In today’s urgent statement Hancock announced London, Essex, Elmbridge, Barrow in Furness, York, North East Derbyshire, Erewash, and Chesterfield are entering ‘High’ alert level restrictions at 00:01 on Saturday morning, forbidding indoor household mixing.

Matt Hancock was forthright in opposing the national lockdown position the Labour Party held “at least on Wednesday this week”, saying:

“The Labour Party can’t even get its mayors in other parts of the country where cases are going up to come out and support the proposals”

Ouch.