Greater Manchester to get tier 3 Covid restrictions imposed after talks fail
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PM set to impose England’s strictest restrictions after last-ditch bid to strike deal fails
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Boris Johnson looks set to impose the strictest coronavirus restrictions in England on nearly 3 million people in Greater Manchester after a last-ditch attempt to strike a deal ended without agreement.
The communities secretary, Robert Jenrick, announced that the negotiations had ended after several hours of fraught negotiations came down to a dispute over about £5m – or £1.78 for each Greater Manchester resident – in funding, the Guardian understands. Continue reading...
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