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New local lockdown rules for England are due to be announced later today. The Liverpool City Region is expected to face the tightest restrictions under a new "three-tier" system, which will classify regions as being on "medium", "high" or "very high" alert. Steve Rotheram, the city region's mayor, told Nick Robinson: "What we are trying to do is to see whether we can get support and the support package for the businesses in our city region that will be affected by the Government's decision." He added there is little they can do to challenge the decision: "We were told we were going into Tier 3, no ifs, no buts. We can either expend energy on that or we can try and get a better deal. Some people like to shout at the wind but if they can't change the direction of the wind it is important to shield people from its effects." With 91热爆 Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg and Leader of Manchester City Council, Sir Richard Leese.

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