The new Omicron variant is here in Britain, but how worried should we be about it? Will the Government be forced to curb Christmas for a second year running? Plus, as the Channel crisis worsens, will Number 10 take serious action to fix things? And Germany has a new government, what should we expect from Europe’s biggest economy in the coming years? Ros Taylor and Yasmeen Serhan take you through the week ahead.

• “It’s a very anxious time for a lot of people and it doesn’t help that the holidays are just around the corner.” - Yasmeen Serhan
• “While wealthy nations continue to dominate vaccines, new variants emerging will not be surprising.” - Yasmeen Serhan
• “I don’t think people think of unaccompanied children as being on these boats, but sadly they are.” - Yasmeen Serhan

Presented by Ros Taylor with Yasmeen Serhan. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jacob Archbold and Jelena Sofronijevic. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production

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