Chancellor Rishi Sunak is believed to have raised concerns about the consequences of a full lockdown at a meeting yesterday. The government is facing a growing backlash as the 'world class' testing system creaks under the pressure of rising cases. Are cases rising or falling? Government sources have told The Telegraph that Boris Johnson is desperate to tackle rising cases through placing a curfew on the hospitality sector. Committee chairman Robert Halfon told BBC Radio 4's World at One later that he had been told schools would be a priority under Mr Hancock's new scheme.

Source: The Nation September 18, 2020 10:52 UTC