Manchester politicians blast 'shambolic' messaging around regional lockdown
Information from contact tracers indicated that most of the coronavirus transmission, which has resulted in a spike in cases across the city-region, occurred in private homes where social distancing was not being followed.Manchester is among the region's boroughs to have seen a rise in Covid-19 cases, though the city has the second lowest number of cases.The timing of the government's messaging, just hours before the local authorities were given legal powers to enforce the new regulations, prompted heavy criticism from Labour both nationally and locally.Manchester Central MP Lucy Powell, who said on Thursday that her ‘inbox is full of questions I can’t answer’, told SkyNews on Friday morning: “I support any measures that keep this virus