those individuals.

He then went on to make the point, which I think is important, that we still need further data to understand whether these vaccines work as well for people who are frail and elderly as they do in fit and young people - there is some data on that - and that only 64.5% of the population have had their first dose, so we are still a way off the full population having been fully vaccinated.

I think a number of people have been lucky enough to be vaccinated by Prof Van-Tam. He does fairly regular shifts in and around the country, and so a number of people had it done [by him].

I think he was doing a shift when the health secretary was vaccinated.

1.33pm BST

Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants the appointment of an independent commission to clean up Westminster. Speaking on a campaign visit this morning, he said:

The idea of having an adviser who can investigate only if the prime minister says so [the independent adviser on ministers' interests] just shows how weak the system is.

That's why what we are proposing is that we clean up Westminster. We have a proper, independent commission.

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