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| UK coronavirus live: Birmingham, Kent, Greater Manchester, Newcastle among regions in tier 3 measures | UK coronavirus live: Birmingham, Kent, Greater Manchester, Newcastle among regions in tier 3 measures |
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| Government website crashes as news of new tier system emerges; weekly infection survey suggests prevalence of coronavirus is declining in England | Government website crashes as news of new tier system emerges; weekly infection survey suggests prevalence of coronavirus is declining in England |
| The Labour MP Andrew Gwynne, who represents Denton and Reddish in Greater Manchester, says he is “minded” to vote against the new measures because he is opposed to the the “arbitrary singling out of the hospitality sector, which all the data shows is responsible for around just 3% of transmissions”. In a statement he said: | |
| Earlier in the Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg, the leader of the house, said the vote on the new regulations would take place on Tuesday. | |
| The Labour party has not yet said how it will vote, although on Monday Sir Keir Starmer said that a return to a three-tier system was “risky”, suggesting that the party could abstain. Voting against would run the risk of England being left without any Covid restrictions in place at all, which is not an outcome Labour favours because generally it has been arguing for a tougher regime than the one imposed by No 10. Dozens of Tory MPs are likely to vote against but, without the opposition voting against, there would be almost no risk of the government losing. | |
| Andy Burnham, mayor of Greater Manchester, has said while he can see the case for his area being in tier 3, he will be pushing for it to go back to tier 2 after a fortnight. | |
| But he also condemned the government’s decision not to offer extra business support for tier 3 areas. He said: | |
| Burnham also said it was unfair that support for local authorities was paid on a per head basis, because this meant that “places with high numbers of hospitality businesses – like city centres – get the same population-based grant as more suburban and rural areas with fewer businesses affected”. | |
| Gerald Vernon-Jackson, the Lib Dem leader of Portsmouth city council, said that moving his city into tier 2 was “sensible”, but that he hoped it could move down to tier 1 in a fortnight. He said: | |
| Hancock clarifies his earlier answer to Julian Sturdy. (See 12.17pm.) He says the current rules will be in force for a fortnight. After that they will be reviewed every week, he says, with a view to any changes being announced on Thursdays. | |
| In the Commons Julian Sturdy (Con) asks for the tiers to be reviewed every week, not every fortnight. | |
| Hancock says he will agree to that. He says he has spoken about the tiers being reviewed regularly, because the data could be reviewed more often than once a week. | |
| (But under the government’s regulations, as Hancock confirms in his written ministerial statement today, the rules only have to be reviewed every fortnight.) | |
| This is from Philip Whitehead, the leader of Wiltshire council, on the news that Wiltshire is in tier 2. | This is from Philip Whitehead, the leader of Wiltshire council, on the news that Wiltshire is in tier 2. |
| This is from the Conservative MP Steve Baker, deputy chair of the Covid Recovery Group, which represents anti-lockdown Tories. | This is from the Conservative MP Steve Baker, deputy chair of the Covid Recovery Group, which represents anti-lockdown Tories. |
| My colleague Josh Halliday calculates that 98.7% of England is in the top two tiers. Only Cornwall, Isle of Wight and Isles of Scilly are in tier 1. They have a combined population of 713, 573 - 1.3% of England. | My colleague Josh Halliday calculates that 98.7% of England is in the top two tiers. Only Cornwall, Isle of Wight and Isles of Scilly are in tier 1. They have a combined population of 713, 573 - 1.3% of England. |
| Pubs in Liverpool will be able to open for the first time in six weeks next Wednesday after it avoided the strictest coronavirus restrictions. The city, which was the first to enter tier 3 last month, will be in tier 2 when England leaves national lockdown on 2 December. | Pubs in Liverpool will be able to open for the first time in six weeks next Wednesday after it avoided the strictest coronavirus restrictions. The city, which was the first to enter tier 3 last month, will be in tier 2 when England leaves national lockdown on 2 December. |
| Liverpool has been hailed – somewhat uncomfortably for local leaders – as a poster child for the government’s coronavirus strategy having reduced its infection rate from 700 cases per 100,000 when it entered tier 3 to around 144 cases on Thursday. | Liverpool has been hailed – somewhat uncomfortably for local leaders – as a poster child for the government’s coronavirus strategy having reduced its infection rate from 700 cases per 100,000 when it entered tier 3 to around 144 cases on Thursday. |
| Downing Street’s desperation to avoid any advance leaks of the tiering restrictions led to the shambolic situation of council officials having to frantically use the government’s online postcode checker to find out news, before it crashed under the heavy traffic. | Downing Street’s desperation to avoid any advance leaks of the tiering restrictions led to the shambolic situation of council officials having to frantically use the government’s online postcode checker to find out news, before it crashed under the heavy traffic. |
| Boris Johnson is in Commons for the Matt Hancock statement. It is Johnson’s first day out of self-isolation. | Boris Johnson is in Commons for the Matt Hancock statement. It is Johnson’s first day out of self-isolation. |
| In the Commons Matt Hancock is now responding to Jonathan Ashworth, the shadow health secretary. Ashworth asked what the exit strategy was for areas in the highest tiers. Hancock says he already outlined it; complying with the regulations, and using mass testing. | In the Commons Matt Hancock is now responding to Jonathan Ashworth, the shadow health secretary. Ashworth asked what the exit strategy was for areas in the highest tiers. Hancock says he already outlined it; complying with the regulations, and using mass testing. |
