The prime minister will address the nation today to further set out England’s new, tougher coronavirus tier system.
Boris Johnson is expected to hold the No 10 press briefing this evening, however a time has not yet been confirmed. It will be the first announcement he has given in-person rather than via video call, after he was forced to self-isolate two weeks ago.
His press conference will be held after the health secretary announces which tier each local authority will be assigned in the Commons at 11.30am.
The new tier system will come into effect after the nation’s month-long lockdown ends on December 2 and will be relaxed for a five-day period over Christmas.
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Reports suggest London and Liverpool are to avoid the strictest tier three measures and will be placed in tier two along with the majority of the country.
The chancellor confirmed this morning that the PM will be holding a press briefing later today.
Rishi Sunak told BBC Breakfast: ‘I know people are frustrated, of course it’s frustrating living under restrictions…
‘The Prime Minister will be doing a press conference later, the Health Secretary will be making a statement in Parliament later as well.
‘We have a Cabinet meeting later this morning to go over these things and finalise them.
‘But people will see a tangible change, wherever they are, compared to the last four weeks.’
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