Exclusive: Government documents mention potential pub closures and stricter social contact rules
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A new three-tier lockdown system is planned for England, with leaked government documents paving the way for potential harsher restrictions including the closure of pubs and a ban on all social contact outside of household groups.
The draft traffic-light-style plan, seen by the Guardian, is designed to simplify the current patchwork of localised restrictions which apply to about a quarter of the UK. It also reveals tougher measures which could be imposed by the government locally or nationally if Covid cases are not brought under control.
