economics foundation miatta fahnbulleh and the whitehall correspondent for the financial times, sebastian payne love you —— lovely to have you both with us. the telegraph says the uk prime minister, boris johnson, is considering plans to close pubs and restaurants within days, amid growing opposition from sir keir starmer to the government's lock—down strategy. the metro says the it comes after borisjohnson was accused by labour leader sir keir starmer of "‘intergalactic incompetence', amid fears local lockdowns are not working, with infection rates soaring in 19 out of 20 areas where they have been imposed. the i says new restrictions to be introduced in england include extra money to support local businesses in virus hotspots in return for tighter restrictions, starting in the north of england, as infections continue to climb there. the daily mail says a major new study by edinburgh university suggests that strict lockdowns are unlikely to cut deaths in the long run and may even increase them. the paper says scientists concluded that coronavirus required a different strategy from a flu epidem

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economics foundation, miatta fahnbulleh, and the whitehall correspondent for the financial times, sebastian payne have you both with us. thank you forjoining us on this wednesday evening. tomorrow's front pages, starting with. .. the telegraph says the prime minister, borisjohnson, is considering plans to close pubs and restaurants in areas worst hit by coronavirus within days, despite growing opposition to government strategy from the labour party. the metro says borisjohnson was accused by labour leader sir keir starmer of "intergalactic incompetence" amid fears local lockdowns are not working. the times reports that the prime minister has signed off on the new measures alongside new financial support and a simplified system of restrictions in england. the is headline reads, "local furlough in return for tougher rules," and says borisjohnson is under pressure to act following today's announcement of tougher restrictions in scotland to suppress the virus. the daily mail says a major new study by edinburgh university suggests that strict lockdowns are unlikely to cut deaths in the long run and ma