Hancock warns of second lockdown if public fail to follow Covid-19 rules

has warned Britain is at a “tipping point” as he refused to rule out a second national coronavirus lockdown if the public fails to follow social distancing rules.

At the same time ministers have said people on benefits in England will be eligible for a one off support payment of €500 if they face a loss of earnings as a result of being required to self-isolate. London Mayor Sadiq Khan is now pressing ministers to extend the controls to the capital, which he believes may be just “two or three days” behind the hotspots of the North West and North East of England.

“When the case rate shoots up, the next thing that happens is the numbers going into hospital shoot up. However, the UK government is facing resistance from some senior Conservative MPs concerned that ministers are taking increasingly stringent powers with little or no parliamentary scrutiny.

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