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| UK coronavirus live: tighter restrictions likely to be imposed on Liverpool | UK coronavirus live: tighter restrictions likely to be imposed on Liverpool |
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| MPs unlikely to get vote on further lockdown measures for Merseyside, environment secretary George Eustice confirms | MPs unlikely to get vote on further lockdown measures for Merseyside, environment secretary George Eustice confirms |
| From my colleague Helen Pidd | |
| In Brussels Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European commission, has just delivered a short press statement. | |
| She said provisions in the UK’s internal market bill were in “full contradiction” to the Northern Ireland protocol in the withdrawal agreement. | |
| The deadline set by the EU for their removal (see 9.33am) has lapsed, she said. | |
| She said the European commission has decided to sent a letter of formal notice to the UK government, as the first step in infringement proceedings. | |
| This means the EU is starting legal proceedings against the UK for not complying with the treaty. | |
| The UK will have a month to reply, she said. | |
| An interim report from a large testing programme for Covid-19 in the community has found signs that the sharp rise in infections has begun to slow in England, my colleague Ian Sample reports. | |
| There is a press release from Imperial College about the report here. And the full report is here (pdf). | |
| Imperial College’s REACT programme has been tracking coronavirus by doing random sampling. There have been five rounds of sampling, with the first starting in May and the most recent covering late September. This chart, from the report, shows how the prevalence has increased over the course of the five rounds. | |
| And this table, also from the report, shows the latest estimates for growth rates, reproduction numbers and doubling times for the English regions. | |
| Jeremy Corbyn, the former Labour leader, and Stanley Johnson, the prime minister’s father, are both in the tabloids today over breaches of lockdown rules. | Jeremy Corbyn, the former Labour leader, and Stanley Johnson, the prime minister’s father, are both in the tabloids today over breaches of lockdown rules. |
| Corbyn is on the front page of the Sun for attending a dinner party at which nine people ended up being present. The Sun, which claimed the dinner party took place on 26 September, quoted Corbyn as apologising. | |
| Implying that the rule of six was being observed when he arrived, he said that he “recently had dinner at a friend’s house where the number of guests eventually exceeded five” and that he accepted that “remaining at the dinner” was a mistake. | Implying that the rule of six was being observed when he arrived, he said that he “recently had dinner at a friend’s house where the number of guests eventually exceeded five” and that he accepted that “remaining at the dinner” was a mistake. |
| The Labour MP Rosena Allin-Khan, a shadow minister for mental health, said Corbyn should be fined. “Of course he should pay a fine. Anyone that breaks the law should pay a fine,” she told Times Radio. | The Labour MP Rosena Allin-Khan, a shadow minister for mental health, said Corbyn should be fined. “Of course he should pay a fine. Anyone that breaks the law should pay a fine,” she told Times Radio. |
| But Jeremy Hunt, the Conservartive MP who chairs the Commons health committee, told Sky News that he did not agree. “The first time round people break these rules, I think we should just be a little bit British, show some common sense, and I’m sure [Corbyn] won’t do it again. He’s apologised.” | |
| And the Daily Mirror has splashed on a picture of Stanley Johnson in a shop not wearing a mask. Johnson said he was “extremely sorry” after being pictured in a newsagents without a face covering. He told the paper he was “maybe not 100% up to speed” on the rules, having just returned from being abroad. | |
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| This is from RTE Europe editor Tony Connelly. | This is from RTE Europe editor Tony Connelly. |
| On 10 September the EU indicated that, if the UK did not drop the provisions in the internal market bill allowing the government to override the Brexit withdrawal agreement, in breach of internal law, it would initiate legal proceedings. In a press notice it said: | On 10 September the EU indicated that, if the UK did not drop the provisions in the internal market bill allowing the government to override the Brexit withdrawal agreement, in breach of internal law, it would initiate legal proceedings. In a press notice it said: |
| Today, of course, is 1 October, and so the deadline is up. | Today, of course, is 1 October, and so the deadline is up. |
| Good morning. Today we’re expecting coronavirus restrictions to be imposed on Merseyside, with around 1.5 million people likely to find themselves banned from mixing in pubs and restaurants. Joe Anderson, the mayor of Liverpool, told BBC Breakfast this morning: | Good morning. Today we’re expecting coronavirus restrictions to be imposed on Merseyside, with around 1.5 million people likely to find themselves banned from mixing in pubs and restaurants. Joe Anderson, the mayor of Liverpool, told BBC Breakfast this morning: |
