MPs in London are demanding answers to why the capital is being moved into Tier Two from midnight - as other more affected areas remain untouched by restrictions.
Devon, North Lincolnshire, Oxford and Dorset are just a few of the places that have higher infection rates per-person. Yet local lockdown rules have not been ushered in as London faces tighter restrictions from Saturday.
Some of the city's MPs say it is 'disproportionate' to put the sanctions on every borough because of the varied rates - while Major Sadiq Khan was accused of throwing Londoners' jobs 'under the train'.
Parts of London have notably lower rates than many of those areas remaining in Tier One. The 32 boroughs recorded an average of 99 coronavirus cases per 100,000