UK warns of tighter restrictions as Covid-19 infections climb

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to avoid a lockdown, but says he will not hesitate to impose tougher rules

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British health secretary Matt Hancock. Picture: UK PARLIAMENT/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS/JESSICA TAYLORThe UK’s coronavirus outbreak is not under control, the government’s chief scientist said, as Boris Johnson warned tighter rules may be needed.

The bleak assessment from Vallance, at a media conference with Johnson in London, came as the prime minister warned the country he will not “hesitate” to impose tougher national restrictions if required. Despite rising cases and a surge in hospital admissions, the prime minister is resisting a national lockdown, which he fears will do too much damage to the economy.

The premier was forced to back down and promise to give MPs a bigger say in scrutinising new emergency Covid-19 rules before they come into force, in the face of a threatened rebellion from more than 100 of his own Conservative MPs.

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