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Tougher Covid restrictions in the north of England could be seen as being 'more harmful than Margaret Thatcher', fears Andy Burnham
The government's introduction of tougher coronavirus measures in the north of England ‘could do more harm than Margaret Thatcher’, according to Andy Burnham.Greater Manchester’s mayor has warned that the north-south divide will ‘massively increase’ in the winter if millions of people in the region are still under the restrictions without further support.Mr Burnham said places like Bolton, where the hospitality industry has been shut down despite infection rates being higher elsewhere, had been ‘forgotten about’ by national politicians.The approach in Bolton has also left the Conservative council’s leader David Greenhalgh ‘incredibly frustrated and angry’ with the government.Mr Burnham told a press conference on Wednesday that people were