MANCHESTER’S lockdown is to be partially lifted today as Trafford is set to be removed from restrictions, local leaders claimed.
Labour politicians in the area say the Government went against their wishes to keep the area under restrictions for longer to try and drive down infections further.
The rate of infections in Trafford is around 22 per 100,000, double the national average.
But the Government is about to confirm that the ban on meeting people in each other’s households is due to be lifted, they claimed.
It means the ‘sex ban’ of stopping people who don’t live together from spending the night together, will effectively be off for hundreds of thousands of people in the North.
Trafford Labour said in a statement today: “It is apparent that for all of their claims of working in collaboration with local authorities, the Government has decided to overrule the Council and lift restrictions in Trafford. We understand this will be announced today.”
Trafford Council said they wanted another week or two to make sure the level of infection was driven right down, but they claim this was refused and national politicians insisted on lifting the ban.
They stormed: “This action by Government makes a mockery of the claims of locally led decision making and once again shows that local government is being ignored in spite of being on the front line of this crisis.”
