In a No10 press conference, the Prime Minister finally admitted he was forced to "simplify" the rules after they "have become quite complicated and confusing”. But he told a Downing Street press conference "we must act" - and claimed the new restrictions could help avoid a second full national lockdown. Chief Scientific Advisor Sir Patrick Vallance told a No10 press conference it was “inevitable” that there will be more infections in winter. Prof Whitty told the No10 press conference: "The graphs are going up - you can’t argue with those numbers”. Mr Johnson told a No10 press conference: “That doesn’t mean we’re going to scrap the programme entirely.

Source: Daily Mirror September 09, 2020 15:42 UTC