Blame ministers for pub closures, says Liverpool city region mayor

Steve Rotheram says bailout for areas under tier 3 Covid lockdown is ‘simply no good’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Liverpool city region mayor, Steve Rotheram, has told residents to blame pub closures on “the mess the government have made in their handling of the crisis”, ahead of tier 3 lockdown restrictions being imposed on the area.Rotheram stressed that the financial package on offer for areas affected by the strictest measures was “simply no good” and that local leaders had been given little say in the decision by government. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/oct/13/blame-ministers-for-pub-closures-says-liverpool-city-region-mayor #liverpool #north_of_england #uk_news #coronavirus_outbreak #infectious_diseases #science #politics #andy_burnham