Region’s mayor to meet local leaders as minister’s noon deadline to agree to tier 3 curbs approaches
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Andy Burnham has accused the government of provocation after a minister issued a late-night ultimatum via the media, threatening to put Greater Manchester under the tightest restrictions if a deal is not reached by noon on Tuesday.
Robert Jenrick, the communities secretary, warned the region’s mayor late on Monday night that if they fail to agree to pub closures and a ban on household mixing, then tier 3 measures will be brought in unilaterally.
