The Prime Minister will reportedly outline a new “tiered” approach to how local Covid situations will be treated which could effect up to 10million people

Mr Johnson will reportedly use the occasion to outline a new “tiered” approach to how local Covid situations will be treated.

In a letter to MPs, the PM’s chief strategic advisor Edward Lister wrote: “it is very likely that certain local areas will face further restrictions” and that government was hoping to “finalise these details as soon as possible.”

The letter continued:”The government will discuss a set of measures with local leaders all of which present difficult choices.

“We must seek to strike the right balance between driving down transmission, and safeguarding our economy and society from the worst impact.”