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Boris Johnson is about to go head-to-head with Keir Starmer, who may again call for a & #39;circuit breaker& #39; to slow the spread of #Covid19.

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Sir Keir Starmer kicks off #PMQs by challenging the PM on his previous commitment to being "guided by the science".

Mr Johnson notes that on page one of the Sage advice it says all measures have "associated costs" and that ministers have to consider those https://youtu.be/srhpwkIUWSE ">https://youtu.be/srhpwkIUW...
Sir Keir Starmer shoots back that the regional approach doesn& #39;t "go far enough".

Boris Johnson says the difference between this stage and March is that "the disease is appearing much more strongly in same places than others"

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Sir Keir Starmer then says it is "the failure" of the Government& #39;s strategy that means tougher measures are now required. He asks what is the alternative plan to get R below one.

Boris Johnson says the plan is the one the Labour leader "supported on Monday"

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Sir Keir Starmer then cites the @Telegraph& #39;s report below, although suggests he is not expecting a proper reply.

Boris Johnson asks the Labour leader to support the current measures - but, as predicted, doesn& #39;t engage with the substance of the question https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/10/13/lockdown-battle-begins-boris-johnson-concedes-circuit-breaker/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/...
Ian Blackford, SNP& #39;s Westminster leader, calls on the PM to extend the full furlough scheme.

Boris Johnson points to the jobs support system as well as the Universal Credit.

But Mr Blackford rubbishes this as "half-measures" in light of growing unemployment

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