Millions of Londoners will be plunged into tougher lockdown on Saturday. London MPs have been told that the alert level is expected to be raised from Tier 1 - the lowest level of lockdown - to Tier 2, which means a ban on meeting people from outside your household indoors.
MPs were told by Care Minister Helen Whately that changes would come into effect at 00.01 on Saturday, multiple sources told the Mirror.
Ministers expressed concern about the rising number of cases in the over-60s and upward trajectory of cases in intensive care.
Data presented to local MPs showed only 30% of intensive care beds were free in the capital to deal with the sickest patients.
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