Pubs to close in Lancashire as tier 3 Covid strategy reluctantly accepted
by Josh Halliday, Helen Pidd, Nazia Parveen and Peter from on (#595Q8)
Measures, which will come into effect on Friday night, accepted in exchange for 42m support
Pubs and bars will close for more than 1 million people in Lancashire after the region's leaders reluctantly accepted the strictest tier 3 coronavirus restrictions in exchange for 42m in financial support.
One council leader complained they had been blackmailed" into accepting the deal after Boris Johnson's chief strategic adviser threatened to withhold cash from any district council unhappy with the offer.
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