Boris Johnson on Friday warned that the UK was heading into a second wave of coronavirus, as he put the country on notice that major new restrictions may be necessary to tackle the rising number of infections.
The prime minister and chancellor Rishi Sunak have agreed that a second national lockdown would be a disaster for the economy, and are determined to keep businesses and schools open.
But ministers are considering so-called circuit breaker measures across England — involving restrictions on the hospitality industry — if the latest rule banning gatherings of more than six people fails to control the virus.
The devolved governments in Edinburgh and Cardiff on Friday called for more national-level co-ordination, and the mayor of London said additional measures to counter the spread of coronavirus in the UK capital looked “increasingly likely”.
A report…