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| UK coronavirus live: Tory backlash grows as 1922 Committee chair says he will vote against restrictions | UK coronavirus live: Tory backlash grows as 1922 Committee chair says he will vote against restrictions |
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| Sir Graham Brady says many tiering decisions are ‘heavy-handed’; government website crashes as regions placed in to tier system | Sir Graham Brady says many tiering decisions are ‘heavy-handed’; government website crashes as regions placed in to tier system |
| Gavin Barwell, the former Conservative MP who served as Theresa May’s chief of staff when she was prime minister after losing his seat in the 2017 general election, has welcomed the appointment of Dan Rosenfield to do his old job. (See 2.10pm.) | |
| Here is a statement from Dr Yvonne Doyle, medical director for Public Health England, on the figures in today’s weekly PHE Covid surveillance report. (See 3.08pm.) | Here is a statement from Dr Yvonne Doyle, medical director for Public Health England, on the figures in today’s weekly PHE Covid surveillance report. (See 3.08pm.) |
| Richard Drax, the Conservative MP for South Dorset, has said he is “astounded” that his constituency is in tier 2. In a statement released by the anti-lockdown Covid Recovery Group, Drax said: | |
| Public Health England has published its weekly Covid surveillance report (pdf). It says that the number of coronavirus cases detected went down last week, and that the overall hospital admission rate for Covid has fallen too. | Public Health England has published its weekly Covid surveillance report (pdf). It says that the number of coronavirus cases detected went down last week, and that the overall hospital admission rate for Covid has fallen too. |
| This chart shows the overall confirmed Covid case rate, by gender. | This chart shows the overall confirmed Covid case rate, by gender. |
| This shows the weekly hospital admission rate falling, for the first time in this wave of the pandemic. | This shows the weekly hospital admission rate falling, for the first time in this wave of the pandemic. |
| And the weekly rate of admission to intensive care units and high dependency units is also falling for the first time. | And the weekly rate of admission to intensive care units and high dependency units is also falling for the first time. |
| NHS England has recorded 351 further coronavirus hospital deaths. There were 82 in the north-east and Yorkshire, 81 in the north-west, 78 in the Midlands, 41 in the south-east, 28 in London, 23 in the south-west and 18 in the east of England. The details are here. | NHS England has recorded 351 further coronavirus hospital deaths. There were 82 in the north-east and Yorkshire, 81 in the north-west, 78 in the Midlands, 41 in the south-east, 28 in London, 23 in the south-west and 18 in the east of England. The details are here. |
| That is broadly in line with the totals for yesterday (353) and a week ago today (346), and up on the total for two weeks ago today (317). | That is broadly in line with the totals for yesterday (353) and a week ago today (346), and up on the total for two weeks ago today (317). |
| Almost 99% of the English population will be under the higher tier 2 and tier 3 lockdown levels when they come into effect. | Almost 99% of the English population will be under the higher tier 2 and tier 3 lockdown levels when they come into effect. |
| Three local authorities – Isle of Wight, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly – which have a combined population of 713,573 and make up just 1.3% of the entire English population, will come under the least severe “medium level” restrictions. | Three local authorities – Isle of Wight, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly – which have a combined population of 713,573 and make up just 1.3% of the entire English population, will come under the least severe “medium level” restrictions. |
| A further 57% of the population – including all of London as well as other areas including Oxfordshire, Surrey, West Sussex, Devon, Gloucestershire and Somerset – will face “high level” tier 2 restrictions. | A further 57% of the population – including all of London as well as other areas including Oxfordshire, Surrey, West Sussex, Devon, Gloucestershire and Somerset – will face “high level” tier 2 restrictions. |
| Two in five people (41.5% of the population of England) will come under tier 3, including those living in areas such as Greater Manchester and Lancashire. | Two in five people (41.5% of the population of England) will come under tier 3, including those living in areas such as Greater Manchester and Lancashire. |
