LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government hopes to reach an agreement shortly with local leaders in Manchester to impose a stricter COVID-19 lockdown, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick said on Monday.
Jenrick said the government had offered Manchester more money. “This does now need to be brought to a conclusion,” he said.
The devolved Welsh government is due on Monday to announce a possible ‘fire break’ set of additional measures to control the virus. Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford is due to make a statement.
(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge, editing by James Davey)
