UK’s Johnson urges lawmakers to back regional Covid restrictions

Johnson urged lawmakers to support his new system of regional coronavirus restrictions arguing even with this own party.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged lawmakers to support his new system of regional coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday, arguing in the face of criticism from his own party that the system was needed to keep the virus under control.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves after a cabinet meeting at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in London, Britain. (Reuters)

“With the spread of the epidemic varying across the country, there remains a compelling ... case for regional tiers in England,” Johnson told parliament, batting away critical interventions from several unhappy lawmakers.