Sadly Necessary (with Alistair Carmichael MP)

Liberal Democrats will be abstaining from the parliamentary vote on extending lockdown measures, says Alistair Carmichael, Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland. He tells Bloomberg Westminster's Roger Hearing and Caroline Hepker that it is a protest vote against the government's Covid handling, even if the longer restrictions are needed.Bloomberg's Executive Editor David Merritt discusses the latest combative comments from Brexit Minister David Frost on the Northern Ireland trade arrangements; two upcoming by-elections and how Global Britain came out of the G-7 summit.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.