EXCLUSIVE with @elliotttimes
Boris Johnson is preparing to introduce national lockdown restrictions from next Wednesday
The restrictions could see everything except nurseries, schools, universities and non-essential shops close until Dec 1
PM presser on Monday https://twitter.com/timespictures/status/1322293759585980416">https://twitter.com/timespict...
Boris Johnson is preparing to introduce national lockdown restrictions from next Wednesday
The restrictions could see everything except nurseries, schools, universities and non-essential shops close until Dec 1
PM presser on Monday https://twitter.com/timespictures/status/1322293759585980416">https://twitter.com/timespict...
Boris Johnson held a meeting this afternoon with Rishi Sunak, Michael Gove & Matt Hancock
They discussed new NHS data which shows hospitals are being overwhelmed
Ministers left feeling they have no choice but to implement national restrictions
They discussed new NHS data which shows hospitals are being overwhelmed
Ministers left feeling they have no choice but to implement national restrictions
PM said to be very reluctant to move to national lockdown restrictions but data has left him and other ministers feeling like there’s no choice
Jonathan Van Tam, the deputy chief medical officer, told ministers on Thursday morning that coronavirus is & #39;out of control& #39;
Jonathan Van Tam, the deputy chief medical officer, told ministers on Thursday morning that coronavirus is & #39;out of control& #39;
I’m told that some projections circulating in Whitehall suggest that without significant interventions there will be a big spike in deaths around Christmas Eve
Ministers hope the national lockdown measures, expected to last just under a month, will help suppress the spread
Ministers hope the national lockdown measures, expected to last just under a month, will help suppress the spread
Read The Times splash on the new national lockdown restrictions here: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/national-lockdown-looms-8mphnk5h9">https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/n...