The Prime Minister seems to be mulling some school re-openings pre-Easter. But how long will it last and who can really be sure?
Hancock announces the changes in the Commons and the country moves closer to another lockdown.
More of the South and East of the country goes to Tier Four, more of the rest into Tier Three – and none of it now is left in Tier One.
Max Caller, the inspector who brought change to Tower Hamlets, has been sent in to the city. The Government could take control.
Swathes of the South-East go up a tier, three areas in the West of England move down a tier – and there is further “granularity”.
Five reasons why Hancock’s announcement of tougher restrictions yesterday met less resistance than might have been expected.
London goes into the toughest tier, as do parts of Essex and Hertfordshire, which are split for that purpose.
Our latest survey finds that nine in ten Party members support such a move – a total that this latest news is unlikely to have reduced.
We urged the Government last week to do so. Others are also on the case – and the Daily Mail this morning publishes its own findings.
Government needs to reform the stucture of expert advice, and publish serious analysis of the cost of the options they face.
Correcting a deficiency could halve the infection rates in vulnerable groups – and more than halve the death rate for those who get infected.