Health
Failure to act on Covid ‘circuit breaker’ will cost billions – Labour – The Guardian
Anneliese Dodds says delaying England-wide shutdown will damage economy further
Labour is stepping up the pressure to impose an England-wide circuit-breaker, claiming the economy will be billions of pounds worse off if the government fails to act.
Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, last week endorsed calls by the governments scientific advisers for a two- to three-week shutdown. Rishi Sunak, the chancellor, has opposed the plan, calling it a blunt instrument and warning about the damaging economic impact of shuttering many sectors.
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