The home secretary, Priti Patel, has said lockdown rules are ‘simple and clear’ and warned that police will clamp down on ‘egregious breaches’ as the UK recorded 1,243 deaths – its second highest daily tally during the pandemic.
Speaking at the government’s daily coronavirus briefing, Patel said: ‘A minority of people are putting the health of the nation at risk by not following the rules.’
Patel was challenged on Covid restrictions off the back of a row over Boris Johnson’s decision to cycle seven miles away from Downing Street at the weekend
