Support for an nationwide ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown spreads to Tory backbenches
One of Boris Johnson’s most senior backbenchers and a top government scientist today joined calls for a short circuit-breaker lockdown amid warnings of 690 daily coronavirus deaths within a fortnight. The Prime Minister has hitherto resisted demands from Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and regional mayors to impose a nationwide lockdown and is pressing ahead … Read more