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Google reveals 4.5 million results of "UK variant" +covid as of 20 January 2021 (archived). Some government/media sources, including the British ones, used it as a name, some used it colloquially. It is one of the top four terms in common (colloquial) usage, including U.K. Covid-19 variant, U.K. Coronavirus variant, U.K. variant and U.K. strain (click the above links for a list of source). The consensus on Request for Comment for UK- usage on the talk page of VOC 202012/01 is to include these terms prominently in the article's lede.

  • "'Covid Triangle' Emerges in London's Poorer Neighborhoods as U.K. Variant Rampages". Wall Street Journal. 2021-01-18.