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30 Oct, 5 tweets, 2 min read
EXCLUSIVE with @elliotttimes

Boris Johnson is preparing to introduce national lockdown restrictions from next Wednesday

The restrictions could see everything except nurseries, schools, universities and non-essential shops close until Dec 1

PM presser on Monday
Boris Johnson held a meeting this afternoon with Rishi Sunak, Michael Gove & Matt Hancock

They discussed new NHS data which shows hospitals are being overwhelmed

Ministers left feeling they have no choice but to implement national restrictions
PM said to be very reluctant to move to national lockdown restrictions but data has left him and other ministers feeling like there’s no choice

Jonathan Van Tam, the deputy chief medical officer, told ministers on Thursday morning that coronavirus is 'out of control'
I’m told that some projections circulating in Whitehall suggest that without significant interventions there will be a big spike in deaths around Christmas Eve

Ministers hope the national lockdown measures, expected to last just under a month, will help suppress the spread
Read The Times splash on the new national lockdown restrictions here:

thetimes.co.uk/article/nation…

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29 Aug
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England could face nationwide restrictions and extensive local lockdowns in event of 2nd coronavirus wave this winter, Matt Hancock warns

Under 'reasonable worse case scenario' UK could see surge in coronavirus at same time as bad flu outbreak

thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/m…
Hancock on 2nd wave:

'This is reasonable worst-case scenario: we have bad flu and growth in coronavirus as people spend more time indoors

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Boris Johnson resisting calls by Rishi Sunak to suspend pensions triple lock amid fears of backlash from older voters

Sunak has described it as an ‘anomaly’ and warned cost will soar

Johnson concerned about breaking manifesto commitment

thetimes.co.uk/article/boris-…
Boris Johnson wants to retain triple lock because it is a manifesto pledge

‘The PM hates it [pausing the triple lock] because it was a manifesto pledge

‘He really doesn’t want to it. The optics are terrible for older voters’
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A straightforward levy of around 2% on sales of online goods, which would raise around £2bn a year

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