Reports suggest the city - which has seen a surge in coronavirus cases - could be kept under current rules until July 18. But No10 today played down the possibility of the city facing roadblocks, or a blanket order to keep people in their homes. Sir Peter - who holds talks with Mr Hancock this lunchtime - said he'd had an "intensely frustrating" 11 days since Mr Hancock publicly said Leicester was a concern. According to Public Health England data, almost 3,000 Covid-19 cases have been confirmed in Leicester since the start of the coronavirus epidemic. “And in terms of the Health Secretary himself, he has some powers that were taken under the Coronavirus Act.”

Source: Daily Mirror June 29, 2020 12:03 UTC