last-minute meeting held between MPs in the region and a junior health minister this morning has been described as an "utter waste of time" as local leaders and MPs remain in the dark about whether restrictions are set to be changed.Labour’s Lucy Powell, MP for Manchester Central, said there was “unanimous fury” about the process, evidence base and economic support packages on the table during talks between Greater Manchester MPs and the government this morning.Addressing, Mr Hancock in the House of Commons, she said: “We want action but it has to be the right action, because we’ve lived in Tier 2 for nearly three months and it’s not worked.”Ms Powell called for “meaningful conversations” to come to a conclusion to help reduce infection.
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