Sign up to FREE email alerts from the Northern Agenda A trio of Greater Manchester Tory MPs were part of a major backbench rebellion against the government’s decision to delay the full lifting of Covid restrictions.
William Wragg, Chris Green and Sir Graham Brady were among 49 Conservatives who opposed the continuation of lockdown rules until July 19 due to the spead of the 'Delta' variant.
The government’s ‘road map’ out of restrictions had set June 21 as a provisional date for ending all social distancing measures. READ MORE: People are moving their second Covid jab forward - here's how to do it They were joined by Greater Manchester Labour counterparts Graham Stringer and Andrew Gwynne who also sided with the ‘noes’ in Wednesday
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