Covid: London to face tighter restrictions from Friday night
by Jessica Elgot and Peter Walker from on (#594J5)
London mayor Sadiq Khan welcomes move but many of capital's MPs criticise decision
London is to be formally moved up to the second tier of coronavirus restrictions later this week, a decision backed by the mayor, Sadiq Khan, but which prompted protests from a series of Conservative MPs in the capital.
The capital, as well as Essex, and Elmbridge in Surrey, are among a series of districts moved into the high risk" section of the three-level system, Matt Hancock, the health secretary, told the Commons.
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