Northern Tory MPs Demand ‘Roadmap’ Out of Lockdowns

Northern Tory MPs Demand ‘Roadmap’ Out of Lockdowns
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson addresses the nation during a news conference on the CCP virus at 10 Downing Street in London on Oct. 22, 2020. Henry Nicholls- Pool/Getty Images
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
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A group of over 50 Conservative MPs has called for the prime minister to provide a “clear roadmap” out of the lockdown measures currently choking the economies of their constituencies in the north, where the CCP virus is hitting hardest.

The 8 million people currently under the toughest COVID-19 curbs in England all live in the north, where the Conservative Party made sweeping gains in the last election when they were “lent votes” from life-long Labour voters who wanted Brexit.

Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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