Millions will be ordered not to leave their local areas in a new Covid clampdown in merry old England.
They will be ‘asked’ not to travel outside their local areas and could be banned from mixing with other households, even outdoors, amid fears that some hospitals in the North-West could be overwhelmed within days.
This weekend, Downing Street was briefing mayors and council leaders on the planned three-tier “Local Covid Alert Levels” system of restrictions for England, expected to be announced by Boris Johnson on Monday.
Tyranny runs strong on the continent.