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Dan Jarvis, Labour MP and Sheffield mayor, described government response as a “top down overly centralised approach that has not been as effective as it has been”.
He said “frustrations bubbled over this week” when government briefed journalists and didn’t consult them. “We are part of the solution and need to be involved at an early point in govt decision making process”
Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool, said the government will announce on Monday that the city will go into Tier 3 lockdown on Wednesday.
He said:
Most journalists will understand our incredulity and dismay at having to have a press conference.
Our priority has… we will support measures no matter how politically difficult they might be to support our residents.
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