The new mutant strain of Covid-19 is heading North with new cases found “everywhere” across England, health chiefs have admitted.
The Government’s top scientific advisor warned that large swathes of the country were heading for tougher Tier 4 restrictions.
Travel chaos was expected for a second day as the French lorry blockade continued and more than 50 countries cancelled flights to the UK amid fears over the new strain.
It follows Boris Johnson bringing in a new Tier 4 lockdown across the South East and limiting Christmas to one day elsewhere as cases soared to the highest levels yet.