Tier 2 decision plunges millions into tighter lockdown but Manchester plans in chaos
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mirror.co.ukMatt Hancock has announced tighter restrictions for millions of people in England. The Health Secretary told MPs that tighter curbs would come in from 00.01 on Saturday in London, Essex, and Elmbridge, in Surrey, banning people from indoor meet-ups outside their households and support bubbles.
Tier 2 lockdowns will also be in place in Barrow-in-Furness, York, North East Derbyshire, Erewash and Chesterfield, he said.
Half the population of England will now be in either Tier 2 or 3 when the changes come in - with 1.6 million in Liverpool City Region and 26.7 million people in areas covered by Tier 2 restrictions.
But the move to escalate restrictions in Greater Manchester was thrown into chaos as fractious talks with Greater Manchester
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