Matt Hancock – ‘I’m pleased with what happened yesterday’
The Health Secretary was Sophy Ridge’s first guest this morning. Pubs and restaurants were allowed to reopen yesterday, prompting concerns from some quarters that the public would overindulge themselves. Ridge asked Hancock how he felt so-called ‘Super Saturday’ had gone:
MH: From what I’ve seen… very, very largely, people have acted responsibly… Overall I’m pleased with what happened yesterday.
We were ‘right to take firmer action’ on Leicester outbreak
The city of Leicester has seen itself subjected to a lockdown extension after its rate of infection was found to have increased well above other areas of England (with cases reportedly reaching 141 per 100,000 people). Hancock defended the government’s decision to implement a local lockdown:
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