Sir Keir Starmer backs Andy Burnham and says he is 'quite right to stick up for his community’
manchestereveningnews.co.ukITV Granada Reports that politicians in the region are 'fighting back' against restrictions they believe are "flawed and unfair".Asked whether Mr Burnham and fellow leaders should do as they're asked by central Government and enter Tier 3, Sir Keir said: "The Government should have involved those leaders much earlier in the process."It's been 'Whitehall knows best' and that's not acceptable."He added: "Andy Burnham is quite right to stick up for his community and say 'it's not good enough to impose restrictions on us and not give us the economic support that is necessary to go with them."Sir Keir is calling for a two to three week period of a 'circuit break' which could see the closing of non-essential offices, limiting household mixing to.
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