Health secretary does not rule out tougher England lockdown and backs police who fined two women for walkThe UK health secretary has said every “flex can be fatal” when it comes to compliance with lockdown rules, while refusing to rule out the lockdown restrictions in England being made even tougher. In interviews, Matt Hancock also said he broadly backed the police decision to fine two women who drove five miles for a walk. Speaking on the BBC’s The Andrew Marr Show, Hancock was asked whether the current rules may need to be tightened. About 2 million people in total had now been vaccinated, Hancock said. “Schools are there for key workers’ children where key workers need to have the children in school in order to be able to get to work,” said Hancock, confirming the message in revised guidance issued by the Department for Education on Friday.

Source: The Guardian January 10, 2021 10:30 UTC