The Chancellor reportedly said imposing new national restrictions such as a lockdown would make his job almost impossible. After a crucial summit, Mr Sunak and the Prime Minister reportedly had a one-to-one meeting in which the Chancellor said he "wouldn't wear it". A source told The Sun : "There were fears he would find it difficult to carry on if he was ignored. "The company will pay its workers for the time they are in work," Rishi Sunak said. As of 6pm on Sunday 17million people in the UK will be living under tighter coronavirus restrictions thanks to local lockdowns.

Source: Daily Mirror September 27, 2020 00:58 UTC