Toughest lockdown in England was 'dictated to us' Liverpool mayor says

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Steve Rotherham said he was given 'no choice' about the decision to introduce the highest tier of restrictions.

Mr Rotheram said it was ‘disingenuous’ of the Government to suggest that Merseyside leaders were behind the decision.

‘It wasn’t local leaders, it was the Government, and it’s disingenuous for them to indicate otherwise.’ Mr Johnson said the mayor was also at a Cobra meeting earlier in the day to ‘green light’ the proposals.Let me be clear: neither I nor any of our leaders closed gyms or asked for them to be. That decision was Government’s and Government’s alone.October 13, 2020

 

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