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Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced all primary and secondary schools would close from January 5 on Monday, as he delivered the news of a third national lockdown. Schools have moved to remote learning for all students, with the timeline on the return to the classroom having been kept very vague by the Government. On the announcement of closing schools, Mr Johnson said: “I want to stress that the problem is not that schools are unsafe to children. The problem is that schools may no
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A minister has raised concerns over inconsistent coronavirus restrictions in her own constituency.
The Gosport parliamentary constituency, in Hampshire, is split between the tier two status and the most stringent tier four.
Conservative MP and Culture Minister Caroline Dinenage said it would be hard for police to enforce the tiers.
She said she was querying the decision with Health Secretary Matt Hancock and Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove.
Ms Dinenage said: This latest tier decision is terrible news for local businesses and devastating for those who were looking forward to spending a few days over Christmas with loved ones after a hellish year.