The government 'is right to extend the lockdown' until the infection rate is under control Reacting to this evening's press conference, Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says 'there needs to be absolute clarity that we must all follow the rules' Updates:
With much speculation about Sunday’s announcement on lockdown measures in the UK, the government seems keen to manage expectations.
He said the prime minister would set out a road map of how the country might come out of lockdown. But the government doesn’t want to release the handbrake and see the car race away just yet.
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