The Government's own Chief Scientific Adviser said he agreed with Chris Witty that current Tier 3 restrictions do not go far enough to control coronavirus infections.
Sir Patrick Valance made the comments as he appeared alongside the Prime Minister at a Downing Street conference today. It comes after northern leaders rejected the PM's plans to impose stiffer restrictions on the region, claiming that there was no evidence that Tier 3 would get the outbreak under control.
Sir Patrick today said the "baseline" Tier 3 measures on their own would not be enough to get the closely-watched R rate down to an acceptable level.