‘Imagine them pulling this at Christmas’: Fury and frustration in Bradford at northern lockdown

In Bradford, it was not the decision itself which caused shock or frustration. It was the timing.When Matt Hancock announced late on Thursday night that the West Yorkshire city would be part of a swathe of northern England where coronavirus restrictions were to be tightened, many people here had long expected it. The place, as they point out, has consistently been among England’s top Covid-19 hot spots.