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Boris Johnson will make his statement to MPs on coronavirus at 3.30pm.
Mostly he will be explaining the new rules that will apply for England when the lockdown ends on 2 December next week. England will return to a three-tier system, but the rules that will apply within each tier will not be the same as before. The new tier 3 will be significantly stricter than the old tier 3.
In a speech this afternoon Anneliese Dodds, the shadow chancellor, said it was unbelievable that the government was planning to freeze public sector pay. She said:
Freezing the pay of firefighters, hospital porters and teaching assistants will make them worried about making ends meet ahead of Christmas.
That means they’ll cut back on spending and our economy won’t recover as quickly.
