UK politics live: minister rules out further lockdown as rising Covid cases prompt calls for action

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Good morning. It has been a while since Covid has been leading the news but cases in the UK are going up, and they are now far higher than they are in most other European countries. As we reported overnight, the NHS Confederation, which represents hospitals and other NHS trusts, is saying ministers must urgently implement sweeping “plan B” winter measures or derail efforts to tackle the backlog of 5 million patients.

 

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Anything this goverment say just expect the opposite.

Say he'd said we won't rule out having lockdowns in the coming months id predict the headlines in the media would be minister doesn’t rule out lockdowns before Christmas cue the panic buying to start just like the petrol one just weeks ago

'Rules out further lockdown'... So better plan for one next week then?

The term U-turn rings a bell. loudly....

British Government will invoke Plan B if Bill Gates asks, Twitter writers are NOT making contributions? 😂 Who needs a medical qualification? 😬 BorisJohnson 10DowningStreet HouseofCommons UKHouseofLords

He did not rule out a further lockdown. Learn to read between the lines. He said “No, I would rule that out”. He may rule it out, but that does not mean the government does.

Christ, they really want us dead, don't they...

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