| Reaction from across the south-west of England to the tiering allocations have been mixed. There is optimism in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, which are in tier 1, but frustration in Bristol – and its neighbours South Gloucestershire and North Somerset – which are tier 3. | Reaction from across the south-west of England to the tiering allocations have been mixed. There is optimism in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, which are in tier 1, but frustration in Bristol – and its neighbours South Gloucestershire and North Somerset – which are tier 3. |
| Bristol city council reckons being in tier 3 will cost it £2.8m a month to support businesses and vulnerable people. | Bristol city council reckons being in tier 3 will cost it £2.8m a month to support businesses and vulnerable people. |
| Devon has been put into tier 2, just hours after it emerged that the Nightingale hospital in Exeter will receive patients for the first time. | Devon has been put into tier 2, just hours after it emerged that the Nightingale hospital in Exeter will receive patients for the first time. |
| But Anne Marie Morris, Tory MP for Newton Abbot, has pointed out that Teignbridge in south Devon has one of the lowest Covid rates in England. She tweeted: | But Anne Marie Morris, Tory MP for Newton Abbot, has pointed out that Teignbridge in south Devon has one of the lowest Covid rates in England. She tweeted: |
| Sir Graham Brady, the chair of the Conservative backbench 1922 Committee, has said he will vote against the new regulations for England next week. His constituency, Altrincham and Sale West in Greater Manchester, has been placed in tier 3. Brady said that was no surprise, but that “it is nonetheless deeply disappointing because there is simply no good, logical explanation for it”. | Sir Graham Brady, the chair of the Conservative backbench 1922 Committee, has said he will vote against the new regulations for England next week. His constituency, Altrincham and Sale West in Greater Manchester, has been placed in tier 3. Brady said that was no surprise, but that “it is nonetheless deeply disappointing because there is simply no good, logical explanation for it”. |
| In an interview on the World at One, Brady said that many of his colleagues were annoyed at the tiering decisions taken because they were “heavy-handed”, ignoring local factors in favour of a countywide approach. | In an interview on the World at One, Brady said that many of his colleagues were annoyed at the tiering decisions taken because they were “heavy-handed”, ignoring local factors in favour of a countywide approach. |
| He said he would vote against the regulations next week. | He said he would vote against the regulations next week. |
| Boris Johnson has appointed a chief of staff. He is Dan Rosenfield, a former Treasury civil servant and banker. | Boris Johnson has appointed a chief of staff. He is Dan Rosenfield, a former Treasury civil servant and banker. |
| Rosenfield will replace Sir Edward Lister (now Lord Udny-Lister), who has recently been serving as acting chief of staff. But in practice Rosenfield will replace Dominic Cummings, who was effectively Johnson’s chief of staff while he served in Downing Street until his resignation earlier this month – although he resisted taking the role formally. | Rosenfield will replace Sir Edward Lister (now Lord Udny-Lister), who has recently been serving as acting chief of staff. But in practice Rosenfield will replace Dominic Cummings, who was effectively Johnson’s chief of staff while he served in Downing Street until his resignation earlier this month – although he resisted taking the role formally. |
| This is what No 10 said about Rosenfield in a briefing for journalists. | This is what No 10 said about Rosenfield in a briefing for journalists. |
| And Conor Burns, the Conservative MP for Bournemouth West, has also criticised the Bournemouth decision. | And Conor Burns, the Conservative MP for Bournemouth West, has also criticised the Bournemouth decision. |
| The Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood represents Bournemouth East, which is in tier 2. He says he will not be backing the government in the vote on the new measures. | The Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood represents Bournemouth East, which is in tier 2. He says he will not be backing the government in the vote on the new measures. |
| From Damian Green, the Conservative MP for Ashford in Kent | From Damian Green, the Conservative MP for Ashford in Kent |
| From the Times’ Chris Smyth | From the Times’ Chris Smyth |