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| UK coronavirus news: PM chairs Cobra on new local lockdown rules as northern leaders haggle over details | UK coronavirus news: PM chairs Cobra on new local lockdown rules as northern leaders haggle over details |
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| Latest updates: Boris Johnson’s plan will see areas of England graded in three tiers of restrictions; fears student outbreaks risk spilling over into local communities | Latest updates: Boris Johnson’s plan will see areas of England graded in three tiers of restrictions; fears student outbreaks risk spilling over into local communities |
| In an interview on the Today programme this morning Steve Rotheram, the Liverpool city region mayor, said that they had been told by London that their region was going into the top tier for restrictions, the very high alert level. He said he was focusing on improving the support package available. | |
| His comment about shouting at the wind sounded like a jibe at colleagues in Manchester for opposing any decision that would lead to their pubs having to close. (See 9.25am.) | |
| From the BBC’s Vicki Young | |
| Sir Keir Starmer is holding his LBC phone-in now. Asked about the 4.1% pay rise announced for MPs, that will take their annual salary to just over £85,000, he said MPs should not get it. He said: | Sir Keir Starmer is holding his LBC phone-in now. Asked about the 4.1% pay rise announced for MPs, that will take their annual salary to just over £85,000, he said MPs should not get it. He said: |
| Starmer said he did not think MPs could vote against it. But he went on: | Starmer said he did not think MPs could vote against it. But he went on: |
| Starmer also said he thought there should be a cross-party discussion about this. | Starmer also said he thought there should be a cross-party discussion about this. |
| Good morning. Later today Boris Johnson will announce a new three-tier framework for local lockdowns in England. This will coincide with restrictions being toughened in some areas, because places in level three, the “very high” alert level, will face tougher rules than anything currently in force in England. | Good morning. Later today Boris Johnson will announce a new three-tier framework for local lockdowns in England. This will coincide with restrictions being toughened in some areas, because places in level three, the “very high” alert level, will face tougher rules than anything currently in force in England. |
| Our overnight story is here. | Our overnight story is here. |
| And Jamie Grierson explains here how the new system may work. | And Jamie Grierson explains here how the new system may work. |
| Johnson is chairing a meeting of the government’s Cobra emergency committee now to discuss the new measures. | Johnson is chairing a meeting of the government’s Cobra emergency committee now to discuss the new measures. |
| But it has not all been finalised yet, and it is quite possible that by the end of the day exact details of what is happening in some places will still not be resolved. Here are some indications that it’s not yet a done deal. | But it has not all been finalised yet, and it is quite possible that by the end of the day exact details of what is happening in some places will still not be resolved. Here are some indications that it’s not yet a done deal. |
| Liverpool’s city mayor, metro mayor and six of the council leaders from the region issued a joint statement last night saying that the job support scheme for businesses in lockdown areas forced to shut was not enough. They said: | Liverpool’s city mayor, metro mayor and six of the council leaders from the region issued a joint statement last night saying that the job support scheme for businesses in lockdown areas forced to shut was not enough. They said: |
| Joe Anderson, the Liverpool city mayor, posted a message on Twitter this morning accusing the government of “levelling down”. He also said he would continue to stand up for local businesses. | Joe Anderson, the Liverpool city mayor, posted a message on Twitter this morning accusing the government of “levelling down”. He also said he would continue to stand up for local businesses. |
| Sir Richard Leese, the leader of Manchester city council, indicated on the Today programme that Manchester was still opposing measures that could lead to its pubs being shut. Manchester was different from Liverpool, he said. (Liverpool accepts its pubs will be shut.) Leese told the programme: | Sir Richard Leese, the leader of Manchester city council, indicated on the Today programme that Manchester was still opposing measures that could lead to its pubs being shut. Manchester was different from Liverpool, he said. (Liverpool accepts its pubs will be shut.) Leese told the programme: |
| Oliver Dowden, the culture secretary, told the Today programme that, even though the PM was announcing a three-tier system, local leaders in the worst-hit areas would be able to add extra restrictions. He said in the the very high risk tier there would be “further discretion for local leaders, working with national government, to impose appropriate restrictions to control this virus”. | Oliver Dowden, the culture secretary, told the Today programme that, even though the PM was announcing a three-tier system, local leaders in the worst-hit areas would be able to add extra restrictions. He said in the the very high risk tier there would be “further discretion for local leaders, working with national government, to impose appropriate restrictions to control this virus”. |
| Here is the agenda for the day. | Here is the agenda for the day. |
| 9am: Sir Keir Starmer hosts his LBC phone-in. | 9am: Sir Keir Starmer hosts his LBC phone-in. |
| 11am: Prof Jonathan Van Tam, the deputy chief medical officer for England, is due told a coronavirus data briefing. | 11am: Prof Jonathan Van Tam, the deputy chief medical officer for England, is due told a coronavirus data briefing. |
| 12pm: Downing Street is expected to hold its daily lobby briefing. | 12pm: Downing Street is expected to hold its daily lobby briefing. |
| 12.15pm: Vaughan Gething, the Welsh health minister, holds the Welsh government’s regular coronavirus briefing. | 12.15pm: Vaughan Gething, the Welsh health minister, holds the Welsh government’s regular coronavirus briefing. |
| 12.15pm: The Scottish government is due to hold its regular coronavirus briefing. | 12.15pm: The Scottish government is due to hold its regular coronavirus briefing. |
| 2.30pm: Alex Chisholm, permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office, and Sir Chris Wormald, permanent secretary at the Department of Health, give evidence to the Commons public accounts committee about the supply of ventilators. | 2.30pm: Alex Chisholm, permanent secretary at the Cabinet Office, and Sir Chris Wormald, permanent secretary at the Department of Health, give evidence to the Commons public accounts committee about the supply of ventilators. |
| After 3.30pm: Boris Johnson makes a statement to MPs about the new local Covid alert levels. | After 3.30pm: Boris Johnson makes a statement to MPs about the new local Covid alert levels. |
| Around 6pm: Johnson is due to hold a press conference. | Around 6pm: Johnson is due to hold a press conference. |
| 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. | 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. |
| 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. |