'Hold our nerve' until vaccines arrive, Johnson tells English Covid tier rebels

Ahead of Tuesday’s vote, PM announces support for pubs in top two tiers that have to closeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has made a final appeal to Conservative backbenchers to support his new system of tiered coronavirus restrictions, saying the country just needed to “hold our nerve” for a few more months before the likely arrival of vaccines.Addressing the Commons ahead of a vote on the English system on Tuesday evening that could see anything from 30 to 100 Tories rebel, Johnson said he accepted that many people felt they had been “unfairly” put under higher-than-need rules. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/01/hold-our-nerve-until-vaccines-arrive-johnson-tells-english-covid-tier-rebels #coronavirus #uk_news #boris_johnson #conservatives #health_policy