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26th November 2020
12:03pm GMT

Matt Hancock was expected to announce which regions of England would be placed in the highest tiers. However, the early release of the government's website led journalists to pip the health secretary to the post, revealing that, among other regions, Manchester, Hull, Newcastle, Birmingham and Wolverhampton would be placed into Tier 3 restrictions.
The website's early release prompted criticism in the Commons from Valerie Vaz MP, saying: "This is an absolutely appalling way to treat Parliament. The website has crashed because everybody is on it."
Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle was similarly outraged, saying: "This house should be informed first. We keep telling the government that this is the way that good government treats and respects this chamber."
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A very small number of regions in England will be under Tier 1 restrictions: Cornwall and Isles of Scilly, and the Isle of Wight. All other regions in England will be under Tier 2 and Tier 3 restrictions.
In both Tier 2 and Tier 3 restrictions, indoor household mixing is banned - apart from support bubbles - but retail can reopen. In Tier 2, pubs and bars may only serve alcohol as part of a substantial meal, and under Tier 3 hospitality must close, apart from takeaway and delivery.