The Government are ignoring the advice of their scientists.
Public Health England report that only 3% of cases are related to hospitality.
The Treasury are now looking at extra support for London, now that it’s in Tier 2. We’ve been in Tier 2 for 10 weeks.
Don’t forget this.
So that’s the Chief Scientific Adviser joining the Chief Medical Officer and his two deputies in casting doubt on whether Tier 3 will work.
And yet I’m the one putting health at risk?
"Let's not make the north of England the sacrificial lamb".
Greater Manchester Mayor @AndyBurnhamGM has called on the govt to apply a "national" lockdown strategy instead of an "unfunded, risky" regional policy which targets the north of England.
More: https://t.co/JaoKgyQkvT
We have still not seen any evidence that a Tier 3 lockdown, and the economical damage it will cause, will be effective. Cherry picking parts of the country and parts of the economy to test ill-thought through strategies is not something that Greater Manchester will be a part of.
Understand the concerns from London-based media & businesses about the impact of Tier 2.
But please remember: GM-based businesses have been under these restrictions for 10 weeks with no support.
This is why we’re fighting so hard. It’s about survival. Cities should join forces.
Burnham accuses the govt of being willing to sacrifice jobs in the north to save them in the South - 'asking us to gamble our residents' jobs, homes, and businesses' on a 'strategy that their own experts tell them might not work'