Boris s lockdown D-Day: PM will decide TODAY whether to plunge ALL of England back into full lockdown – potentially for MONTHS – after Keir Starmer demanded tougher restrictions to stop out of control mutant Covid virus
Boris Johnson will decide whether to introduce stricter measures as he faces calls to bring in a lockdown
PM warned curbs were probably about to get tougher - and said he was considering further school closures
Cabinet sources said they expected the Government s Covid-O committee, which makes decisions on lockdown restrictions, would meet on Monday to decide on the next steps to take
LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 02: A general view of social distancing signs displayed at Coldfall Primary School in Muswell Hill on January 2, 2021 in London, England. Coronavirus cases across London have been rising putting pressure on the NHS. Yesterday afternoon the UK Government made a U-turn declaring that London primary schools would join senior schools and remain closed at the start of the 2021 spring term. (Photo by Hollie Adams/Getty Images)
UK health workers are preparing to reactivate seven emergency Covid-19 field hospitals, as a surge of coronavirus cases fueled by the spread of a new, more contagious variant threatens to overwhelm intensive care units.
Businessman blasts absurd decision to keep his daughter s school open in Covid hotspot while another stays shut 700 yards away - as London council tells head teachers to DEFY ministers and stay closed
Primary schools in dozens of areas across London, Essex, Kent will not be allowed to reopen as planned
Vulnerable children and children of key workers will be only pupils allowed to attend the schools in person
Students in years 11 and 13 who are facing exams will physically return on January 11 as previously planned
Children in the other year groups will now have to wait an extra week until January 18 to return to lessons