Enforcing local lockdown on Bolton could cause 'unrest', Matt Hancock warned

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🔴 'I do think there is a danger of unrest,' said Matt Hancock. 'The people of Bolton have a great spirit and they come together when times are difficult. But this would be a very, very difficult situation to manage.'

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been warned there could be "unrest" in Bolton if the Government brings in local lockdowns to contain the Indian variant.

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Any lockdown any where will cause major unrest

Massive unrest. And who wants to watch the Hancock dribble out later for media briefing. Not me. IKEA cabinetreshuffle required

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