The chancellor will spend £1.65bn on coronavirus vaccines to get Britain back to normal sooner, according to the Daily Express.

England’s deputy chief medical officer has warned too many Britons risk ruining progress in the war on COVID by “taking their foot off the brake at exactly the wrong time”, the Daily Express writes.Jonathan Van-Tam’s warning is also our lead story.

The Queen evoked a “wartime spirit” in what the Daily Express calls a “shock message” encouraging people to get the COVID vaccine.

A group of senior Tory MPs are urging the chancellor not to hike taxes when he reveals his Budget next week, cautioning that families and firms should not be burdened as they try to bounce back from the pandemic, according to the Daily Express.