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Parliament overwhelmingly approves third England lockdown

The MPs vote comes as the UK reports 62,322 new coronavirus cases on 6 January

By

Bérengère Sim

The vote by MPs comes as the Office for National Statistics said that one in 30 people in London had Covid-19 between 22 December and 2 January, significantly higher than the average of one in 50 for England
The vote by MPs comes as the Office for National Statistics said that one in 30 people in London had Covid-19 between 22 December and 2 January, significantly higher than the average of one in 50 for England Photo: Getty Images

MPs have passed the government’s third lockdown plan for England as the country battles a new, fast-spreading strain of Covid-19.

The fresh restrictions, which were announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on 4 January, were passed with 524 votes in favour and 16 against.

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