Plans to relax Covid restrictions over Christmas were an error, said the Labour leader, as swathes of England have either entered or will enter tier 3 this week with mounting cases and hospitalisations. But Boris Johnson has resisted calls to reverse the five-day relaxation, instead urging the public to take individual responsibility. 'The prime minister should take the hard decisions, not hand them over to individuals,' said Starmer.
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Boris Johnson refuses to rule out third Covid lockdown for England