Boris Johnson ignored the advice of his own top scientists to impose a Nicola Sturgeon-style two week circuit breaker lockdown on parts of England where coronavirus is running out of control.
Papers from the UK government’s SAGE advisory group show that scientific advisors officially recommended an urgent two-week ‘circuit break’ lockdown three weeks ago.
More than three million people in central Scotland are currently on a two-week lockdown with household visits banned and bars and pubs closed down until the 25th of October.
Angry MPs will demand answers in the Commons on Tuesday afternoon when they debate the new three-tier system.They will want to know why only one area, Merseyside, was put on "very high risk" when documents show.