Boris Johnson announces strict new national lockdown for England – watch in full

The prime minister urged the public to stay at home once again as he announced a strict new coronavirus lockdown in England. Johnson said the measure was necessary to contain the rapid rise in cases of the new, more transmissible variant of Covid-19.

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