England faces even harsher lockdown rules as coronavirus spirals out of control. Boris Johnson today confirmed more restrictions are on the way after a new variant led to 54,990 new cases in a day.
The Prime Minister will give a TV address to the nation at 8pm and Parliament will be recalled on Wednesday. "If you look at the numbers there's no question we will have to take tougher measures,” he said. “We will be announcing those in due course." The question is, what will he actually announce?
The Prime Minister is in a nightmare situation as the new variant surges. On one hand, there’s little wriggle room because 78% of England is already in Tier 4 - similar to the November lockdown.
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