Labour to abstain in vote on Covid tiers as Tories threaten to rebel

Exclusive: Keir Starmer decides to withdraw backing for PM’s coronavirus restrictionsKeir Starmer has decided to break with the government in a vote on Covid restrictions for the first time, as the government scrambled to contain a Tory rebellion by unveiling a multimillion-pound fund for pubs.The prime minister is set to announce new one-off discretionary funding paid to councils for “wet” pubs and bars which cannot open under the strictest new tier restrictions for England, the Guardian understands. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/30/labour-to-abstain-in-vote-on-covid-tiers-as-tories-threaten-to-rebel #coronavirus #health_policy #labour #keir_starmer #politics #health #uk_news #conservatives #society