Keir Starmer calls for immediate lockdown in England as Covid cases soar
by Simon Murphy Political correspondent from on (#5CBK1)
Labour leader urges prime minister to impose new nationwide restrictions within next 24 hours
The Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, has urged Boris Johnson to impose a new national lockdown in England within the next 24 hours to tackle the out of control" coronavirus.
Speaking after the prime minister acknowledged that Covid-19 restrictions were probably about to get tougher", Starmer said immediate action must be taken. The virus is clearly out of control," he said on Sunday. There's no good [in] the prime minister hinting that further restrictions are coming into place in a week, or two or three.
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