Tale of two cities: the Covid paths of Liverpool and Manchester defined by Westminster
by Josh Halliday from on (#5AX41)
Analysis: Manchester's route to the highest Covid restrictions and Liverpool's entry to tier 2 with mass testing began in October
As Matt Hancock put the final touches to England's new lockdown regime on Wednesday night the mood of leaders in Manchester compared with those in Liverpool could not have been more different.
On Merseyside the leaders felt they had done all they could to have become the first English region to leave the strictest coronavirus measures introduced six weeks ago. The Liverpool City region has now been moved down to tier 2.
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