| Matt Hancock has also published a written statement this morning explaining the criteria used to decide which area is going into which tier and giving reasons for all the local decisions taken. | Matt Hancock has also published a written statement this morning explaining the criteria used to decide which area is going into which tier and giving reasons for all the local decisions taken. |
| For example, this is what Hancock says about what Liverpool city region is in tier 2. | For example, this is what Hancock says about what Liverpool city region is in tier 2. |
| Interestingly, the ministerial statement on the website at the moment is littered with question marks, suggesting it might be an early draft from before the final decisions were taken. For example, alongside Liverpool it says “High (Tier 2) ?” | Interestingly, the ministerial statement on the website at the moment is littered with question marks, suggesting it might be an early draft from before the final decisions were taken. For example, alongside Liverpool it says “High (Tier 2) ?” |
| In the Commons Matt Hancock, the health secretary, is now making a statement about the tiers. | In the Commons Matt Hancock, the health secretary, is now making a statement about the tiers. |
| He pays particular tribute to Liverpool, saying that it is an example of how a city can move from tier 3 to tier 2. | He pays particular tribute to Liverpool, saying that it is an example of how a city can move from tier 3 to tier 2. |
| He says areas in tier 3 will be able to use mass testing. And he urges people to take advantage of mass testing, so that they can get their areas out of tier 3. | He says areas in tier 3 will be able to use mass testing. And he urges people to take advantage of mass testing, so that they can get their areas out of tier 3. |
| And here are the tier 3 areas. | And here are the tier 3 areas. |
| North East | North East |
| Tees Valley Combined Authority | Tees Valley Combined Authority |
| Hartlepool | Hartlepool |
| Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough |
| Stockton-on-Tees | Stockton-on-Tees |
| Redcar and Cleveland | Redcar and Cleveland |
| Darlington | Darlington |
| North East Combined Authority: | North East Combined Authority: |
| Sunderland | Sunderland |
| South Tyneside | South Tyneside |
| Gateshead | Gateshead |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | Newcastle upon Tyne |
| North Tyneside | North Tyneside |
| County Durham | County Durham |
| Northumberland | Northumberland |
| North West | North West |
| Greater Manchester | Greater Manchester |
| Lancashire | Lancashire |
| Blackpool | Blackpool |
| Blackburn with Darwen | Blackburn with Darwen |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | Yorkshire and The Humber |
| The Humber | The Humber |
| West Yorkshire | West Yorkshire |
| South Yorkshire | South Yorkshire |
| West Midlands | West Midlands |
| Birmingham and Black Country | Birmingham and Black Country |
| Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent | Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent |
| Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull | Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull |
| East Midlands | East Midlands |
| Derby and Derbyshire | Derby and Derbyshire |
| Nottingham and Nottinghamshire | Nottingham and Nottinghamshire |
| Leicester and Leicestershire | Leicester and Leicestershire |
| Lincolnshire | Lincolnshire |
| South East | South East |
| Slough (remainder of Berkshire is tier 2: High alert) | Slough (remainder of Berkshire is tier 2: High alert) |
| Kent and Medway | Kent and Medway |
| South West | South West |
| Bristol | Bristol |
| South Gloucestershire | South Gloucestershire |
| North Somerset | North Somerset |
| Here are the tier 2 areas. | Here are the tier 2 areas. |
| North West | North West |
| Cumbria | Cumbria |
| Liverpool City Region | Liverpool City Region |
| Warrington and Cheshire | Warrington and Cheshire |
| Yorkshire | Yorkshire |
| York | York |
| North Yorkshire | North Yorkshire |
| West Midlands | West Midlands |
| Worcestershire | Worcestershire |
| Herefordshire | Herefordshire |
| Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin | Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin |
| East Midlands | East Midlands |
| Rutland | Rutland |
| Northamptonshire | Northamptonshire |
| East of England | East of England |
| Suffolk | Suffolk |
| Hertfordshire | Hertfordshire |
| Cambridgeshire, including Peterborough | Cambridgeshire, including Peterborough |
| Norfolk | Norfolk |
| Essex, Thurrock and Southend on Sea | Essex, Thurrock and Southend on Sea |
| Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes | Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes |
| London | London |
| all 32 boroughs plus the City of London | all 32 boroughs plus the City of London |
| South East | South East |
| East Sussex | East Sussex |
| West Sussex | West Sussex |
| Brighton and Hove | Brighton and Hove |
| Surrey | Surrey |
| Reading | Reading |
| Wokingham | Wokingham |
| Bracknell Forest | Bracknell Forest |
| Windsor and Maidenhead | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| West Berkshire | West Berkshire |
| Hampshire (except the Isle of Wight), Portsmouth and Southampton | Hampshire (except the Isle of Wight), Portsmouth and Southampton |
| Buckinghamshire | Buckinghamshire |
| Oxfordshire | Oxfordshire |
| South West | South West |
| South Somerset, Somerset West and Taunton, Mendip and Sedgemoor | South Somerset, Somerset West and Taunton, Mendip and Sedgemoor |
| Bath and North East Somerset | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Dorset | Dorset |
| Bournemouth | Bournemouth |
| Christchurch | Christchurch |
| Poole | Poole |
| Gloucestershire | Gloucestershire |
| Wiltshire and Swindon | Wiltshire and Swindon |
| Devon | Devon |
| Here are the tier 1 areas. | Here are the tier 1 areas. |
| South East | South East |
| Isle of Wight | Isle of Wight |
| South West | South West |
| Cornwall | Cornwall |
| Isles of Scilly | Isles of Scilly |
| Here is the full government list of showing which areas of England are going into which tiers. | Here is the full government list of showing which areas of England are going into which tiers. |