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'HMP MMU' - Students claim they were met by 'security' and 'police' as they tried to leave Coronavirus crisis halls

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Accommodation blocks at the Birley Campus, as well as Cambridge Hall have been locked down for a fortnight due to a cluster of Covid-19 cases.

Case numbers have soared to 127 across both sites, leading the council, university and Public Health England to take the drastic decision.The handling of the situation has been heavily criticised by students, who claim they received no warning of the stringent measures.Some have hit back at the decision by sticking posters to their windows, which they have reportedly been told to remove by the university.One sign dubbed the halls as "HMP MMU" - referring to Her Majesty's Prison Service, whilst others read "f*** Boris" and "Tories out."Many students say they have not had an opportunity to buy food.

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