Boris Johnson threatens to force tier 3 on Manchester leaders
by Heather Stewart and Peter Walker from on (#5965M)
PM presses Greater Manchester to accept new Covid measures without extra money for businesses
Boris Johnson has attempted to strong-arm Greater Manchester into accepting tougher Covid restrictions without providing extra money to protect businesses, by claiming that every day of delay would mean more people will die".
In a Downing Street press conference, the prime minister reiterated his threat to impose the tier 3 lockdown if an agreement could not be reached this weekend - and dismissed the idea of a short national circuit break" to help bring down infection rates.
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