Keir Starmer Has Accused The Prime Minister Of “Gross Negligence” Over Christmas Coronavirus Restrictions U-Turn
Keir Starmer said the British people were paying the price for Boris Johnson s gross negligence
20 December 2020
The Labour leader has said the Prime Minister’s decision to backtrack on plans to lift restrictions over Christmas was “an act of gross negligence”.
It comes after the Prime Minister announced yesterday that huge parts of the country would be placed into a newly-created Tier 4 in response to a novel strain of coronavirus which may be up to 70% more transmissible than the old variant .
Those in the highest tier will now be in effective lockdown with no relaxation of rules over the festive period, while the rest of the country will only be allowed to celebrate with loved ones on Christmas Day rather than the five-day window originally announced.