And in Wales a short circuit breaker lockdown is being “actively considered” by the government.
The Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, tweeted that he had not spoken with the government about new restrictions since Friday, claiming pressure was being “piled on via media briefings”.
He said he would set out, later today, “why the current Tier 3 [top tier] proposal is fundamentally flawed and why we won’t accept it”.
It comes after Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer called for a two to three-week “circuit-breaker” lockdown in England to bring the infection rate under control.
Source: BBC