Why we may not have seen the back of local lockdowns
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxLocal lockdown restrictions dominated the second half of Greater Manchester’s 2020, along with the lives of people in many other parts of the north of England.With the arrival this afternoon of government’s ‘roadmap’ out of our latest national shutdown, however, we could be forgiven for thinking localised measures have now been consigned to the bin.Ministers have certainly made clear that ‘tiers’ are no longer on the table, having spent a considerable part of last year fighting with local leaders and their own MPs about the system.But it doesn’t mean local lockdowns have bitten the dust.“We can’t rule out reimposing restrictions at a local or regional level,” Boris Johnson told MPs in the House of Commons this afternoon..
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