New year, new lockdown?

New year, new lockdown?

News that the coronavirus pandemic continues to pick up momentum again, continues to worry everyone across the board. Prime Minister Boris Johnson appeared on the BBC’s Andrew Marr show on Sunday to discuss the possible introduction of a Tier 5 in England.

It appears tougher restrictions are still needed due to the rising number of positive cases and increasing number of deaths whilst the vaccination programme picks up momentum, following the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines across the UK beginning with the clinically vulnerable and those most at risk.

Speaking on the Andrew Marr show, the PM said:

“It may be that we need to do things in the next few weeks that may be tougher. I’m fully reconciled to that. I think the whole country is fully reconciled to that.”
Currently in Tier 4, the housing market is still able to remain open, nervousness is beginning to spread in the sector regarding the potential restrictions Tier 5 could include. Many fear that the housing market will be closed completely, much like it was in March 2020, during the first UK wide lockdown.
The Scottish Parliament is being recalled to consider further restrictions in that country, which are to be revealed later today. This is only the fifth time the Parliament has been recalled.
Sir Keir Starmer, Labour leader wants an immediate lockdown to include all housing market activity, a lockdown he recommended should begin today.

“The virus is clearly out of control. There’s no good the Prime Minister hinting that further restrictions are coming into place in a week, or two or three. That delay has been the source of so many problems. So, I say, bring in those restrictions now, national restrictions, within the next 24 hours. That has to be the first step to controlling the virus.”

Jennifer van Deursen

Jen is the Senior Media Officer for Today’s Conveyancer, Today’s Wills & Probate  and Today’s Family Lawyer. Having gained a degree in Multimedia Computing, Jen fell into a content role after successfully applying for a job at Cheshire Police. During her 6-year service, she took on the role as personal Press Officer under the first Police and Crime Commissioner for Cheshire and worked in the busy press office for the force. Jen has experience in the marketing and communication sphere, which stems from her time in the public sector, private care sector and now here at the Practical Vision Network, where she can utilise her skills and challenge herself further.

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