Boris Johnson to address nation on new lockdown plans at 8pm tonight

mirror.co.uk:

Boris Johnson will give a TV address to the nation on new lockdown plans for England at 8pm tonight. The Prime Minister was forced to act after cases soared due to a new variant of Covid-19.

MPs will be recalled to Parliament on Wednesday to tackle the growing crisis. The move comes after Scotland announced a national lockdown, including school closures, would run from midnight tonight until the end of January.

A No10 spokesman said: "The spread of the new variant of COVID-19 has led to rapidly escalating case numbers across the country. "The Prime Minister is clear that further steps must now be taken to arrest this rise and to protect the NHS and save lives. "He will set those out this evening." The Prime Ministers has been under immense