UK coronavirus live: Andy Burnham accuses government of ‘walking away’ from Greater Manchester tier 3 talks




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Burnham says £65m demanded by Greater Manchester was ‘bare minimum’

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Andy Burnham’s press conference




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Collapse of Greater Manchester talks ‘sign of government failure’, says Starmer

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UK-EU trade talks remain suspended following latest Frost/Barnier call

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Government suffers huge defeat in Lords on internal market bill

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Jenrick blames Burnham for breakdown of talks




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Greater Manchester leaders reject £60m business support offer as inadequate

Greater Manchester leaders are understood to have rejected an offer of £60m in business support from the government just three hours before Boris Johnson is due to hold a Downing Street press conference.

Andy Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor, is understood to have told the communities secretary, Robert Jenrick, that the £60m offer is not sufficient, following a morning of frantic behind-the-scenes negotiations.

The £60m lump sum is £15m short of a proposal set out by Burnham earlier today, just before the midday deadline set by Jenrick on Monday night. The decision to reject the government offer was made in a Zoom call with Greater Manchester leaders.

The £60m would be in addition to £22m for test and trace and enhanced enforcement, which is proportionate to the per capita deals struck by Merseyside and Lancashire authorities last week.

It is understood Greater Manchester leaders had reduced their initial £75m figure to £65m and thought this was a reasonable shift. However, ministers then came back to offer £60m, which was rejected.

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Greater Manchester tier 3 talks break down without agreement




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Wales might need further firebreak lockdown in new year, minister admits

Another circuit breaker lockdown may have to be introduced in the new year, the Welsh government has said.

Ken Skates, the economy minister, said the hope was that a temporary lockdown starting on Friday would bring the R number down to 0.8. He said:


That would, in itself, buy us enough time, give us the headroom, to get through to Christmas and the new year.

But we could not rule out the possibility of another firebreak if transmission rates increase dramatically over the Christmas period.

Skates also said a new national set of restrictions will be introduced in Wales once this two-week circuit breaker is over. At the moment parts of Wales with high Covid levels are in local lockdown while others have more freedom. Skates said a new national scheme would be brought in at the end of the temporary lockdown.




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