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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson Hon FRIBA (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer, and former journalist serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2019. He was Foreign Secretary from 2016 to 2018 and Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. Johnson was Member of Parliament for Henley from 2001 to 2008 and has been MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip since 2015. Ideologically, Johnson identifies as a one-nation conservative.
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Fears local lockdown tiers could return to England to tackle Indian Covid variant
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The government has raised fears it could bring back the controversial "tiers" system in England to tackle the Indian variant.
No10 refused to rule out reintroducing local lockdowns - which last year were seen by many as a failure - as areas like Bolton battle the B.1.617.2 strain.
It comes hot on the heels of Matt Hancock warning "we don't rule out" local restrictions to tackle the virus. England had three "tiers" with different rules for gatherings and pubs last year.
But eventually Boris Johnson plunged the country into a month-long November lockdown anyway. When England emerged it struggled through a month on a new four-tier system before having to go into lockdown again.
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