| My colleague Josh Halliday has the story here. | My colleague Josh Halliday has the story here. |
| George Eustice, the environment secretary, has been doing the morning interview round for the government and he told the BBC that “no decisions have yet been taken” about Liverpool. | George Eustice, the environment secretary, has been doing the morning interview round for the government and he told the BBC that “no decisions have yet been taken” about Liverpool. |
| He also confirmed that, despite ministers offering backbenchers what was billed by some as an important concession over MPs getting votes on lockdown measures, any measures for Merseyside are not likely to be subject to a Commons vote. When asked if they would be, he told the Today programme: | He also confirmed that, despite ministers offering backbenchers what was billed by some as an important concession over MPs getting votes on lockdown measures, any measures for Merseyside are not likely to be subject to a Commons vote. When asked if they would be, he told the Today programme: |
| This is not surprise if you read the detail of what was on offer yesterday. But it may lead some MPs to conclude that the government has conceded very little. | This is not surprise if you read the detail of what was on offer yesterday. But it may lead some MPs to conclude that the government has conceded very little. |
| Here is the agenda for the day. | Here is the agenda for the day. |
| 9.30am: Michael Gove, the Cabinet Office minister, takes questions in the Commons. | 9.30am: Michael Gove, the Cabinet Office minister, takes questions in the Commons. |
| 9.30am: The ONS publishes its latest survey about coronavirus and the economy. | 9.30am: The ONS publishes its latest survey about coronavirus and the economy. |
| 10am: Matthew Rycroft and Shona Dunn, who are both permanent secretaries at the Home Office, as well as the department’s director of immigration and protection, Sean Palmer, give evidence to the public accounts committee about asylum accommodation. | 10am: Matthew Rycroft and Shona Dunn, who are both permanent secretaries at the Home Office, as well as the department’s director of immigration and protection, Sean Palmer, give evidence to the public accounts committee about asylum accommodation. |
| 10.30am: Matt Hancock, the health secretary, answers a Commons urgent question about the 10pm compulsory closing time for pubs. | 10.30am: Matt Hancock, the health secretary, answers a Commons urgent question about the 10pm compulsory closing time for pubs. |
| Morning: NHS test and trace publishes its weekly performance figures. | Morning: NHS test and trace publishes its weekly performance figures. |
| 12pm: Downing Street is due to hold its regular lobby briefing. | 12pm: Downing Street is due to hold its regular lobby briefing. |
| 12.20pm: Nicola Sturgeon takes first minister’s questions in the Scottish parliament. | 12.20pm: Nicola Sturgeon takes first minister’s questions in the Scottish parliament. |
| 12:30pm: Sir David Spiegelhalter, chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at the University of Cambridge, Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh, and Prof Andrew Goddard, president of the Royal College of Physicians, take part in a Royal Society of Medicine briefing on coronavirus. | 12:30pm: Sir David Spiegelhalter, chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at the University of Cambridge, Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of Global Public Health at the University of Edinburgh, and Prof Andrew Goddard, president of the Royal College of Physicians, take part in a Royal Society of Medicine briefing on coronavirus. |
| Politics Live has been doubling up as the UK coronavirus live blog for some time and, given the way the Covid crisis eclipses everything, this will continue for the foreseeable future. But we will be covering non-Covid political stories too, and where they seem more important and interesting, they will take precedence. | Politics Live has been doubling up as the UK coronavirus live blog for some time and, given the way the Covid crisis eclipses everything, this will continue for the foreseeable future. But we will be covering non-Covid political stories too, and where they seem more important and interesting, they will take precedence. |
| Here is our global coronavirus live blog. | Here is our global coronavirus live blog. |
| I try to monitor the comments below the line (BTL) but it is impossible to read them all. If you have a direct question, do include “Andrew” in it somewhere and I’m more likely to find it. I do try to answer questions, and if they are of general interest, I will post the question and reply above the line (ATL), although I can’t promise to do this for everyone. | I try to monitor the comments below the line (BTL) but it is impossible to read them all. If you have a direct question, do include “Andrew” in it somewhere and I’m more likely to find it. I do try to answer questions, and if they are of general interest, I will post the question and reply above the line (ATL), although I can’t promise to do this for everyone. |
| If you want to attract my attention quickly, it is probably better to use Twitter. I’m on @AndrewSparrow. | If you want to attract my attention quickly, it is probably better to use Twitter. I’m on @AndrewSparrow. |