Exclusive: North of Tyne’s Jamie Driscoll and Greater Manchester’s Andy Burnham deal blow to PM’s key policy
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Boris Johnson’s key policy for tackling coronavirus has been dealt a further blow after the mayors of Greater Manchester and North of Tyne formed a northern alliance against the strictest lockdown measures.
The government’s standoff with northern leaders deepened when Andy Burnham and Jamie Driscoll, the North of Tyne mayor, joined forces to oppose the imposition of tier 3 rules without significantly more financial support.
