Mayor addresses second lockdown
enter a full lockdown from 5 November. Following the Prime Minster’s
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n 31 October, The Prime Minister announced that England would once again
statement, Mayor Dan Jarvis (pictured) said: “We should not be in this position. The Government’s own scientific advisors gave clear advice on the need for a lockdown almost six weeks ago, and warned that not acting immediately to reduce cases would have catastrophic consequences. If that was not enough, there was a brutally clear lesson from the first wave about the cost of delay both in lives and economic damage. “The Government nonetheless
chose not to accept this advice, and real harm will have been done as a consequence. “However, these restrictions are
necessary to save lives and it is right the Government has finally acted. But now they have been announced, we must make them work, or the sacrifice we are being asked to make will be wasted. We must not repeat the mistakes of the past eight months. “We need proper support to individuals, businesses and
‘We must
councils, so people can afford to follow the rules and not be driven into destitution if they become unemployed, so we minimise the harm to the economy, and so we can keep essential services running. “The Government must base its decisions on the nature and duration of the restrictions on the best available science, and be crystal clear in its communications. “Above all, this lockdown must be integrated into a robust, long-
not repeat the mistakes of the past eight months’
term plan to manage the virus. The point of a lockdown is to buy time to strengthen other measures, and especially to fix the test and trace system. The Government must fully fund local
authorities to carry out local test and
trace, and get a grip of the outsourced, Serco-run
national system. “The Government must do all this
in collaboration with local and devolved governments. Throughout this crisis I have urged Government to give leaders in the nations and regions the powers and resources we need to protect our people and
our economy. We are best placed to know what support our communities and businesses need. I am once again calling on the Prime Minister to include Metro Mayors in his decision-making, and give them representation on COBRA. “But ultimately the success of
these measures depends not on Government, but on all of us. I understand how just weary and frustrated many people will be. But the last lockdown was effective, and this one can be as well – if we follow the rules. For the sake of our families, our communities, and our economy, we need everyone to do their part. If we squander this opportunity, we risk the country yo-yoing in and out of lockdown, amid a crumbling economy and an overwhelmed NHS.”
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