Thank you for contacting me about the new three tier system of restrictions.
We must act decisively in response to this new and critical phase in the fight against coronavirus. It is worrying that there are more Covid patients in UK hospitals today than there were just before the whole country went into lockdown in March. I do sympathise with those that believe that the Government should go further or act differently. There are no easy decisions, unfortunately, but I am very clear that all my colleagues across Parliament are working together with the common objective of protecting lives and livelihoods.
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