 UK Government Announces Restrictions to Combat Spread of New Coronavirus Strain (Posted December 19, 2020) Tweet Having emerged from lockdown on Dec 2 and entered into a revised, more restrictive tier system intended to slow to spread of coronavirus in anticipation of a planned easing of restrictions over Christmas, the UK government announced today that it will introduce a fourth tier which will be imposed on London and areas of the East and South East of England and will essentially return those regions to conditions similar to the November lockdown. Three days prior, at Prime Minister's Question Time, Boris Johnson insisted that the planned easing go forward. Since then, the government's advisors have found that a new strain of coronavirus which is similarly virulent to the old strain but up to 70% more transmissible and has caused a recent surge in infections. The text of the Prime Minister's speech can be found here. Click here to watch the Prime Minister's briefing on the UK Gov YouTube channel. | |
Prime Minister Boris Johnson insists that social distancing and coronavirus lockdown restrictions should be eased for Christmas as planned. Three days later, having emerged from lockdown on Dec 2 into a revised, more restrictive three-tier system across England in anticipation of a Christmas easing, the government introduced a fourth tier and a reduction of the relaxation period in tiers one through three from 5 days to Christmas Day only. Sir Keir Starmer asks about the Prime Minister's influence in the publication of a local Conservative party pamphlet. | |
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