Guardian News published this video item, entitled “Labour will abstain from vote on Covid tiers, says Keir Starmer” – below is their description.
Keir Starmer has said Labour will abstain from the the Covid tier vote as the government scrambled to contain a Tory rebellion by unveiling a multimillion-pound fund for pubs.
Starmer has decided to break with the government in a vote on Covid restrictions for the first time, but will not vote against the restrictions adding that this would ‘not be in the interest of the country’.
Tuesday’s Commons vote on the tiers system is due to replace lockdown rules from Wednesday and put 99% of the country into tiers 2 and 3. The vote is still expected to pass
Labour to abstain in vote on Covid tiers as Tories threaten to rebel
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