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Boris Johnson To Announce Manchester Lockdown Decision At 5pm Press Conference

Prime minister spoke to Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham after the deadline for negotiations passed at midday.
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Feel The Burnham? What People In Manchester Think Of Row Over 'Shambolic' Lockdown

The Greater Manchester mayor has nailed his colours to the mast in opposing harsher measures. Here's what his constituents think.
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Manchester Intensive Care Will Be Overwhelmed By November 12, No.10 Claims

Downing Street hits back at Andy Burnham's suggestion that Boris Johnson was "exaggerating" the seriousness of Covid in the city,
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Manchester 'Running Out Of Hospital Beds' As Political Row Over Tier 3 Lockdown Grinds On

One doctor hit out at "Covid deniers" who have "no idea what's actually happening right now on the ground".
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Boris Johnson 'Exaggerated' Seriousness Of Covid Infections In Manchester, Says Andy Burnham

Mayor rejects suggestion the number of cases is doubling every nine days.
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Boris Johnson Threatens To Impose Manchester Lockdown Even If Local Leaders Object

City region mayor Andy Burnham has accused the PM of treating the north like a "sacrificial lamb".
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Manchester MPs Revolt Against Pub Closure Lockdown Plan

Five MPs warn Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak that ordering hospitality to shut will drive gatherings “underground” and have a “devastating” economic impact.
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Northern Mayors React With Fury To Prospect Of Pub Closures And Further Restrictions

Andy Burnham said "millions of lives" are being "affected by Whitehall diktat".
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Students Locked Down On Manchester Campus Claim They Are Being Falsely Imprisoned

One barrister has said he was "dubious to say the least" about the possible legal basis of the student lockdown.
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1,700 Manchester Students Ordered To Self-Isolate

Manchester Metropolitan University has confirmed 127 positive cases of Covid-19.
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