The Omicron variant is a godsend for Boris.
He ripped up the covid rules in July - no masks, no social distancing, crowds back. Getting the economy going again took precedent over grannies dying.
And the result was a fourth wave. 50,000 daily cases despite nearly 70% double jabbed, over a hundred deaths a day, but Boris ruled out anymore lockdowns, and eased restrictions.
The Omicron variant makes it easy for Boris to make one more of his trademark u-turns. Forget everything said in July, the new variant (2 cases in UK) means we are back to square one.